The deal comes as Herotel positions to become a national fibre player as competition in the SA market grows.
The fibre network operator says this comes on the back of ongoing investments in the core and transmission network.
The fibre network operator, in collaboration with NEC XON, sets a target to migrate all fibre customers to its segment routing network by year-end.
Although the operator has announced compelling fibre prices, analysts say its footprint remains small, fragmented and mainly outside the main urban centres of the country.
One week after announcing plans to aggressively deploy fibre in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, the company reveals similar plans in the Western Cape.
The company is in the process of constructing 16 fibre networks in the two provinces, to connect over 50 000 households and businesses.
The fibre and wireless broadband services provider attracts 55 000 more customers to reach the 100 000 mark, securing a third-place market position.
HeroTel and Safricom merge their networks and operations in order to give residents and businesses access to “high-quality” Internet services.
The local telco has to date spent millions acquiring over 40 local businesses, as part of its growth strategy, and seeks more this year.
HeroTel adds BreedeNet to its acquisition portfolio, setting its vision of connecting all South Africans to affordable Internet.
HeroTel expands into the Free State for the first time with the acquisition of Ntelecom in Bloemfontein.
HeroTel and its ISPs will now have access to licensed spectrum because of the acquisition of VO Connect.