Fibre Linmeyer
Why uncapped fibre
Downloading a typical PS4 games - 98GB
This download is on a 20Mbps uncapped fibre line, and still took over 9 hours.
ADSL
Linmeyer is far from the Telkom exchange in Rosettenville.
The distance causes ADSL signal loss, resulting in a maximum "up to, best effort" 4Mbps ADSL in Linmeyer.
This download would take 45 to 60 hours in Linmeyer.
LTE
LTE is normally a capped service or has a FUP (fair use policy) which slows downloads to a crawl when a threshold is reached.
This 98GB download would cost a minimum of R420 on LTE.
Blown Fiber
Once trenching is done, you will notice some tubes being installed in the ground
Below are spools of fibre conduits
cnr Victoria & Herstel Roads
The Blue and grey spools are fibre conduits.
The fibre is "blown" down the conduit at a later stage.
The Mole
A special tunneling machine is used to drill under roads.
The machine is known as a "mole" or the "Ditch Witch"
cnr Johan Meyer & Herstel Streets
Breakage
During tunneling / trenching, pipes sometimes get damages
Cnr Victoria & East Street
These get reported and repaired
Cnr Victoria & East Street
Restoration
Once the trenching is complete, the paving is restored
Johan Meyer Street - near Silva Villas
Marking the pavement for trenching
Moffat & Team measuring & marking the paving before trenching:
Jan Street
Trenching in Retha Street - not easy
Retha Street
Driveway repair - back breaking work
Prince Albert Street
Trenching - hard work
Prince Albert Street
Adelaede Ave
Risi Street
Fibre Manhole - there is one shared to two properties
Corner manhole for fibre distribution
Empty Fibre Tubes - about to be joined
Retha Street
Joined Tubes
Retha Street
Checking the fibre tubes to ensure they clean and connected
Victoria Street
Fibre Cable, each cable has 216 strands. This cable will be "blown" down the empty tunes.
Victoria Street
NE Linmeyer has rock - use of Jack Hammers to trench
South Rand Road
Small Fibre Manhole
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Prince Albert Street
24 Core Fibre Cable
Prince Albert Street
Blow Fibre machine used for installation of street fibre
Prince Albert Street