FIBER COM CONNECT FIBERCOMCONNECT COMPANY PROFILE

FIBER COM CONNECT FIBERCOMCONNECT COMPANY PROFILE

The property owner can now enjoy the benefit of having a world class telecommunications infrastructure INTRODUCTION TO OUR EXPERTISE Fiber Com Connect (FCC) consist of a combination of qualified and experienced telecommunications engineers, fiber installers and property specialists leading a new and dynamic convergence in telecommunications solutions. The blend of industry passion & product development over a span of 10 years has revolutionised a new concept and implementation of Open Access Fiber Networks for all South Africans to enjoy on all levels. SERVICE The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. Alfred Lord Tennyson For the first time in telecommunications history, FCC is already creating a revolution by being driven to what the market requires and especially commercial property managers/owners having to deal with multiple fiber applications and headache of managing various telecommunications companies for multiple fiber access. Accompanied with this frustration is the quest for the ability to understand how the business premises owner can also benefit from these telecommunications advances. FCC takes the strain away by introducing a single true Open Access Network Infrastructure within the boundary of commercial properties and managing, maintaining and upgrading as required with all the advantage of annuity income for the land lord. This full turnkey management system and installation is of zero cost to the property owner. OPEN ACCESS FIBRE CONNECTION FCC will connect the business property to carrier independent open access fiber infrastructure giving tenants the freedom to choose between any service providers. These fiber connections will lower capital and operation costs for operators & providers enabling them to provide telecom services at lower prices to tenants. The business premises will enjoy faster speed to market when new technologies are released. Fiber infrastructure is immediately available instead of waiting for telecommunications operators to obtain budget approvals. One company supplying full turnkey Telecommunication management, maintenance and installation. Backed by leading Telco s and Internet Service providers as they can enjoy the benefit of selling fiber products to more end users. WHY FCC? The property owner can now enjoy the benefit of having a world class telecommunications infrastructure at an annuity income zero cost for installation zero cost for maintenance zero telecommunications management telecommunications independency experienced and sound telecommunications advice future proof scalability practical entry and very affordable for any service operator more choice, better price and better service to end users faster & dedicated response to SLA commitments FCC does not supply the service itself, but provide the users the opportunity to access a wide range of fast, world class telecommunications services. The end user has the flexibility to choose any service provider even if that service provider does not participate in an open access environment, meaning that they depend on a separate fiber route. WHY OPTIC FIBRE? The biggest advantage of optical fiber is the fact it is the most cost effective means of transporting information. Fiber can transport more information over longer distances in less time than any other communications medium. The bandwidth and distance capability of fiber means that fewer cables are needed, fewer repeaters, less power and less maintenance.

In addition, fiber is unaffected by the interference of electromagnetic radiation which makes it possible to transmit information and data with less noise and less error. Fiber is lighter than copper wires which makes it popular for aircraft, automotive and of course large civil/architectural applications. Because fiber is so powerful, at today s network speeds fiber has lots of headroom and users can look to the future of ten to one hundred gigabit speeds with confidence. Some Telco s still use DSL over copper today but it s very limited in bandwidth over typical subscriber connection lengths and many older copper wires will not support DSL speeds, leading to many service providers converting to fiber. NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT OPEN ACCESS NETWORK PROVIDER FCC is the first company in South Africa to introduce the benefit of choice for an ISP between backhaul suppliers. There are a couple of OAN suppliers in South Africa, each with their respective product offerings towards service providers and areas of fiber coverage. These suppliers can also include large Telco s. By leveraging the coverage of each backhaul supplier, FCC can reach with fiber, further and faster to any business premises. The end customer gets the absolute best communications infrastructure! WHY AN OPEN ACCESS NETWORK? The beauty about an Open Access Network (OAN) platform is that the end users are never locked in to just one service provider. If the telecommunications infrastructure was owned by a service provider, who delivered a poor service, the end user would have a problem. With our solution, the infrastructure is owned by an independent infrastructure provider, allowing access to multiple service providers at any time and best of all from anywhere. The key to a future proof communications infrastructure is to ensure that the business does not tie themselves down to a single vendor, but rather partner with an infrastructure provider that will ensure an open access network that can be shared by any service, content provider or mobile operator. This is a world class telecommunications infrastructure. WHAT CAN FCC DO FOR AN ISP OR IT COMPANY? This fresh approach is a revolution in the telecommunications industry of South Africa. Our main objective is to design, install and maintain fiber infrastructure into multiple business premises. These infrastructures can be backhauled by OAN suppliers or various carriers depending on the ISP s relationships with these carriers. By supplying a multi-tenant business premises with fiber, any ISP can participate in an open market to compete with services to the end user without the need for fiber provisioning out of own cost and or project management which usually lead to high service costs for the end user. The same would apply to an IT company as various service providers has now access to multiple tenants, thus the IT company being able to provide IT services to more end users and so much faster instead of being limited to how far the nearest fiber infrastructure is and how long it would take to connect an end user.

