Growthpoint in high-speed Internet deal with Dimension Data
Property group Growthpoint and information and communication technology services and solutions company Dimension Data have teamed up to evaluate the viability of installing open-access high-speed Internet throughout Growthpoint’s 353 commercial and industrial properties.
The five-year partnership would see Dimen- sion Data roll out the fibre-optic infrastructure for the last-mile link to Growthpoint’s buildings, where viable and as requested by tenants, the parties announced in a statement last week.
Growthpoint Properties offices divisional director Rudolf Pienaar commented that the tenants would enjoy the faster, more reliable Internet connectivity that was required for productivity and profitability in a ‘connected’ world.
The shared fibre infrastructure will enable service providers, which would remain the choice of the tenant, to offer “excellent connectivity at lower cost”.
The open-access approach enabled smaller service providers incapable of deploying their own infrastructure to offer their services to businesses in Growthpoint buildings.
“Last-mile connectivity is the critical barrier to entry. If a building isn’t wired up, or if it isn’t in a major centre, businesses still can’t access all [the] bandwidth potential,” said Pienaar, citing South Africa’s expansive high-speed connectivity to the rest of the world through undersea cables.
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