Century City fibre — Thinkspeed, formerly Century City Connect, is one of South Africa’s earliest open-access fibre networks, anchored in Century City, Cape Town.
THINKSPEED
Type
Open-access FNO
Founded
2011
HQ
Century City, Cape Town
Top speed
Up to 1 Gbps
Thinkspeed has been doing open-access fibre since before most South Africans had heard the term, it started life wiring up Century City back in 2011.
The story behind Thinkspeed
Launched in 2011 as Century City Connect, with the Cape Town developer Rabie as an equity partner, it was one of the country’s earliest carrier-neutral fibre networks. It rebranded to Thinkspeed in 2022 to shed the single-suburb association as it expanded.
How Thinkspeed works
Thinkspeed 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 Thinkspeed reaches
Its core is the Century City precinct in Cape Town, where it has long offered deep coverage; since rebranding it has been extending into further Western Cape areas.
Speeds & signing up
Speeds range up to about 1 Gbps depending on the ISP you choose, and no Telkom line is needed. Check your address to see what’s live.
Common questions
Is Thinkspeed only in Century City?
Century City is its heartland, but it now reaches additional areas, check your specific address to be sure.
Thinkspeed fibre deals & prices
Uncapped fibre on Thinkspeed runs from R360 to R1 379/month across 7 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 Thinkspeed is live at your address.
10 Mbpsfrom
↑ 5 Mbps
R360/mo
30 Mbps
↑ 15 Mbps
R599/mo
50 Mbps
↑ 25 Mbps
R815/mo
100 Mbps
↑ 50 Mbps
R995/mo
200 Mbps
↑ 100 Mbps
R1 150/mo
500 Mbps
↑ 250 Mbps
R1 309/mo
1 Gbps
↑ 500 Mbps
R1 379/mo
Thinkspeed fibre coverage map — how to check your address
Thinkspeed publishes a broad coverage map, but a network-wide map only shows the suburbs where Thinkspeed 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 Thinkspeed’s map and then checking each ISP one by one, enter your address once on FibreScout: we confirm whether Thinkspeed is live at your home right now, and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
Thinkspeed builds street by street, so the only reliable check is at your exact address. Enter your address on FibreScout and we confirm whether Thinkspeed is live at your home and show every ISP package on the line by real monthly price.
How much is Thinkspeed fibre?
On Thinkspeed, uncapped fibre runs from about R360 to R1 379 per month across 7 speed tiers (up to 1 Gbps), depending on the ISP. Prices are refreshed weekly; confirm at sign-up.
Which ISPs sell fibre on Thinkspeed?
Thinkspeed is an open-access network, so several ISPs compete on it — including Afrihost, Webafrica, Mweb, Axxess. FibreScout compares them by real monthly price at your address.
Is Thinkspeed the same as my internet provider?
No — Thinkspeed is the network operator (FNO) that lays and runs the fibre line. You buy your internet package from an ISP that sells over Thinkspeed. One line, many ISPs to choose from.