[kictanet] Stingy solution to cable vandalism

[Sean Moroney]

The i3 venture in UK failed. Let's hope they do better in SA. Have a look
at:

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/03/09/the-i3-africa-promises-1gbps-fib
re-optic-broadband-to-south-african-homes.html


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Behalf Of harry at africanedevelopment.org
Sent: 04 May 2011 09:02
To: seanm at aitecafrica.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Stingy solution to cable vandalism

Hey Francis,

You use armoured fiber in such cases.

Harry
Quoting Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com>:

> Interesting...I wonder would corrosive liquids/caustic chemicals (flushed
> down toilets) not compromise the fibre?  Just wondering...
>
>
>
> On 4 May 2011 09:59, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was reading through the CIO May issue and came across and interesting
>> article on the roll out of metro fibre optic cable in South Africa.
>>
>> i3 Africa is rolling out their national fibre optic cable through the
>> sewerage system, this should increase the cost of hiring vandals to
sabotage
>> the competitors network, this could be a new revenue stream for our local
>> authorities.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> "One man's waste pipe is another's data pipe"
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
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