MetroFibre Networx for Steyn City residents

Residents of Steyn City Parkland Residence will now be able to take advantage of lightning fast fibre-to-the-home (FTTH).

This is thanks to a joint venture between Steyn City Properties and MetroFibre Networx.

Gary Webster, head of sales at MetroFibre Networx said, “Fibre is one of the fastest growing markets in the country and is becoming more and more pervasive in high-density areas. It is also a firm favourite amongst developers who have a clean slate to work with, such as the team at Steyn City Properties.”

Connectivity Services is a joint venture between the parties that will see ownership of the passive fibre infrastructure reside with Steyn City Properties, while the operations, management, support and maintenance of the network will be performed by MetroFibre Networx.

As per the agreement, Connectivity Services will provide an open access fibre communications network, offering residents and businesses within Steyn City while offering multiple service providers, depending on the needs of the customer.

Webster added that as per the agreement between Steyn City Properties and themselves, they will be equal shareholders in Connectivity Services, drawing from their collective expertise to deliver superior and reliable residential and business fibre communication services to the residents and future business tenants of the development.

The project rollout commenced on 1 December last year and the backbone will be rolled out to all new and existing residents looking to take advantage of fibre directly to their home.

In full development terms, Steyn City Lifestyle Resort is projected to comprise more than 9 000 households after a 10- to 15-year development period with 90 per cent of these being residential properties and 10 per cent commercial.

MetroFibre will also provide backhaul connectivity to the network for ISPs, through its own fibre network which offers high-speed (up to 10Gpbs) connectivity to all major data centres in Gauteng. Other backhaul connectivity providers will also be able to service ISPs and Connectivity Services, via various infrastructure leasing and hosting options in the two fibre exchanges located within Steyn City.

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