Afrihost is a South African
Internet Service Provider (ISP) providing a number of services, including
ADSL broadband,
fibre
Fiber or fibre (from la, fibra, links=no) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate ...
,
fixed wireless, mobile services and
web hosting. A proposed merger with Cool Ideas, another ISP, has been approved by regulators.
The company was established in 2000 by CEO
Gian Visser
Gian Visser (born 1975) is a South African entrepreneur and innovator in the internet services sector of South Africa. Visser is the current CEO and co-founder of Afrihost and has won several awards for his work in the telecommunications sector. ...
,
Brendan Armstrong and Peter Meintjes, who were later joined by Greg Payne (former COO of
Internet Solutions). Originally a web hosting and general
IT services
Information technology service management (ITSM) is the activities that are performed by an organization to design, build, deliver, operate and control information technology (IT) services offered to customers.
Differing from more technology-o ...
company, the firm joined the broadband market in 2009. The original executives have since been joined by Angus MacRobert, former CEO of Internet Solutions and joint CEO of Vox Telecom. Dean Suchard, formerly CFO of
Dimension Data, joined the board as Financial Director in 2016.
Services
In 2000, Afrihost offered
web hosting services.
As of 2018, it is a broadband and telecoms service provider as well, which offers
ADSL,
VDSL,
broadband,
fiber-to-the-home
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,
mobile voice and
mobile data services.
In 2011, Afrihost acquired Axxess, an ISP founded in 1997 which offers
FTTH (Fibre) Internet services through most service providers including
OpenServe and
Vumatel.
MTN Group's purchase and sale of stake in Afrihost
In 2014,
MTN Group purchased 50.02% of Afrihost's shares for R408 million. However, in 2016, MTN Group sold its stake in Afrihost.
Accomplishments
In 2017, Afrihost won various industry awards for its Fibre and ADSL offerings, as well as for its customer care.
See also
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Internet in South Africa
References
External links
The Afrihost Story
Telecommunications companies of South Africa
Internet service providers of Africa
Companies based in Johannesburg
Internet service providers of South Africa
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