Evolution Series

Geographic number portability (GNP) is arguably the second most significant step in creating a competitive telephony landscape in South Africa, next to deregulation of the industry itself. GNP encourages reduced pricing, improved service level agreements and innovations in technology because with GNP you take your number with you.
Brian Wolfaardt, technical and operations manager

WHY HAVEN’T YOU PORTED YOUR NUMBER YET?

Despite the 373 886 successful geographic number ports from November 2006 to date, there is still little literature available on the topic. Most consumers rely on the service provider they intend to move to for advice and instruction. In this issue, we go through the steps involved when porting a geographic number.

James Farnell, Interconnect Manager at BitCo
HOW LONG WILL PORTING MY NUMBER TAKE?

A single analogue line can take three to 10 working days. Managed ports can take up to 20 working days.
Mark Ridley
There’s no denying that fl ash memory—both as a technology and as a topic of conversation—is hot right now. As enterprise organisations race to add flash as a critical component of their storage solutions, it naturally drives more press and opinion, which in turn intensifies the buzz about flash. Unfortunately, though, it appears that as the flash discussion broadens, it also seems too narrow.

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