IMCCS to bring relieve

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 27 March 2007

Affordable broadband will soon be available to all South Africans, even to those innon-serviced rural areas, if communications solutions provider, IMC Communication Solutions (IMCCS), has its way.
 
While details are at best sketchy at this stage we can expect a formal announcement early April. “The solution will enable communities through communications, especially in the area of education” (Affordable broadband ‘soon available countrywide,’ ICTWorld, 22 March 2007). This is according to Manie van Niekerk, Executive Director of IMCCS.
 
In other words, the broadband solution they have in mind will among other things give education in South Africa a welcome boost.
 
Is IMCCS really serious about providing us with affordable broadband?
 
Yes, ADSL South Africa is convinced that they’re dead serious about providing us with affordable broadband.
 
We’re convinced because of two reasons:

• Existing offers competitive  - IMCCS already offers, among other IT and communications solutions, competitive priced wireless connectivity to home users, SMEs, et cetera.
   
  In other words, unlike Telkom, IMCCS’s customers are already benefiting from more affordable broadband solutions. A sure sign that they’re in the business of helping people.

• Heavily invested in research and development  – According to Van Niekerk ‘…IMCCS has been researching the communications market, and has invested heavily in research and development, to find a cost-effective alternative and to solve the communications problem in Africa’ (Affordable broadband ‘soon available countrywide,’ ICTWorld, 22 March 2007).
   
  In other words, they have a lot of money invested to backup talk of providing affordable broadband to all South Africans. 

What other services do they offer?
 
The ‘…advent of cluster homes in enclosed village type environments and the convergence of voice, data, access control and even entertainment into a common communications structure, IMCCS provides these services to developers and consultants. Its solutions are tailored around individual projects and are future-proofed for emerging technologies’ (Affordable broadband ‘soon available countrywide,’ ICTWorld, 22 March 2007).
 
In other words, they also offer very useful services to developers and consultants.
 
Why are they not disclosing more information at this stage?
 
“We are extremely excited about this solution, but unfortunately we cannot disclose any further information until the agreement has been signed with the investor” (Affordable broadband ‘soon available countrywide,’ ICTWorld, 22 March 2007).
 
In other words, we will have to wait patiently until the agreement with the investor is signed. 
 
ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) welcomes any effort to offer affordable broadband to South Africans. We wish IMCCS the best of luck in their endeavour.