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Ericsson bags R1bn tender
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 1
March 2009
The world’s leading supplier of
telecommunications, Ericsson, has been awarded the contract to build a municipal broadband network that will cover
the whole of Johannesburg (Joburg). The project, known as the Joburg Broadband Network Project (JBNP), will take an
estimated 3 years to complete at a cost of R1bn.
What is the JBNP again?
The JBNP (Joburg Broadband Network Project) is about the
development of a Johannesburg wide municipal broadband network that will benefit all Joburg
residents.
Experience and financial muscle…
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) welcomes the news that
Ericcson has been awarded the tender to build the network, because they certainly have the experience and
financial muscle needed to do a proper job.
When will Ericsson start building the
network?
Ericsson will pull out all stops and start building the network
from April this year, which is in about a month’s time from now.
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