MWeb, the company that introduced SA’s first relatively affordable uncapped products, has now unveiled an uncapped and completely unshaped 10Mbit/s option aimed at business customers.

The product, which costs R4 999/month, could prove popular among companies that currently shell out for often much costlier leased-line services. But it’ll only be available in areas where Telkom has upgraded its telephone exchanges to support digital subscriber lines capable of speeds of up to 10Mbit/s.

Bernard Kur, head of product management and development at MWeb Business, says the lack of well-priced bandwidth has been a source of frustration for local business, particularly for business owners who have not been able to take full advantage of the technical and economic opportunities that affordable broadband access provides.

“Because MWeb now provides Internet access on its own network with its own international bandwidth provisioned through Seacom, we can compete with traditional telephone companies and bring affordable, high-quality, uncapped, fully supported Internet access within reach of most businesses,” he says.

The new offering includes five fixed Internet Protocol addresses, allowing companies to host servers and deploy virtual private network connections. The company is also promising a low contention ratio and use of a configured Cisco router for customers signing a 12-month contract. — Staff reporter, TechCentral