2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Fibre Network Operator – VUMA takes the gold
VUMA has won the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Fibre Network Operator thanks to its excellent service and focus on innovation.
VUMA is the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Fibre Network Operator winner.
The award was selected based on extensive research into South Africa’s top fibre network operators, which included assessing factors such as download speeds and network reliability.
This was calculated based on the results of over 25,000 speed tests conducted with the MyBroadband Speed Test app.
Along with download and upload speeds, the app also provides latency scores, jitter scores, and user voting.
Using this data, an overall score for each operator was compiled, and VUMA was the clear winner.
Industry leader
VUMA has been a key player in the fibre sector in South Africa for over a decade and holds the position of the country’s biggest FNO - with nearly one million FTTH customers.
Its network covers over two million households, with its nearest competitor only covering around 1.3 million homes and boasting 650,000 connected households.
This strong position is thanks to VUMA’s constant innovation and steadfast focus on providing its customers easy access to the latest technological advantages.
In 2014, VUMA entered the fibre sector through its Parkhurst project, which proved that a widespread FTTH rollout was financially viable in South Africa.
It has continued to achieve a series of firsts in the local market – most recently in 2024, when it launched South Africa’s cheapest-ever 10Mbps FTTH product, Vuma Key, in Alexandra.
Along with Vuma Key, VUMA offers its Vuma Core and Vuma Reach products, both of which deliver excellent value to South Africans.
Vuma Reach, in particular, has been a standout performer, with an increase of 39,5% for subscribers in 2024.
In 2025, Vuma has indicated that it expects the interest in FTTH to continue growing.
Meeting the demand
VUMA intends to continue expanding its network coverage while also improving connection rates on its existing infrastructure.
This includes retaining its focus on lower-income neighbourhoods and informal settlements, centred around the Vuma Key product.
Thanks to its focus on innovation and supporting South Africa’s different communities, VUMA is the deserving winner of the 2025 MyBroadband Award for Best Fibre Network Operator.