Business Day Spotlight
PODCAST | Fibre connectivity and the SA consumer
Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by fibre specialist RocketNet CEO Simon Swanepoel
In a country where the cost to access the internet has been prohibitively high for a number of years, especially on mobile, fibre remains the cheapest option per unit of data consumed.
In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about the state of SA’s fibre internet connectivity market, with a focus on customer service.
Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Simon Swanepoel, CEO of RocketNet, a local internet service provider that specialises in fibre.
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The ISP boss says customer service is key to their operation and has helped the industry to grow. He gives details around an artificial intelligence-based customer services platform that RocketNet has developed.
Discussion topics include: the history of RocketNet’s business; the evolution of SA’s fibre network industry; the opportunity for ISPs in the local market; the importance of customer services for telecoms operators; challenges faced in connecting more outlying areas to fibre; and the potential impact of a new minister overseeing the telecommunication portfolio.
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