The company said the upgrade, which has focused first on Gauteng, will soon expand to the rest of the country in phases 2 and 3 of the project.
- A complete architectural redesign of DFA's fibre network
- A R400-million deployment of dry underground distribution cabinets to support high-volume access services and reduce service interruptions and
- Digital automation and a new fibre management system to improve service delivery and fault management.
- Phase 1: Focuses on Gauteng, with the migration of existing services from 1 July 2025 and continuing over 12-24 months.
- Phase 2: Extends into the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal over the following year.
- Phase 3: Covers the rest of the national network over two to three years. c 2025 NewsCentral Media
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