We now do Renewable Energy projects to supplement out ICT Products and Services or as Greenfield build
Short Bio for the Captain!
Captain's Philosophy:
- to always get a clear understanding of the customer’s needs
- to strip out the complexities
- to do a gap analysis
- and then provide a simple cost-effective solution to the problem
About The Captain
My Story
Achievements
Achievements
The Captain started his career in telecommunications in 1986 in the Western Cape.
*1993 - started at Vodacom (platinum founder member), building and maintaining Cellular networks.
*2008 - CTO of Telkom Management Services. Working in SADC countries to assist Telco’s with their development and turnaround strategies.
*2011 - Liquid Telecom C
The Captain started his career in telecommunications in 1986 in the Western Cape.
*1993 - started at Vodacom (platinum founder member), building and maintaining Cellular networks.
*2008 - CTO of Telkom Management Services. Working in SADC countries to assist Telco’s with their development and turnaround strategies.
*2011 - Liquid Telecom COO for their Zimbabwean business.
*2013 - Cell C Regional Operations Executive for Gauteng.
*2014 - Head Hunted as Executive Operations for Altron. 5-year turnaround of 700% .
*2019 - Managing Director at Go Telecom Pty Ltd running EPC, O&M & BOT projects.
*2023 PRASA Ph2 project BOT.
*2023 GBN3 Broadband Project.
Green Energy is complementary to ICT projects; as such Go Telecom has ventured into Solar and Storage projects.
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Successfully executed complex multi-billion rand Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects, more notably the Gauteng Broadband Network phase 1 and 2, City of Tshwane Broadband Network (including sourcing of funding), and Limpopo Broadband Network.
The broadband rollouts included cradle to grave planning, design, engineer, implement opera
Successfully executed complex multi-billion rand Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects, more notably the Gauteng Broadband Network phase 1 and 2, City of Tshwane Broadband Network (including sourcing of funding), and Limpopo Broadband Network.
The broadband rollouts included cradle to grave planning, design, engineer, implement operate and optimising Core and Access networks.
Business case and financial models to take project funding to financial close.
Key to my financial modelling is:
* Revenue forecasting -
preferably based on firm offtake agreements , PPA, or LOI.
* Project costs -
based network designs.
* Market Intelligence -
based on primary, secondary, qualitative & quantitative research.
Top performer award for 4 consecutive years in Altron group. Growing business 20% plus, YoY.
Known as Mr. Broadband in the industry.
Projects
Achievements
Projects
Gauteng: BOT Broadband projects for GPG (GBN), CoT (TBN)
Limpopo: BOT Broadband project for LCX (LBN)
PRASA: National GSM-R network. Build and maintain sites for 5 yrs
Ekurhuleni: Municipal wide rollout if Wi-Fi, indoor & outdoor coverage
Uganda Telecoms: Business Review
Lesotho Telecoms: Business Review & NGN improvement projects
Econet Group
Gauteng: BOT Broadband projects for GPG (GBN), CoT (TBN)
Limpopo: BOT Broadband project for LCX (LBN)
PRASA: National GSM-R network. Build and maintain sites for 5 yrs
Ekurhuleni: Municipal wide rollout if Wi-Fi, indoor & outdoor coverage
Uganda Telecoms: Business Review
Lesotho Telecoms: Business Review & NGN improvement projects
Econet Group: Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management System
Malawi: G Mobile Greenfield GSM
Zimbabwe: TelOne Fixed Mobile Convergence
Zimbabwe: Liquid Telecom fibre and broadband infrastructure, Organisational Design
DRC: OCPT Fixed Mobile Convergence and Liquid Telecom fibre network
Africa Online: Business Review of Tanzania & Kenya businesses
Mozambique: 3rd cellular license and CDMA Greenfield Operator