The local fibre landscape is evolving rapidly: changes in-home and workplace behaviour, driven by the pandemic, means that demand for quality, reliable connectivity continues to surge, while recently seen consolidation among Fibre Network Operators (FNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) is bringing a new dynamic to the industry.
For Frogfoot’s part, we have been continually upgrading our network in order to keep up with the volume of capacity – we have seen close to a doubling of data usage across the network over the past two years – as there is a sustained shift online for work, education and entertainment purposes.Continued fibre network rollout
More competition is good for the customer: it gives them more choice and better pricing options, but the danger is that a race to the bottom will ultimately have a negative impact on both these businesses and their customers in the long run, with future investments in network expansion being reduced or deferred due to unsustainable pricing being maintained in a war of attrition.
Here again, those operators who are looking to expand their operations through acquisitions will have to tackle the issue of overbuild, as they look to find suitable partners with the least network duplication to their own.Similarly, we have seen a consolidation among ISPs – a recent example being that of Afrihost buying a majority stake in Cool Ideas – and this trend is set to continue.
With more frequent power outages, batteries used in UPS systems do not have enough time to recharge before the next round of load shedding. This means that FNOs need to turn to alternative solutions, such as renewable energy, which is abundantly available in South Africa.
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