#Fibre: The world has changed, change with it

In an increasingly connected world, a fast and reliable connection is becoming more crucial every day.

For residential or business use, fibre is currently the best option on the market and the price continues to come down as fibre connections expand countrywide.

Fibre was first introduced in South Africa in 2007, but has taken a few years to become readily available in the marketplace.

If you live in an urban area, fibre is very likely available to you and Ballito is one such area where there are a number of companies through which you can get connected.

CEO and founder of LinkLayer the largest fibre provider on the North Coast, Arthur Beavon says: “ADSL and Wireless point to point internet used to be the norm in Ballito and surroundings with contended speeds up to 20MB for +- R1000 per month, you can now get 25MB uncapped, un-throttled and unshaped fibre on the LinkLayer network from as low as R398 per month.”

One might ask what the need for fibre is, particularly when you have an existing ADSL line or a Wireless connection that has worked without problems in the past.

Fast internet connectivity is becoming a necessity for both business and entertainment purposes.

In the past year and-a-half it has become self-evident that the world is changing and remote work is entirely feasible in the right field.

Whether you are a freelance writer, a YouTube content creator or a remote psychologist, the plane of career opportunities has dramatically shifted.

That shift would not have been possible without the expansion of solid internet access however, with Zoom and Teams meetings becoming the status quo.

Similarly, the way we take in media has changed.

Where a family may have once crowded around an episode of Friends or a big sports match, they now have the option to be much more selective.

If you like slow-moving Scandinavian dramas or bold action-packed sci-fi, you can now find exactly what is in your niche within seconds.

Again, a stable speedy internet connection is not just ideal but necessary.

Next time you find yourself liking a celebrity Instagram post, or FaceTiming your expat cousin, think about how fast communication has changed and where it is likely to go in the future.

The internet is no longer a luxury and fibre is simply the best option that exists in South Africa at the moment.