WORKONLINE COMMUNICATIONS ( PTY ) LTD
We see a huge amount of growth potential in Africa as the world focuses on connecting the next billion people to the Internet planned between Brazil and the west coast of Africa could present new opportunities for Workonline . “ Typically there ’ s been no need for us to have infrastructure in North America because all of the paths between Africa and North America either go through Asia-Pac or Europe . The topology of the global cable system network will change if this project progresses , and in doing so it would open up the possibility of us building a PoP in North America . That ’ s far from being confirmed , but it ’ s a potential development .” Bandwidth in Africa is commoditising fast , which has been an advantage to Workonline . The business was designed around a foresighted belief that this would occur , and Lawrence says “ we have been fortunate in that the current trend has played into our hands . A
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