community technology

Electronics and Telecommunication

Jasco Electronic Holdings: CIH holds a 51% controlling stake in Jasco Electronic Holdings, a leading company within the South African telecommunications sector and one with an empowerment rating that sees it placed second within its sector in the FM and Empowerdex rankings.

Jasco was listed on The JSE Limited (JSE) on 2 October 1987. The group celebrates its 20th year as a listed company. Jasco’s business model ensures a diversified portfolio of three divisions operating in the growth sectors of Telecommunications, Domestic Products and Security. Jasco’s portfolio of businesses distributes, assemble and/ or design and manufacture electronic and electrical products and solutions.

Telecommunications Division: Focuses on the provision of solutions, products and services to access networks of both Wireless and Fixed Line telecommunications operators through a combination of designed and manufactured in-house products and strategic products sourced from leading overseas technology players.

  • Wireless Divisions Include:
    • Webb Industries: Offers the full complement of products, including steel constructed towers, cables, antennas, connectors and other ancillary products, to erect a wireless base station. The Division also owns and manages a network of hi-sites for rental in Gauteng.
    • WebbLeBLANC: Designs and manufactures large steel constructed towers included under the Webb Industries product portfolio.
    • RapidCloud Technologies: Having recently acquired this business, the Group has increased its wireless solutions through the Redline agency.
  • Fixed Line Divisions Include:
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    • Tasslelane Division: Offers, inter alia, the 3M Range of telecommunications products such as splitter boxes, connectors and joint closures.
    • Telesciences Division: Offers specialised software solutions to the large telecommunications operators. This involves equipment for testing telecommunication networks and allowing for interaction between various platforms.
    • Tasslelane Services: Offer an installation and maintenance service in addition to the supply of products and solutions.
     
    Domestic Products Division:
    Trades under the names Special Cables and T-Components.
  • Special Cables has three focus areas:
    • Domestic Appliances Division: Manufacture components for large domestic appliances, such as fridges and stoves.
    • Automotive Division: Assemble niche electrical components and harnesses for locally manufactured vehicles.
    • Leisure Division: Manufacture environmentally friendly saltwater pool chlorinator, Just-Chlor®, and other complementary pool products. These products are distributed into the local and export markets.
    • T-Components: Specialise in steel pressing and electrical plug manufacturing. These products are used as components in various domestic appliances and automotive products.
     
    Security Division:
    Consists of two independent businesses namely Multivid and Scafell.
    • Multivid: Is a systems integrator business unit, focusing on the design and implementation of custom-made security services and the subsequent maintenance and service of these systems. Multivid also has an exclusive agency agreement for Southern Africa with a world leading German security product supplier.
    • Scafell: Acts as a security and related product house, and not only researches and develops new products, but also manufactures and assembles its own products. This range of manufactured products is further enhanced by a number of leading products from international companies where Jasco act as Agents.

    www.jasco.co.za

    Through interests in a number of other companies CIH is also involved in the design, manufacturing and repairing of a wide range of telecommunication network products including fibre optics, radio transmission equipment, video conferencing equipment and other electronic equipment.

    Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIV): has a proven, 8-year record in private equity investments and is focused on the technology sector. Its goal is to achieve medium to long-term capital appreciation for its investor participants. Its portfolio of technology assets, offer sustainable profits and high growth potential for investors.

    www.civ.co.za

    • CZ Electronics (Pty) Ltd: Using state-of-the art manufacturing, repair and maintenance facilities places, CZ Electronics at the forefront of the telecommunications industry in South Africa, offering high quality service and reliability. The CZ Repairs Centre is expert in the field of component level repairs for complex Microwave equipment down to basic DC Power Supply units CZ also has an extensive manufacturing facility, allowing CZ Electronics a wide view of all aspects in the industry.
    • Dartcom: Provides the telecommunications industry with Fibre Optic communications components and Radio Frequency sub-systems and accessories to exacting standards of quality solutions. Apart from distributing these specialised products, Dartcom employs a core complement of knowledgeable and motivated employees that include the specialised skills and disciplines necessary to provide excellent service to their clients.

    www.dartcom.co.za
    • Clearline: Established in 1985 to provide solutions for the computer and telecommunications industry, with most of its products designed and manufactured locally. Clearline is also an ISO9001 accredited company.
    www.clearline.co.za
    • FerroTech: Founded in 1985 with the objective of developing and marketing power conditioning technology to enable its customers to overcome the problems associated with poor power quality and irregular power supply. The Company’s product portfolio includes voltage stabilisers, surge and lightning protection, transformers, power factor correction, power filtration and a wide range of DC power supplies. FerroTech’s specialisation lies in voltage stabilisation having pioneered Constant Voltage Transformers (CVT) technology in South Africa and now currently pioneering Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) voltage stabiliser technology. FerroTech is presently the supplier of choice for voltage stabilisation throughout the Sub-Saharan region of Africa.

    www.ferrotech.co.za

    • MCT Telecommunications: The sole distributor for Nicotra Sistemi Spa and official distributor of products of Aethra Telecommunicazioni. MCT’s business comprises procurement, maintenance and installation of monitoring systems and video conferencing equipment, Nicotra Sistemi developers and manufacturers advance systems for cable monitoring systems for pressurised cable and fibre optic networks and access network fibre monitoring systems.

    www.mct.co.za
    • Sukumani Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd: A black owned Telecommunications Reticulation and Construction Company operating on a national basis with its head office in Tshwane. The company offers more than 22 years experience in all aspects of the Telecommunications Construction Industry. Sukumani Telecommunications specialises in all aspects of the Telecommunications Industry, including cabling, overhead lines and building reticulation, as well as major Network Construction.