Welcome to the Internet Service Providers’ Association
ISPA is a South African non profit company, and recognised Internet industry representative body. Formed in 1996, ISPA has historically served as an active industry body, facilitating exchange between the different independent Internet service providers, ICASA and other government structures, operators and other service providers in South Africa.
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Latest Press Releases
ISPA Statement: Competition Commission Summary of Findings
Released on 2019-12-04
Competition Commission’s Summary of its Findings: Data Services Market Enquiry “ISPA welcomes the publication of the Competition Commission’s Summary of its Findings and Recommendations in the Data Services Market Inquiry and in general believes that the interventions announced will be positive for competition and consumers in South Africa. ISPA wishes to emphasise the call by […]
Value of ISPA Membership Seen in LTE Switch-Off
Released on 2019-12-03
News that a leading network operator was discontinuing its fixed-LTE wholesale service offering has alarmed many Internet consumers concerned about no longer being able to access the web though their chosen Internet Service Provider (ISP). Fortunately, over 190 local ISPs are members of South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) which counts end-user protection as […]
Summer’s Here and Search’s Up!
Released on 2019-11-20
Summer’s here and school holidays are upon us. “Millions of young South Africans will soon be experiencing the lazy, hazy days of summer and with them, plenty of free time to surf both the sea and the web,” says André van der Walt, chair of SA’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). With smartphone penetration well […]
African Internet Addresses to Run Out in March 2020
Released on 2019-10-29
– Zimbabwe and Gabon more prepared than South Africa South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) says local ICT (Information and Communications Technology) service providers that don’t support the latest version of the Internet Protocol (IPv6) are potentially threatening the country’s participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). IPv4 addresses have already run out in […]
