NEOTEL will begin construction of its 5000km national fibre optic network with or without MTN.
The company’s head of network implementation, Imran Abbas, made this bold announcement during a routine discussion about trends in the information and communications technology industry
Only two weeks ago Tim Lowry, MTN South Africa’s managing director, announced the launch of its metro-wide fibre networks, and the company’s intention to build a 5000km nationwide network with an unknown partner. That partner turned out to be Neotel.
The second fixed-lined operator said it was eager to start construction this year, while MTN said that it was still verifying tenders for contractors. Abbas said: “We have wasted enough time already. The contracts are sorted out, and we should start the construction in a month’s time. We are prepared to do it with anyone.
“The first phase will be 5000km, and the second will be 2500km.”
The company already has an 8000km metro-wide fixed-fibre network in alliance with Infraco. MTN was unavailable for comment on Friday.
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