Vuma is coming to KZN
Vumatel Expands To Kwa-Zulu Natal With The Acquisition Of Durban-Based Company, Estate Connexions.
Today Vumatel announced the acquisition of Durban-based FTTH company Estate Connexions (ECX). Niel Schoeman, CEO of Vumatel says, “the acquisition allows Vuma to develop a footprint in Kwa-Zulu Natal and contributes towards our vision of building a connected South Africa.”
ECX builds high-speed open access fibre-optic networks. Similar to Vumatel, the company installs the infrastructure and allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to compete freely over the open access infrastructure to provide internet services to the customer.
The two companies have aligned operations and are fully integrated. Initially service providers may offer regional deals, so one may not necessarily find the same packages in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.
Arthur Beavon, CEO of ECX is excited about the acquisition and looks forward to expanding the company’s Durban-based footprint saying “The investment by Vumatel is a vote of confidence in what ECX has achieved to date. We are excited to bring Vuma to Durban and continue to provide Kwa-Zulu Natal with high speed open access fibre.“
Vumatel brings its community-focussed ethos, a number of additional internet service providers and investment to Durban to support the team, giving residents more options and making fibre more accessible to more people.
Check out the addition of KZN to the Vumatel coverage map and get ready to ride the pink wave.
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