FCC BRIDGE THE GAP FOR HIGH ACCESS BUILT COSTS The major advantage that FCC facilitates is in the ability to design and implement a last mile fiber solution at a fraction of the cost compared to any other network supplier. Most network suppliers are dependent on project management whereby several master and subcontractors are appointed. These appointments are chasing access costs extremely high as oppose to being affordable for any small to medium enterprise requesting service and ISP s that wish to sell services through the last mile. It is becoming merely impossible for ISP s to recoup capital costs associated with these access build s. Access to back bone is a great initiative for large enterprises as broadband is at its highest capacity, but can also be leveraged by combining fiber distribution points in business areas to a single point for example a GPON system. This system allows sharing expensive components amongst all users reducing costs significantly. With a further introduction into clever network design, FCC has managed to drop access costs even more by implementing a few simple cabling solutions. The fibers we use are mostly multimode, except for the user planning for future who installs a hybrid cable with both multimode and single mode fibers for future high bandwidth applications. Splicing is minimized where connectors are used for more flexibility in future moves, ads and changes. Cables between buildings can be bought with double jackets, so cables can run continuously between buildings. Patch panels also give more flexibility between moves, ads and changes. Annuity Income FCC is able to introduce an annuity income plan for the land lord or business premises owner, which uniquely sets us apart from any other independent and neutral open access network supplier. Maintenance FCC is dedicated to supply continues maintenance on the newly installed fiber network. Many business owners still deal with the constant hassle of poor installation done by previous telecommunications suppliers. There is usually little to nothing that land lords can do to force a supplier from maintaining a telecommunications installation, especially when tenants has moved out or about. These unforeseen costs can become a major layout of capital later towards the land lord. Management FCC is dedicated to manage the entire telecommunications infrastructure and can advise and lead where required, thus reducing or eliminating frustrations experienced on growing telecommunications infrastructure needs and requests. Quality FCC comply with implemented quality assurance and standards introduced into the construction industry. FCC IS DEDICATED TO Five key points for the installation of the Open Access Network to the business premises: Provide environmentally low impact designs that is shareable, thus eliminating Proliferation of fiber infrastructure. Design telecoms infrastructure in least disruptive manner to clients while adding value to property. Meet each property s aesthetic requirements and do not visually detract. Meet each end client s voice/data requirements and attracting them to these fiber reticulated buildings. Annuity Income for the land Lord. FFC VALUE PROPOSITION Experience FCC has over 10 years experience in the fiber industry as engineers and installers. We have built fiber solutions to over 9 000 buildings across South Africa and designed and installed more than 25 000km of fiber connections. Market FCC understands the fiber telecommunication market and understands how each company interacts with the various users and suppliers of this system. Marketing FCC brings new solutions to the market and markets these solutions to various users, suppliers and Telco s by means of analysing market trends and incorporating our solutions with corporate business strategies. In this effort we maintain a healthy flow of business interest into the fiber network we installed, keeping annuity income at a growing pace. This model indicates a typical layout of the internal reticulation which FCC will supply to connect tenants with a fiber cable (in Red). The Green route is provided by the relevant Open Access Service provider from outside to a central distribution point within the building or at the entrance of an Office Park.

SOUTH AFRICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPE Data and Broadband demand doubles every year. Current ADSL models struggle to keep up, thus making fiber the obvious choice for high speed triple play convergence (voice, data and video). The consumer markets are moving from e-mail to video streaming, IP television and other data rich applications. Choosing to implement a world class fiber optic network infrastructure into a business premises is vital for continued data and broadband demand which in collaboration of example cloud services, security system advantages such as CCTV and freedom of choice to select any service provider makes for a sound improvement on the quality of working for all. All will be of great value to an end user requiring a fast and effective connection to enjoy various services at the lowest rates. HOW THE PROCESS WORKS Contact to schedule an appointment Go to and click on the Contact Us link provided. FCC will engage with a proposal and agreement to the land lord/property management company for a fiber infrastructure solution after a detailed site survey and voice/data broadband requirement analysis of the tenant occupation. All care and attention are made to quality and professional survey expectations. FCC provides the opportunity for Open Access Network suppliers and or Carriers to new acquisitions for a last mile built. FCC will assist ISP s to get connected to business premises as part of a Full Turnkey Solution. All of the above will be of great value to an end user requiring a fast and effective connection to enjoy various services at the lowest rates.