South Africa Broadband Access – The Best Is Yet To Come

I use broadband heavily when I travel – it is one of the amazing things of our modern society.

I can do productive work in the U.S. via laptop when I travel to South Africa. I can also send travel pictures back to friends and family practically in “real time” (great sights to see – wish you were here!).

One thing that really stands out though is broadband speed (at least for an American who is used to everything fast and right now). South Africa does have broadband and it is fast – it is just a lot slower than the U.S.

South Africa will get additional broadband capacity through use of the Seacom cable. It runs underwater from Europe along the east coast of Africa. The technology still amazes me – the distance, underwater, etc…You can read a good article about it here (BBC News).

I am not certain about the timing or the cost but it will certainly be welcomed by South Africans. It is even difficult for me to get clear information about it from “my side” in the U.S. I would appreciate any information you can provide…

In the meantime I will blog from this side – and look forward to my next opportunity to blog directly from South Africa!

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Raymond Pechacek lives in the U.S. and is married to a wonderful South African lady (BG!). He writes about the people, customs, wildlife, and places of South Africa, runs a consulting firm to help companies improve their global trade processes, and imports products into the U.S. - with an emphasis on supporting South Africa!