Press Releases
Metronet Fibre Networx wants to close the last mile fibre gap in South Africa and help open up 4G
While other African countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Mauritius have all started rolling out Fibre-To-The-Home and Fibre-To-The-Cabinet, there’s been a strange commercial caution in South Africa. What should have been one of the...[more]
Ethernet standards needed in SA: MEF
The MEF has embarked on a campaign in South Africa to get local networking players to adopt MEF standards.[more]
South Africa Needs The Support Of MEF – DoC Technical Advisor
Roy Kruger, the Technical Advisor to the Minister of Communications, Dina Pule, gave his full support to the MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum’s) push into South Africa, stating that telecommunication service providers should join the...[more]
South Africa hosts continent’s largest gathering of Ethernet Companies
MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) and Metrofibrenetworkx bring Government, telcos, ISPs, Data Centres, Equipment Vendors and Enterprise together in bid to connect the country’s networks.The African continent’s most influential gathering...[more]
SA 'ahead of curve' for LTE adoption?
By Bonnie Tubbs, ITWeb journalist. Johannesburg, 8 Oct 2012 SA is “ahead of the curve” in terms of infrastructure for LTE, according to MEF founder Gary Williams. While SA may be lagging behind in terms of physical...[more]
Metrofibre expands high-speed fibre footprint
Weeks after independent fibre operator Metrofibre Networx completed the roll-out of high-speed fibre-optic access infrastructure to Rivonia in Johannesburg, the company has announced it has extended the network to Linbro Business...[more]
Metrofibre Networx Expands Open Access network to include Rivonia, Johannesburg
Independent telecommunications infrastructure operator Metrofibre Networxhas extended its “open-access” fibre network across the Johannesburg suburb of Rivonia, meaning businesses and some residential homes in the area can now...[more]
