WORLDWIDE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT - CISE

EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920
Work Package: 6
Type of document: Report
Date: 20.12.2007
File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0
Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 217 / 356
Figure 5-32 Electricity IP network in Tshwane
Charles Kuun, Manager of the Tshwane Digital Hub, says that the project is a great success.
He pointed out that users utilize these fast broadband connections for anything from
research to entertainment.
The Tshwane Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is however not only sticking to fixed
networks, and based its developments on wireline, wireless and powerline (PLC, BPL)
communications.
Tshwane aims to establish integrated broadband networks creating an effective broadband
cloud over the city. They further plan to provide free Internet points and would like every
citizen to have an e-mail address and a means to access their mail.
This may seem like a very ambitious aim, but Tshwane is working with various interested
parties to ensure its success. With their extensive fiber network and the innovative use of
existing technologies it is not far fetched at all.