Achievements and Expertise
Turnkey Solution 1- Fibre-to-the Home/Building (“FTTH/B”)
Since 1st March 2015 Vuka Enterprises was amongst the selected few Service Providers that was chosen by Telkom (Openserve) to Provide a Turnkey Solution on Fibre to the Home/Building. The company competed on equal footing with Major Companies like Nokia and Huawei.
FTTH Projects
| Exchange Area | Definition | Homes Passed | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kloof | FTTH to A, B , C and D run | 3450 | R6.248,930.00 |
| Balito | FTTH to entire area | 4253 | R7,603,498.00 |
| La Lucia | FTTH to ALa Lucia Ridge and Virginia | 2976 | R4,372,513.00 |
| Durban North | FTTH to 9 SDC areas | 2452 | R4,839,479.00 |
| Effingham | FTTH to Riverhorse Valley | 236 | R809,132.00 |
| Mount Edgecombe | FTTH to Cornubia Mall | 201 | R2,651,300.00 |
| Mount Edgecombe | FTTH to Retirement Village | 148 | R371,402.00 |
Other Major Fibre Build Projects
Vuka has undertaken many other fibre projects including Access Technology Network, Local Transport Network, National Transport Network and business broadband. Below is a few notable project undertaken by Vuka in the past few years:
FTTH Projects
| Network Type | Description | Distance | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Transport | Port Shepstone to Harding | 78km | R6.9 m |
| National Transport | Harding, Kokstad, Mt Ayliff to Mt Frere (10G) | 139 km | R12.8 m |
| Local Transport | Pietermaritzburg to Fawnlies | 37 km | R4.78 m |
| Area Transport | Ladysmith to Newcastle | 115 km | R8.52 m |
| Area Transport | Dundee to Helpmekaar | 26 km | R4.78 m |
| Area Transport | Dundee to Nquthu | 52 km | R5.2 m |
| Area Transport | Scottburgh to Mthwalume | 35 km | R2.8 m |
| National Transport | Mthunzini to Richards Bay | 47 km | R4.34 m |
| Area Transport | Ndumo to Kosi Bay | 78 km | R6.2 m |
Area of Presence
Vuka as an established service provider has undertaken work throughout the KZN province and for ease of execution, strategically established offices and storage areas in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, South Coast Ladysmith, Newcastle and Empangeni. We can cover the wide area, as matter of fact we have deployed teams in different areas of KZN province in the past projects.
Our ambition is to grow beyond KZN borders and become a national player.
Other services provided By Vuka Enterprise
The expansion of networks and services by various service providers created a need for wayleaves officers as it became a necessity to complete projects without delay.
Our experience in the telecommunications space has taught us that it’s not the experience and the expertise that will make you a better company, but the relationships that the company creates with the stakeholders encountered.
During our 35-year tenure as industry players, Vuka Enterprises has managed to create best relationships with various stake holders in Municipalities that has enabled the company to get wayleaves in short space of time.
Vuka Enterprises has created the best relationships with the following municipalities:
Umkhanyakude, Zululand, Mhlathuze, Mhlabuyalingana, Majuba, Ukhahlamba, UMgungundlovu, Ugu and Ethekwini.
Vuka Enterprise also has the best relationship with Ingonyama Trust through our other business ventures with members of the Royal family.
Vuka Enterprises also have relationships with other companies that have an authority to use Ingonyama Trust land for Telecommunication infrastructure including towers, bill boards, and fibre optics.
Our membership with NAFCOC has also enable us to have a meaningful engagement with the Ethekwini business Forum / Delangukubona. Due to leadership that understand the traditional and culture of rural areas, the company proud itself to have executed the project in rural areas without problems.
We understand the wave that the company must employ at least 30% of the locals, and that what has differentiate us from the rest because we execute that with ease.
On the past few projects, we were able to get wayleaves between 2 weeks to 4 weeks, because of the relationships we have built with traditional councils, Ingonyama trust, municipality and other stakeholders.
