KIDANET ISP New Services

From March 7th Article
-Lee


Fiji's newest Internet Service Provider KIDANET has one big advantage. It has direct links to the Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN) via its parent company, Fiji International Telecommunications Ltd (FINEL).

FINTEL... providing a choice for consumers.This, it says, will give it the edge over other ISPs in the market as it means-for those who buy its services-a direct link to the outside world without having to go through a local intermediary. So it has its money on this factor and not so much the pricing, although consumers are promised competitive prices-F$35 a month for a 128 kbps connection and unlimited download for instance, according to Jone Wesele, FINTEL's Commercial & Business Development Manager.

"It will be fast, affordable, good quality and with good customer service," he said. The company will, however, monitor downloads, as a lookout for abusers, mainly in the form of bypass operations considered illegal in Fiji.Scheduled for roll out this month, KIDANET's service will be delivered to its customers via BreezeMAX, a WiMAX certified product of Tel Aviv-based Alvarion Ltd, which means that consumers would be connecting to KIDANET via a wireless network that allows them to move around within the ISP's coverage area and stay connected.

KIDANET, a name that Wesele said has roots in the Fijian word "Kida", which means "to dawn", will offer high speed to broadband Internet connection to its customers.

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