{"id":6367,"date":"2012-03-16T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2012-03-16T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T08:12:07","slug":"nology-expects-strong-growth-with-africa-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/hardware\/6367\/nology-expects-strong-growth-with-africa-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nology expects strong growth with Africa expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telecoms product distributor, Nology<\/a>, is expecting its growth in 2012 to be much higher than its 15% growth in 2011. This, the company said, will be achieved through a larger product range and a bigger African footprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a strong focus on the African market in 2012 and expect considerable growth. We are also extending our product range to offer a more extensive and complete solution to our customers which should translate into increased sales and a wider customer base,\u201d Nology said.<\/p>\n

Nology is also optomistic about VoIP in the African market: \u201cWe have been very busy in the last year or two to develop and refine our VoIP strategy.<\/p>\n

“We believe that 2012 will see VoIP mature into a reliable and broadly-accepted technology, and that many of the concerns and reservations which include bandwidth, price, knowledge and voice quality, have been overcome\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNology is very well placed to take advantage of this growth, especially with the exciting Vibe product in our stalls, which can increase the amount of VoIP calls on a broadband line by a factor of up to 500%.\u201d<\/p>\n

Billion ADSL and networking products, to which Nology has exclusive distribution rights, make up most of Nology\u2019s revenue. Other products, like 3G modems, are a growing part of the company\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ADSL models with [the] 3G fail-over capability are currently the most popular because of its great flexibility and redundancy – which is critical for anyone who is dependent on Internet connectivity, especially businesses,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

Nology said that its Ethernet-over-Power adapters (Homeplug) have not been selling as fast as they hoped. \u201cWe suspect this is a result of a lack of market knowledge on the technology and product, and the relatively high price due to the \u201cnewness\u201d of the technology,\u201d the company concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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