Fibre network operators

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.

20
major networks
5M+
homes passed
10 Gbps
top residential speed
Open
access — any ISP
MetroFibre

MetroFibre

Gauteng-led, multi-province

Open-access operator strong in Gauteng’s estates and high-density suburbs, now expanding across several provinces, with a name for fast installs.

510K
homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R529
from / month
📍 Gauteng · Western Cape +
frogfoot

Frogfoot

Wide & reliable

A Vox-owned open-access network with a nationwide footprint, known for symmetrical packages up to 1 Gbps.

400K
homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R549
from / month
📍 All metros + towns
Octotel

Octotel

Western Cape specialist

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.

350K+
homes passed
5 Gbps
top speed
R549
from / month
📍 Cape Town · Garden Route · Overberg
Vumatel

Vumatel

The metro fibre giant

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.

2M+
homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R429
from / month
📍 Jhb · Cape Town · Durban · PTA
openserve

Openserve

National reach

Telkom’s wholesale network with the widest national footprint — often the only fibre in smaller towns.

1.5M
homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R539
from / month
📍 Nationwide
VodacomFibre

Vodacom Fibre

Mobile + 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).

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
📍 Major metros
Link Africa

Link Africa

Open-access metro fibre

An independent open-access wholesale network across the major metros, with a footprint in estates, complexes, business parks and underserved areas.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
📍 Jhb · Durban · Cape Town
LIGHTSTRUCK

Lightstruck

Township & emerging metros

An open-access network bringing fibre to townships and emerging metros across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.

homes passed
500 Mbps
top speed
R579
from / month
📍 Gauteng · KZN · Western Cape
Vuma Reach

Vuma Reach

Affordable, prepaid-friendly

Vumatel’s affordable arm bringing lower-cost, prepaid-friendly fibre to township and emerging communities across the country.

homes passed
100 Mbps
top speed
📍 Townships nationwide
evotel

Evotel

Estates & smaller towns

An open-access network focused on residential estates and smaller towns across several provinces.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R539
from / month
📍 Multi-province
ZoomFibre

Zoom Fibre

Coastal & suburban

A fast-growing open-access operator across KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg/Durban), the Western Cape West Coast and Gauteng suburbs.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R739
from / month
📍 KZN · W. Cape · Gauteng
Clear Access

ClearAccess

Estate-network specialist

Open-access fibre specialising in residential estates and sectional-title complexes, resold by the major ISPs.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R659
from / month
📍 Estates nationwide
netstream

Netstream

Gauteng community fibre

A community-focused open-access network connecting suburbs and estates across Gauteng.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R569
from / month
📍 Gauteng
THINKSPEED

Thinkspeed

Century City fibre

A specialised open-access network serving Century City and selected Cape Town precincts with symmetrical packages.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R629
from / month
📍 Century City, Cape Town
BalwinFibre

Balwin Fibre

Lifestyle-estate fibre

Connects Balwin Properties lifestyle estates and apartment developments in the major metros.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R699
from / month
📍 Balwin estates (metros)
comtel

Comtel

Regional open-access

A Western Cape open-access operator covering estates, complexes and suburbs, with packages resold by multiple ISPs.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R379
from / month
📍 Western Cape
TT Connect

TT Connect

East-Rand estates

Fibre to estates, complexes and business parks across the eastern Johannesburg suburbs (Bedfordview–Benoni).

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R729
from / month
📍 East Johannesburg
link layer

Link Layer

Apartment & metro fibre

An open-access metro network connecting apartment blocks and inner-city suburbs across the major coastal and inland metros.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R539
from / month
📍 Durban · Cape Town · Jhb
cybersmart

Cybersmart

Lightspeed network

Cybersmart runs its own Lightspeed fibre network (now open-access), known for symmetrical speeds and fast, stable connections.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R789
from / month
📍 Cape Town +
fibregeeks

Fibre Geeks

Estates & business parks

An open-access network focused on residential estates and business parks, primarily around Cape Town.

homes passed
1 Gbps
top speed
R429
from / month
📍 Cape Town

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