That’s changing - fast - and now MTN has said it is positioning itself as the “go-to network backbone partner” in South Africa. Lastly, he unveils details about Planetworld’s new initiative, Rockstar Studios.įor years, Cell C was the only game in town for brands wanting to launch a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). In the TCS interview, Van Heerden also chats about the state of the economy and the impact – or not – that this has had on high-end audio sales. Why Sonos has changed the world of audio, and why Planetworld believes there is still a huge market opportunity for the brand in South Africa.What it’s like going into business with siblings – and why it worked so well for Planetworld.The 2017 acquisition of Audiotronic, which brought the Sonos, Polk Audio, Onkyo and Dali brands to the stable.The 2008 acquisition of Planet Electronics, which formed the basis on what became Planetworld.Planetworld co-founder, director and CEO Maurice van Heerden – one of the four Van Heerden brothers – joins Duncan McLeod on the TechCentral Show (TCS) to chat about the history of the company, including: The company, which was founded by four brothers, has built a strong niche in the audio market, led by Sonos, but also representing brands such as JVC, Kenwood, Cambridge Audio, Alpine, Pioneer, Onkyo and Savant. ![]() Planetworld, a distributor of audio gear from brands such as Sonos and Shure, has proven that there is still strong demand among South African consumers for specialist audio. The conversation then shifts to OADC’s Isando data centre and what was involved in constructing it (and in record time).ĭ’Sa explains why Cipherwave decided to partner with OADC, and what was involved in moving its servers and other data centre infrastructure to the new facility. He talks, too, about why OADC is also investing heavily in edge data centres, and why these are important in the local context. To kick off a lively discussion, Bedford unpacks Wiocc Group’s move into data centres, what OADC has achieved in its first year in business, and the investments the company has already made in facilities, not only in South Africa but elsewhere on the continent.īedford also chats about OADC’s landing of the Meta Platforms-backed 2Africa internet cable system at Amanzimtoti, south of Durban, and what’s involved in bringing these systems ashore. To discuss the data centre build, and Cipherwave’s decision to deploy its infrastructure there, Duncan McLeod is joined on TechCentral’s TCS+ by Darren Bedford, group chief development officer at Wiocc Group, and by Wayne D’Sa, CEO of Cipherwave. Open Africa Data Centres (OADC), part of the Wiocc Group, recently completed a new data centre build in Isando, east of Johannesburg, and internet service provider Cipherwave has already become an anchor tenant in the facility.
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