Neotel expands into the SADC region

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa), 16 August 2009

Neotel is expanding into the South African Development Community (SADC) region in partnership with the state-owned broadband entity, Infraco. The plan is to provide interconnectivity to countries within the given region, offering them an alternative to Telkom.

Neotel’s timing…

ADSL South Africa (Broadband South Africa) would welcome the fact that Neotel and Infraco are combining forces to provide interconnectivity to the SADC region, but we are concerned about Neotel’s timing.

Is it not time to make sure that things are running smoothly in South Africa first before embarking ventures in other countries? Is the smell of making extra money elsewhere overwhelming despite the fact that it comes at a cost to the SA market?

There is a HUGE lack of Neotel coverage in South Africa, but despite this Neotel has been hard at work since last year to roll out fibre networks in Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique instead of focusing solely on the SA market.

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