It’s interesting that in many areas, the US lags behind South Africa in terms of fibre roll-out, because their copper infrastructure is not being stolen like in SA.
The article goes on though to highlight two other key reasons why this venture could be successful:
- The success hinging on successful construction project management, versus it just being a technology project.
- The US having less consumer protection than SA as far as what is promised and what is bundled, i.e. what you see is what you get, and the quality of service. Seeing one of the Afrihost co-founders is involved, that has a lot of promise for the US venture, as Afrihost has recently again been voted top ISP or fibre provider in SA for their awesome service.
Of course, SA’s fibre network has also proven to be load-shedding proof as well.
And, of course, there is no Elon Musk involved in this venture, so this should help also mend some bad perceptions that many have about SA business owners.