South Africa’s premier wholesale, open-access connectivity provider.
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Get reliable, high-quality business connectivity from DFA, South Africa’s premier open-access fibre provider.
Take your home Internet experience to the next level with blazingly fast connectivity options from Vumatel.
With an ECNS licence, you can apply to become a connectivity provider on DFA’s state-of-the-art network.
As a property developer, OEM, or system integrator, contact us today to find out how to partner with us.
Why choose DFA as your connectivity partner?
Deploying the digital future
DFA is a leading provider of open-access telecommunication infrastructure.
Our state-of-the-art, 14,000 km dark fibre network covers approximately 85% of metropolitan areas in all the key South African cities.
Digital transformation demands reliable networks
Our premier wholesale fibre optics products are leading digital transformation in South Africa through reliable and scalable broadband infrastructure.
Open-access operating model
Our secure connectivity transmission and backbone fibre infrastructure are available for lease to the public sector, mobile telecommunication operators, fibre network operators, and internet service providers.
Best-of-breed network availability
We finance, build, install, manage, and maintain a world-class end-to-end fibre network.
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