Covid-19 OPQ Operations Notice 03/08/2020 Dear Valued Clients, As Greater Gaborone is now in Phase 1 lock-down, please note the following; At this time we are, accepting new applications via our web site only. No payment is required. New applications will be queued but currently no new installations are taking place. Support calls will be served…
Dear Valued Customer, PLEASE SEE AN UPDATE ON LINK SATURATION This communication is to inform you that OPQ NET is currently experiencing congestion and high usage in and around the Phakalane area. This is a result of high demand on bandwidth on our back-haul to our Phakalane distribution point. OPQ NET has provisioned upgrades on…
UPDATE: 20/12/2020 18:05 Please note that power are been restored at our high-site. As a result of the continued power interruptions we experienced, specialized equipment was damaged in the process and is now scheduled for replacement. An update will be sent to inform customers on the scheduled planned works. Dear Valued Customer, PLEASE NOTE…
Dear Valued Customer, PLEASE SEE AN UPDATE FROM OUR UPSTREAM PROVIDER This communication is to inform you that BoFiNet is currently experiencing congestion and severe service degradation resulting from multiple fibre cuts around Game City, Gaborone due to contractor works. The fibre cuts are on a major backbone route and the other on arterial route…
Face Mask Selfies The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a surge in people wearing face masks, and facial recognition companies are scrambling to keep up. Face masks cover up a significant portion of what facial recognition needs to identify and detect people — essentially threatening the future of a multimillion-dollar industry unless the technology can learn…
‘Hey Siri, I’m Getting Pulled Over’ By following the instructions here (Android users will find an alternative method here too), users who have installed the ‘shortcuts’ app can use this iPhone feature to automatically record police interaction, send location and notify others. This method can also be used for any other time when you need…
Covid-19 OPQ Operations Notice 17/06/2020 Dear Valued Clients, Please note updates to the following: As the Phase 1 lockdown status has been relaxed, our Gaborone office will be open to limited public access. OPQ continues to operate as normally as possible but we do have a backlog of waiting site surveys. Please contact our offices…
Covid-19 OPQ Operations Notice 15/06/2020 Dear Valued Clients, Please note updates to the following: As we are now operating under Phase 1 lockdown status once more note that there will be some delays delivering services. Please be patient at this time. OPQ continues to operate as normally as possible but we do have a backlog…
Dear Customers That one of our upstream providers has experienced a power failure at one of their MSU sites SUBJECT: BOFINET MSU2 SYSTEMS/NEs FAILURE MORE DETAILS: This fault is suspected to be related to Mains/Power Equipment Failure somewhere at or around Gaborone. The distance from Gaborone (where the fault is attended from) is within a…
