MyCapeTownInfo has reported noticeable increases in the number of Cape Town businesses which have been switching over to internet advertising in 2010 in preparation for the 2010 Football World Cup. MyCapeTownInfo site owner, Gareth Dallas, commented, “It’s predominantly as a result of a huge telecommunications infrastructure upgrade and subsequent high speed ADSL internet packages that have become available, that Cape Town businesses have begun to experience the true value of internet advertising and internet visibility.”
Businesses in South Africa have only recently been able to upgrade to unlimited bandwidth at speeds of 4096 kb/s. Before the successful installation of the undersea fibre optic Seacom cable in the last half of 2009, internet access was slow and cumbersome. Some South African Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) began offering 4096 kb/s to the general public as recently as January 2010.
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