Busiest 'beehives' revealed
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 27 May
2007
Wireless broadband
provider and BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) company, iBurst, has revealed ‘…its 5 busiest base stations, with the
leader requiring an additional base station to alleviate the load’ (The busiest iBurst base stations revealed,
MyADSL, 24 May 2007).
Can you shed more light on iBurst’s busiest
‘beehives’?
Sure.
The top five base stations in terms of number of subscribers
are:
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Wonderboom
– ‘Wonderboom base
station is the wireless broadband provider’s busiest, out of a total of almost 150 base stations,
serving 40 000 subscribers nationwide’ (The busiest iBurst base stations revealed, MyADSL, 24 May
2007).
In other words, Wonderboom in Pretoria is iBurst’s busiest base
station.
Why are areas like Sandton not the
busiest?
Limited ADSL access.
According to CEO of iBurst, Thami Mtshali: ‘The figures for April 2007 tell a
different story to what is commonly believed. One would expect areas like Sandton to convey heavy iBurst traffic
but the fact is people in areas with limited ADSL access tend to consider wireless options like iBurst” (The
busiest iBurst base stations revealed, MyADSL, 24 May 2007).
In other words, consumers who live in areas with limited ADSL access are more likely
to make use of iBurst’s service than consumers who do not live in areas with limited ADSL access (Sandton and
others).
Can you give us more exciting and maybe
surprising news in regards to iBurst?
Yes and no.
‘The company is also reporting its busiest month ever since launching its entry level
broadband offering at R49 a month’ (The busiest iBurst base stations revealed, MyADSL, 24 May 2007).
In other words, iBurst’s entry level broadband offering of R49 per month (plus R99
activation fee) is attracting new subscribers fast.
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) welcomes the news. It’s a
sure sign that more and more South Africans are choosing wireless broadband as a means to access the
Internet.
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