Articles about HeroTel

ITWeb TV: Herotel signals next growth phase

The internet service provider targets adding one million homes to its footprint in the next two years, says CEO Van Zyl Botha.

ICASA approves Herotel licence transfer to Vumatel

The companies believe the merger will accelerate broadband rollout into historically underserved areas and help bridge the country’s digital divide.

Tribunal approves Vumatel’s takeover of Herotel

The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger in which Vumatel will acquire control of Herotel.

ITWeb TV: Alan Knott-Craig Jr sets sights on future listing of Fibertime

Founder Alan Knott-Craig Jr shares his plans for Fibertime, as well as the challenges he has faced in his bid to connect South African townships.

Green light for Vumatel deal to acquire Herotel

The proposed transaction does not raise significant public interest concerns, says the Competition Commission.

VIDEO: MICT SETA ushers young women into fibre optics

The sector training authority plans to train 100 young women to become fibre optics technicians this year.

Herotel CEO returns from sabbatical amid fibre push

The fibre network operator passes 300 000 fibre stands across SA, as CEO Van Zyl Botha returns to the helm.

Vumatel buys non-controlling stake in rival Herotel

The deal comes as Herotel positions to become a national fibre player as competition in the SA market grows.

Herotel's fibre network passes 100K houses, businesses

The fibre network operator says this comes on the back of ongoing investments in the core and transmission network.

Herotel upgrades fibre customers to segment routing 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.

Herotel positions to become national fibre player

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.

Herotel targets 18 towns in WCape with fibre Internet

One week after announcing plans to aggressively deploy fibre in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, the company reveals similar plans in the Western Cape.