MTN is expanding its fibre to the home (FTTH) footprint to the Western Cape, and trenching has already begun in Fresnaye and Bakoven the company said today.
MTN said it expects to connect approximately 1 000 homes to its high-speed network by the end of the year.
The rollout of this high speed fibre network by MTN to the residents of Fresnaye and Bakoven follows a successful deployment of FTTH to a number of suburbs around Johannesburg including at the eco-estate of Monaghan Farm, Lonehill, Parkmore and surrounding suburbs.
The new network will include about 561 homes in Fresnaye and 373 homes in Bakoven.
This will be the company’s first FTTH network outsode of Gauteng.
Alpheus Mangale, chief enterprise officer for MTN Business SA, said “the availability of a world-class network has been the missing piece of the puzzle in this area, an absent link that will now catapult this neighbourhood to a new level and transform it into a digital hub. We are excited to bring this ultra-fast network to the residents of Fresnaye and Bakoven. Many of the residents here are well-travelled people who have experienced first-hand the benefits of high performance networks.”
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