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15360 simultaneous transmissions in several different forms, including<br />

voice, television and data transfer.<br />

3. Additionally, SAFE (South African-Far East) continues the connection<br />

another 13800km as far as Malaysia via re-union, Mauritius and India.<br />

4. Regarding neighboring countries, SKA (2003:49) denotes that there<br />

are established transmission links between Telkom SA from/to Lesotho,<br />

Swaziland, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. Optical fiber cable routes<br />

exist between SA (Johannesburg and Namibia (Windhoek) and between SA<br />

(Johannesburg and Botswana (Gaberone)). In cases where the neighboring<br />

countries are not geographically linked, microwave links or satellite<br />

connections are used.<br />

5. According to iWitnesses (2007), the World Bank has approved a<br />

US$164.5 million package to connect East and Southern Africa to the global<br />

broadband infrastructure. In conformity, the World Bank (2007) narrates<br />

that this international connectivity will decrease the cost <strong>of</strong> doing business,<br />

significantly improve private sector investment opportunities in the region,<br />

and also improve service delivery in universities, schools, hospitals and the<br />

civil service.<br />

2.3.7.3 Wide area networks [WANs e.g. the Internet]<br />

The Online Publishers' Association (OPA) and the international ratings<br />

company Nielsen/Net ratings, in Government Communications and<br />

Information Systems [GCIS] (2006/2007: 135), indicate that South African<br />

websites are attracting an increasing number <strong>of</strong> local and international<br />

consumers. By June 2006, readership or unique browser figures had reached<br />

4.6 million, and page impressions had hit 115 million.

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