It has installed 1282 access points to date, providing 1,172,200m2 of uncapped Wi-Fi coverage in learning and teaching, and living and general social spaces on campus. It also investing in various off-campus projects to enable improved free access to the Internet for all students.
Connectivity Project
The Off-Campus Connectively project, for example, which began in August, is aimed at improving the connectivity strength for about 5000 students living in the 36 biggest accredited off-campus residences across the Metro.
The switch-over process to the University network will offer off-campus students the same faster and higher capacity connectivity as those living and working on campus. At present, the larger residences are unable to meet capacity needs through the usual broadband suppliers like Telkom.
The rollout plan is on schedule with network engineers from the University currently assisting with the configuration changes required for access to the University network. Most of these sites will be commissioned this week and the switch-over process completed shortly thereafter.
It should be noted that the existing Wi-Fi network in these residences will be improved. Students will not need to change their devices to utilise the improved connectivity.
The residences identified for improved connectivity with the status are:
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Residence Name
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Address
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Status
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Easy Accommodation
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15 Western Road
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Scheduled
|
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Easy Accommodation
|
12 Parliament Street
|
Scheduled
|
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Easy Accommodation
|
15 Clyde Street
|
Scheduled
|
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Kalinga Lodge
|
|
Scheduled
|
|
King's Residence
|
1 Stone Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Laboria
|
153 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
LAMSA Student Accommodation
|
537 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
Lavinia
|
2 Lavinia Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Lochhead House
|
18 Strand Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Mariska Building
|
Strand Street (Train Station)
|
Scheduled
|
|
Metro Rez
|
144 Govan Mbeki Ave
|
Complete
|
|
Metro Rez Hallack
Chambers
|
145 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
Metro Rez on Mr Price
|
40 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
Milda Court
|
49 Pearson Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
New Haven
|
78 Russell Road
|
Scheduled
|
|
New Haven Elizabeth
|
380 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
New Haven Pier 14
|
455 Govan Mbeki
|
Complete
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
163 Durban Road
|
Scheduled
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
Campanile 16 Strand Street (aka Digs Campanile)
|
Complete
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
Klesal 26 Uitenhage (aka Digs Klesal)
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
Traduna 16 Jetty Street (aka Digs Traduna)
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
549 Govan Mbeki Ave
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
3 on Mill, 3 Mills Street
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
4 Military Street (aka Digs Military)
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
22 Heugh Road
|
In Progress
|
|
Premier Student Accommodation (PSA)
|
8 6th Avenue
|
In Progress
|
|
Smada Res @Graham
|
1 Graham Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Smart Accommodation
|
31 Havelock Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Southpoint 21 Chapel
|
21 Chapel Street
|
Complete
|
|
Southpoint 85 GM
|
85 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
Southpoint 88 GM
|
88 Govan Mbeki Avenue
|
Complete
|
|
Suites off Cape
|
125 Parliament Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Trinder Mansions
|
7 Whitlock Street
|
Scheduled
|
|
Varsity Park
|
22 Prince Alfred Road
|
Complete
|
|
Vibes
|
23 Sydenham Road
|
Scheduled
|
Free Wi-Fi in public libraries
In 2016, the University reached an agreement with the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro to be able to offer all staff and student free access to the Internet via its eduroam.
Staff and students can access the eduroam Wi-Fi at the following libraries:
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Walmer Library
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Linton Grange Library
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Uitenhage Library
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Algoa Park Library
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Zwide Library
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New Brighton Library
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Newton Park Library
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North End Library
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Motherwell Library
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Korsten Library
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Kwa Nobuhle Library
Opening times and contact telephone numbers can be found at https://news.mandela.ac.za/News/WiFi-available-off-campus and details on how to connect to eduroam can be found at https://wifi.mandela.ac.za/eduroam.
Accredited accommodation
All accredited off-campus accommodation service providers must comply with connectivity norms and standards. This is monitored by a joint Student Housing and ICT Services team. Students can report non-compliance to offcampus.accommodation@mandela.ac.za.
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