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TimesLIVE > By TimesLIVE - 06 May 2021 - 13:04 HomePoynt is described as a last-mile connectivity solution that has the potential to bring down internet costs to as low as R89 a month for uncapped Wi-Fi. Stock photo. Image: 123RF/SAM74100
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the department of science and innovation, is funding a Gauteng-based start-up that is developing an antenna-based internet solution for low-income communities.
FibrePoynt (Pty) Ltd plans to deliver a system at a lower cost than currently possible.
The agency explained that FibrePoynt enables the rollout of fixed wireless broadband network without trenching underground fibre in the last-mile connection to homes reducing infrastructure costs by more than 50%.