The networks under South Africa’s streets.
Fibre network operators (FNOs) own the cables in the ground. Your ISP rents capacity from them. Here’s who’s digging where — and what speeds they carry.
MetroFibre
Open-access operator strong in Gauteng’s estates and high-density suburbs, now expanding across several provinces, with a name for fast installs.
Frogfoot
A Vox-owned open-access network with a nationwide footprint, known for symmetrical packages up to 1 Gbps.
Octotel
Dominant across the Cape Peninsula and growing through the Garden Route and Overberg, with multi-gig speeds up to 5–10 Gbps in select areas.
Vumatel
South Africa’s largest open-access fibre network (part of the Maziv group), with over 2 million homes passed across the metros and a strong push into townships via Vuma Reach.
Openserve
Telkom’s wholesale network with the widest national footprint — often the only fibre in smaller towns.
Vodacom Fibre
Vodacom’s fibre offering largely resells on open-access networks (Vumatel, Openserve, DFA and others), commonly bundled with mobile; Vodacom also holds a stake in Maziv (Vumatel/DFA).
Link Africa
An independent open-access wholesale network across the major metros, with a footprint in estates, complexes, business parks and underserved areas.
Lightstruck
An open-access network bringing fibre to townships and emerging metros across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
Vuma Reach
Vumatel’s affordable arm bringing lower-cost, prepaid-friendly fibre to township and emerging communities across the country.
Evotel
An open-access network focused on residential estates and smaller towns across several provinces.
Zoom Fibre
A fast-growing open-access operator across KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg/Durban), the Western Cape West Coast and Gauteng suburbs.
ClearAccess
Open-access fibre specialising in residential estates and sectional-title complexes, resold by the major ISPs.
Netstream
A community-focused open-access network connecting suburbs and estates across Gauteng.
Thinkspeed
A specialised open-access network serving Century City and selected Cape Town precincts with symmetrical packages.
Balwin Fibre
Connects Balwin Properties lifestyle estates and apartment developments in the major metros.
Comtel
A Western Cape open-access operator covering estates, complexes and suburbs, with packages resold by multiple ISPs.
TT Connect
Fibre to estates, complexes and business parks across the eastern Johannesburg suburbs (Bedfordview–Benoni).
Link Layer
An open-access metro network connecting apartment blocks and inner-city suburbs across the major coastal and inland metros.
Cybersmart
Cybersmart runs its own Lightspeed fibre network (now open-access), known for symmetrical speeds and fast, stable connections.
Fibre Geeks
An open-access network focused on residential estates and business parks, primarily around Cape Town.
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