You will soon receive this letter from a “door knocker” who will ask you for contact
information and note whether you will be interested in having high speed,
reliable internet access through fibre installed in the Sunset Beach area.
As you may be aware, the Sunset Beach Home
Owners Association (SBHOA) has started the drive to obtain fibre connectivity
for all Sunset Beach residents. The fibre internet connectivity has been
identified by Sunset Beach residents as the number 1 priority for 2017.
It is important to
note that we need to know from you whether you are interested in fibre
connectivity. Your “Yes” denotes
your interest. We (SBHOA) do not require you to sign up or confirm commitment
for fibre internet connectivity.
The purpose of the questionnaire is to demonstrate to the fibre provider (Openserve) that we have the required resident interest to proceed with the project.
Any feedback,
questions or support requests can be sent to info@sunsetbeach.org.za
Please remember our
AGM on 15 August at Milnerton Golf club at 6:30pm.
High speed, reliable fibre connectivity Q & A’s
Is Sunset Beach Getting Fibre?
In the Sunset Beach Home
Owners Association (SBHOA) survey from December 2016 (Christmas newsletter), Fibre
was identified by residents as the number 1 priority to action in 2017.
The (SBHOA) is working
hard to secure Fibre connectivity for Sunset Beach. A questionnaire is
currently in progress in Sunset Beach to demonstrate to a fibre provider
(Openserve) that we have the required resident interest to proceed with the
project.
Sunset Village will have
already indicated 90% sign up rate, and we hope we can get similar % expression
of interest in Sunset Beach.
Please be assured that if
you choose to registering your interest, you do not place an order or sign any
contract. There is no financial commitment required upfront.
Why is the implementation of fibre taking so much
time?
Sunset Beach is a low-density
neighborhood which means we are not as attractive as high density (blocks of
flats) neighborhood. This is because the reticulation (the actual digging and
laying of fibre) is much more expensive for low density housing.
The fibre providing
companies therefore do not see Sunset Beach as an attractive investment and as
such need a higher level of interest (70%) shown to achieve the installation of
fibre to the area.
Why choose Openserve?
We have approached
Openserve, a Telkom subsidiary, to state our intention by showing a strong
resident interest.
Openserve is a logical
choice because they can use the existing Telkom infrastructure to run the Fibre
underground, which should make the process of getting the fibre into the
neighborhood a lot quicker, rather
than digging up our pavements, including every driveway to connect fibre to
your house. (Imagine what your driveway would look like!) In most cases,
however, they will use your existing telephone/ADSL route into your home which
would mean no digging. This is of course
infrastructure dependent as each house would be different.
Openserve has a list of
approximately 50+ resellers
which gives each Sunset Beach house the opportunity to stay with their existing
service provider and/or shop around for better deals within the Openserve
reseller list.
FYI
– Any product offering can be chosen – even ADSL/VDSL packages can be used on
the fibre infrastructure.
The
connection from the road to the house will be done by Openserve irrespective of
which reseller will be chosen.
We need your support
Openserve
requires a high number of houses in Sunset Beach residents to indicate their
interest in fibre connectivity. The SBHOA will also approach Sunset Links to
come on board. Sunset Village have already indicated their support.
Please sign up if you are
interested, it is ok to change your mind later as this does not commit
you to installing the fibre service and you can change to this service at any
time.
Are you on our mailing list? Please register on the form below.
We will update you on our progress. Thank you.
Lise Lotze
Chairman - Sunset Beach HOA
Chairman - Sunset Beach HOA
