Premier:

Question by: 
Hon Cameron Dugmore
Answered by: 
Hon Alan Winde
Question Number: 
21
Question Body: 

(1) (a) What is the number of sites per (i) municipality and (ii) ward (including the ward number) in each municipality in the province;

(2) (a) what are the (i) details and (ii) physical addresses of these sites (for example if the site is a primary or secondary school, a clinic (CHC, PHC or hospital) or a government building (include the department and its use)), (b) whether the site is accessible to the public, (c) when it was installed and (d) on which date the site became active to the public;

(3) what is the average (a) number of users per site per month and (b) data consumption per site in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021 and (iv) 2022 to date?

Answer Body: 

[1] [a][i][ii] Refer to the attached summary excel file and pivot tables of Broadband [on the first sheet] and Public Wi-Fi [on the second sheet] sites per municipality and ward in the province.

[2] [a][i][ii][b][c][d] Refer to the attached summary excel file of Broadband and Public Wi-Fi sites including physical address, site type, Department and date when the service [broadband on the first sheet and Public Wi-Fi on the second sheet] was activated.

[3] [a] There is an average of 290,193 devices connecting to the Public WiFi service per month during 2022, which equates to an average of 225 devices per site per month.

[b] [i][ii][iii][iv] Average data consumption per site has been: 221GB in 2019; 229GB in 2020; 181GB in 2021; 179GB in 2022 to date. The downward trend is due to high population areas being covered earlier in the project.

Date: 
Friday, April 8, 2022
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