Question NW985 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
25 April 2016 - NW985
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
Which schools in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality were connected to the internet by (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to him in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016; (2) in each case, what are the relevant details of the connectivity solutions provided by his department in terms of (a) hardware, (b) software, (c) training, (d) cost and (e) service providers?
Reply:
1. (a)-(b)(i -iii)
I have been informed by the Department and Entities as follows:
Schools Connectivity in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
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USAASA |
BBI |
Sentech |
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(1.b.(i) |
2014 |
Phefeni High School (Soweto) |
Mphethi Mahlatse Secondary School in Orange Farm |
Zandspruit Primary School |
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(1.b.(ii) |
2015 |
None |
None |
None |
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(1.b.(iii) |
2016 |
None |
None |
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2(a) |
Hardware |
40 Tablets, 120GB of data |
V SAT Internet IBurst WI-Fi @ 10Mbs uncapped for 24 months |
Fully equipped computer Lab that includes 20 desktop computers |
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2(b) |
Software |
Android Software |
None |
Microsoft office |
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(2c) |
Training |
Training on usage of Labs |
None |
None |
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(2d) |
Cost |
R257 600.00 |
Wi-Fi= R48 016.80 Hardware Installation = R5 016.00 |
cost of establishing the Lab was R268 264.00 |
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(2e) |
Service Providers |
B-Wired Telecoms |
IBurst |
Moagi Technologies |