Estates & smaller towns — Evotel is an open-access network that deliberately targets South Africa’s smaller towns. Its story, nationwide footprint, symmetrical speeds and how to sign up.
evotel
Type
Open-access FNO
Founded
2015
HQ
Sandton
Top speed
Up to ~850 Mbps symmetrical
Evotel made a smart bet: while everyone fought over the big cities, it went after the towns they overlooked.
The story behind Evotel
Evotel (Evolution Tel) was founded in 2015 by Albert Oosthuysen and marked ten years in business in 2025. In early 2025 it was acquired into a new fibre holding group alongside other operators, backed by Infinite Partners and the Public Investment Corporation. It has also connected fibre to many schools for free along the way.
How Evotel works
Evotel is an open-access network: it owns and maintains the fibre in the ground, but it doesn't sell you the internet directly. Instead, several independent ISPs ride the same line, and you choose which one to buy from, and you can switch ISP later without a new installation. That's why our coverage check shows the network at your address, then lets you compare the ISP packages on it by real monthly price.
Where Evotel reaches
Evotel’s strategy centres on secondary towns, with coverage spread across many provinces, for example Krugersdorp and Mogale City in Gauteng, Newcastle and Ladysmith in KZN, Emalahleni and Middelburg in Mpumalanga, and towns in the Free State, North West and Northern Cape.
Speeds & signing up
Evotel’s ladder of uncapped symmetrical tiers reaches up to roughly 850 Mbps, sold through 50-plus ISPs. Check your address to see if your town is covered.
Common questions
Is Evotel only in small towns?
That’s its focus, but coverage is patchy by design, always check your specific address rather than assuming by region.
Evotel fibre deals & prices
Uncapped fibre on Evotel runs from R345 to R1 429/month across 19 speed tiers (cheapest ISP shown per speed). Prices are refreshed weekly and are best-effort estimates — confirm at sign-up. Actual availability depends on whether Evotel is live at your address.
5 Mbps
↑ 5 Mbps
R409/mo
10 Mbpsfrom
↑ 10 Mbps
R345/mo
20 Mbps
↑ 20 Mbps
R395/mo
30 Mbps
↑ 30 Mbps
R535/mo
40 Mbps
↑ 40 Mbps
R619/mo
50 Mbps
↑ 50 Mbps
R1 009/mo
60 Mbps
↑ 60 Mbps
R725/mo
75 Mbps
↑ 75 Mbps
R925/mo
80 Mbps
↑ 80 Mbps
R749/mo
100 Mbps
↑ 100 Mbps
R1 099/mo
120 Mbps
↑ 120 Mbps
R799/mo
125 Mbps
↑ 125 Mbps
R1 075/mo
200 Mbps
↑ 200 Mbps
R899/mo
250 Mbps
↑ 250 Mbps
R1 099/mo
300 Mbps
↑ 300 Mbps
R949/mo
400 Mbps
↑ 400 Mbps
R1 199/mo
500 Mbps
↑ 500 Mbps
R1 195/mo
850 Mbps
↑ 850 Mbps
R1 355/mo
1 Gbps
↑ 500 Mbps
R1 429/mo
Evotel fibre coverage map — how to check your address
Evotel publishes a broad coverage map, but a network-wide map only shows the suburbs where Evotel has built — not whether the fibre has actually reached your home. Coverage is laid street by street, so two houses a few doors apart can be on different sides of the rollout. The only reliable check is at your exact address.
Instead of reading Evotel’s map and then checking each ISP one by one, enter your address once on FibreScout: we confirm whether Evotel is live at your home right now, and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
Evotel builds street by street, so the only reliable check is at your exact address. Enter your address on FibreScout and we confirm whether Evotel is live at your home and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
How much is Evotel fibre?
On Evotel, uncapped fibre runs from about R345 to R1 429 per month across 19 speed tiers (up to 1 Gbps), depending on the ISP. Prices are refreshed weekly; confirm at sign-up.
Which ISPs sell fibre on Evotel?
Evotel is an open-access network, so several ISPs compete on it — including Afrihost, Webafrica, Vox, RSAWEB, Cool Ideas, Mweb. FibreScout compares them by real monthly price at your address.
Is Evotel the same as my internet provider?
No — Evotel is the network operator (FNO) that lays and runs the fibre line. You buy your internet package from an ISP that sells over Evotel. One line, many ISPs to choose from.