internet using unlicensed wireless connectivity on over-contended connections is much like travelling from Sandton to Pretoria on the N1 highway on a Friday afternoon: you’ll probably get there eventually, but it won’t be an enjoyable ride.
Woolley explains that most service providers run last-mile connectivity solutions over unlicensed 2.4GHz and 5GHz spectrum, where they have little control over quality of service. There are also misconceptions around what you’re getting when you sign up for a service, Woolley says. “Just because a car is capable of going 300km/h, it doesn’t mean you’ll be able to drive that fast on a gridlocked freeway, whereas on a private autobahn, you can drive it as fast as it’s capable of going.”Woolley explains that Comsol pioneered wireless connectivity for business in South Africa, and has been connecting the country’s biggest enterprises for more than 25 years.