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SMART LIVING

Waterfall’s future-proofed

connectivity for a digital world

F or part three in our and communication technologies that On the work front, Waterfall has

Infrastructure series of
premises, which have been custom-
accommodates smart city plans and
articles, which examines what
built to specific requirements,
capacity growth for the Internet of
makes Waterfall a world-class
smart city, our attention turns to Things (IoT). WAN boasts a dedicated using cutting-edge architecture to
fibre optic cable link between Waterfall
integrate technology with efficient
connectivity infrastructure. In this and the Teraco Data Environments in workspaces, resulting in some of the
regard, Waterfall delivers fibre optic Johannesburg. This means that the smartest buildings in the country.
and wireless telecommunication company is not reliant on other third
infrastructure that meets a global parties for connectivity, and open We sit down with Koogern
standard of uninterrupted, super- accessibility is stretched to the extreme. Govender, Managing Executive
fast communication, with foresight of WAN, as he unpacks these
in planned urban development. Currently, there is 714km of installed aspects in greater detail.
duct infrastructure across the
Waterfall Access Networks (WAN) is Waterfall development and the THE UTILITY OF
the company tasked with ensuring network is fully redundant, so that CONNECTIVITY
everything runs smoothly. WAN is in the unforeseen event of network Creating and managing a development
not an Internet Service Provider (ISP). disruption, traffic can be seamlessly like Waterfall takes careful
It operates as a carrier-neutral Open diverted, resulting in limited to no planning across various aspects,
Access Network (OAN), allowing down time when it comes to access. including the critical component
ICASA-licensed ISPs unlimited ‘last In addition, there are 33 cell phone of connectivity, especially in this
mile reach’ to customers within masts on Waterfall, guaranteeing digital world. With this in mind, WAN
Waterfall – including all residential and great reception. The Go Waterfall has complete visibility into what
commercial districts. This strategy aligns app, developed specifically for those infrastructure is being planned.
itself with future-proof infrastructure living and working in Waterfall, has
and management, which allows become part of daily life in the city, “When it comes to connectivity
seamless integration of information creating a more tight-knit community. requirements for a smart city like

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