Three base stations per week from iBurst

According to Thami Mtshali, CEO of WBS: "Our immediate priority is to boost coverage for our existing customers, and then to expand our network to new areas.

"iBurst customers will be the first to experience the benefits of the recapitalisation thanks to investment in coverage and a focus on providing improved customer support."

WBS's wireless broadband network uses iBurst technology enabling high-speed mobile Internet access.

Alan Knott-Craig, Jnr has been appointed as Managing Director with effect from 01 January 2006. Knott-Craig was formerly the Managing Director of Cellfind, a Wireless Application Service Provider that was the first company in the Southern Hemisphere to launch passive location-based services on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) cellular networks.