The 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup has come and gone successfully. The driving force behind this achievement was the implementation of world-class ICT and telecommunication infrastructure, says insiders.
“SA surprised the world and itself. It held out well,” says World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck of the telecommunications performance during the World Cup.
“At peak times there were some connectivity issues, like last night there was a lot of queuing of messaging, but that’s expected. As long as the broadcast requirements were met at peak times at matches, that’s what matters. Telecommunications – sterling job,” he opines.
Carrying the load
“The Soccer World Cup was a stress test, and the network and all other systems have performed well. We have seen a threefold increase in inbound roaming customers, and call volumes before and after the games have been very high,” notes Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt.
The technology demands required in excess of 15 000 man hours of operational support, and reached network traffic loads of 500% more than that prior to the World Cup, says Vodacom.
MTN reported a large-scale increase in data usage driven by 3G/HSPA. MTN subscriber-generated SMS volumes reached a total of 25 million over the first four days of the World Cup, with the first day seeing the most traffic, at 6.46 million. An average of 6.26 million SMSes were sent per day.
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