Township & emerging metros — Lightstruck is an open-access fibre network backed by Eaglestone, focused on estates and emerging areas across the Western Cape, KZN and Gauteng.
LIGHTSTRUCK
Type
Open-access FNO
Founded
2016
Backer
Eaglestone
HQ
Cape Town
Lightstruck is a smaller, focused operator that lights up estates, complexes and emerging towns the big networks sometimes skip.
The story behind Lightstruck
Founded in 2016 and backed by infrastructure investor Eaglestone, Lightstruck was built by a team with years of South African fibre experience. It runs an open-access last-mile network and has even expanded across the border with a separate Lightstruck operation in Namibia.
How Lightstruck works
Lightstruck 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 Lightstruck reaches
Lightstruck targets estates, complexes and emerging areas across the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, with reported coverage in towns such as Paarl, Hermanus, Upington and Zinkwazi.
Speeds & signing up
Plans run up to around 500 Mbps symmetrical through partner ISPs including Afrihost, Axxess, Webafrica, Cool Ideas and others. Installation is typically done in two stages (a boundary box, then the in-home drop). Check your address to compare.
Common questions
Who do I contact for support?
Your ISP handles billing and support; Lightstruck maintains the physical network behind the scenes.
Lightstruck fibre deals & prices
Uncapped fibre on Lightstruck runs from R529 to R1 589/month across 8 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 Lightstruck is live at your address.
20 Mbps
↑ 20 Mbps
R1 199/mo
30 Mbpsfrom
↑ 30 Mbps
R529/mo
50 Mbps
↑ 25 Mbps
R669/mo
100 Mbps
↑ 50 Mbps
R839/mo
200 Mbps
↑ 100 Mbps
R999/mo
250 Mbps
↑ 200 Mbps
R1 169/mo
500 Mbps
↑ 500 Mbps
R1 459/mo
1 Gbps
↑ 1 Gbps
R1 589/mo
Lightstruck fibre coverage map — how to check your address
Lightstruck publishes a broad coverage map, but a network-wide map only shows the suburbs where Lightstruck 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 Lightstruck’s map and then checking each ISP one by one, enter your address once on FibreScout: we confirm whether Lightstruck is live at your home right now, and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
Lightstruck builds street by street, so the only reliable check is at your exact address. Enter your address on FibreScout and we confirm whether Lightstruck is live at your home and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
How much is Lightstruck fibre?
On Lightstruck, uncapped fibre runs from about R529 to R1 589 per month across 8 speed tiers (up to 1 Gbps), depending on the ISP. Prices are refreshed weekly; confirm at sign-up.
Which ISPs sell fibre on Lightstruck?
Lightstruck is an open-access network, so several ISPs compete on it — including Afrihost, Webafrica, Vox, RSAWEB, Mweb, Cybersmart. FibreScout compares them by real monthly price at your address.
Is Lightstruck the same as my internet provider?
No — Lightstruck is the network operator (FNO) that lays and runs the fibre line. You buy your internet package from an ISP that sells over Lightstruck. One line, many ISPs to choose from.