iBurst Wireless Broadband Rollout in South Africa Picking up Speed

iBurst (http://www.iburstsouthafrica.co.za ) now has over 10000 subscribers countrywide and is making providing a real cost effective option to Telkom. Recently 40% of iBurst was acquired by a private investment company. This is allowing a major expansion of infrastructure including base stations and coverage in the 4 major centers iBurst currently services. The iBurst Wireless Broadband facility operates at up to 1024k/s (1MB/s) and provides an excellent alternative to ADSL (http://www.rsaweb.co.za/adsl/adsl.php). iBurst is now targeting a rollout plan of at least 1 new base station per week, with the whole of Johannesburg to be covered by the end of April/May 2006. South African business and the public now have a real broadband alternative to Telkom.