"Drivers for this change include the advent of 4G technology, the growth in smartphone and tablet usage, and a shift in consumer behaviour toward easy-to-use, on-demand services that offer cross-platform access to content," said the report which focused on the US, South Korea and Spain. More people watched streaming television than broadcast TV for the first time in the markets studied. In troubling news for broadcast TV, the Ericsson Consumer Lab reported that 2014 also saw a marked change in behaviour. Video is increasingly shared via popular social sites, such as Twitter," the Ericsson report says.
#MWEB FIBRE DRIVER#
"Another prominent driver is that video is becoming an increasing part of online content, such as news, adverts, and social media. The timing of the MWEB FTTH services aligns neatly with trends in consumption patterns that see a shift toward video over the internet.Īccording to the Ericsson Mobility Report, video data traffic will grow at 45% per year to 2020 - that means that video consumption will be 17 times greater in the next six years than in the previous six year period. High speed broadband is ideal for online gamers and those who want rich media content over the internet. You will also have to buy a router, available from MWEB at R599. MWEB is contacting some of its 320 000 customers directly to offer the FTTH service where it is available, and in addition to the monthly rental, there is a once-off connection fee of R1 500. But the prices are not far off R1 000 already." "That will depend on area, network supplier, cost of IPC (IP Connect) in the case of Telkom, and cost of fibre roll out. While the company's traditional ADSL service is migrating toward uncapped offerings, the fibre service may be a tough sell at the capped prices, but Holgate said that MWEB was moving the market forward on lowering the price to consumers.
That goes up to R2 849 on 100mbps capped at 500GB. The company offers pricing for the service starting at R999 per month for a 20mbps line speed capped at 100GB per month.