FNB wants to ramp up fibre rollouts to expand its telecoms service offerings through FNB Connect.
Banking mobile virtual network operator FNB Connect wants to expand its telecoms service offerings and boost the rollout of fibre infrastructure to support its clients further, Sunday TimesWhile the MVNO already offers a limited fixed-wireless home connectivity solution, the company has been in discussions with various fibre infrastructure providers about expanding the offering.
Fixed wireless services rely on cellular, Wi-Fi, or other wireless technologies to provide last-mile connectivity to users. Potential subscribers must be 18 or older and hold a transactional account with FNB to be eligible to buy the operator’s products. The bank said its eSIM support will reduce the time from sign-up to activation to less than three minutes.
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