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| FNO | Ratings | Overall average | Value | Reliability | Support | Technical | Comms | Staff | Business processes | Software Systems | Open access | Optimism | Promoting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123NET | 1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| Balwin Fibre | 3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Clear Access | 2 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Connectivity Services Fibre | 1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Dark Fibre Africa | 24 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
| DNATel | 3 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| Evotel | 4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| FibreSuburb Networks | 2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
| Frogfoot | 30 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Garden Route Fibre Network | 2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Huge Networks | 1 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Internect | 3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| Lightspeed (Cybersmart) | 3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Lightstruck | 8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| Link Africa | 17 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Link Layer | 6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Linteg | 3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | 9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Mesh Telecom | 2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Metrofibre | 24 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Mitsol | 4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| MTN | 6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Netstream | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Octotel | 17 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Open Fibre | 2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Openserve | 38 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Purple Forest Fibre | 1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Route Networks | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Seacom FibreCo | 5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| Teralink Networks | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thinkspeed | 5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| TT Connect | 7 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Vodacom | 8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| Vumatel | 25 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Waterfall Access Networks | 3 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| Zoom Fibre | 3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| FNO | Ratings | Overall average | Value | Reliability | Support | Technical | Comms | Staff | Business processes | Software Systems | Open access | Optimism | Promoting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwin Fibre | 2 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Clear Access | 2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Dark Fibre Africa | 28 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| DNATel | 1 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Evotel | 4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| FibreSuburb Networks | 1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |
| Frogfoot | 25 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Huge Networks | 2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Internect | 2 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Lightspeed (Cybersmart) | 6 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Lightstruck | 5 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.0 |
| Link Africa | 9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Link Layer | 3 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Linteg | 3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | 9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Mesh Telecom | 2 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 |
| Metrofibre | 18 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Mitsol | 2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| MTN | 5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Netstream | 2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Octotel | 12 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Open Fibre | 4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Openserve | 29 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| Purple Forest Fibre | 3 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
| Seacom FibreCo | 6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| Teralink Networks | 3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Thinkspeed | 5 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| TT Connect | 6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| Vodacom | 9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Vumatel | 21 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Waterfall Access Networks | 3 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
| Zoom Fibre | 7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 |
| FNO | Ratings | Overall average | Value | Reliability | Support | Technical | Comms | Staff | Business processes | Software Systems | Open access | Optimism | Promoting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123NET | 2 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Balwin Fibre | 5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Clear Access | 3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5.7 | 7 | 6 | 4.7 | 7 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Comtel | 3 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| Connectivity Services | 2 | 6.4 | 5 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Dark Fibre Africa | 27 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 7 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| DNATel | 6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5 |
| Evotel | 12 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| FibreGeeks | 4 | 7.4 | 6 | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| FibreSuburb Networks | 3 | 6 | 6.3 | 7 | 7 | 6.3 | 6 | 6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 6 | 6 |
| Frogfoot | 30 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| Gaia Fibonacci Fibre | 2 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Huge TNS | 2 | 4.4 | 4 | 5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 |
| Internect (FairCape) | 1 | 8.8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Lightspeed (Cybersmart) | 5 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Lightstruck | 8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Link Africa | 13 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Link Layer | 5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Linteg Fibre | 1 | 2.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | 15 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7 |
| meshTelecom | 1 | 4.6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Metrofibre | 22 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Mitsol | 3 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 7 | 7 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| MTN | 10 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Netstream | 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Octotel | 17 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Open Fibre | 10 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.5 |
| Openserve | 38 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 6 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Purple Forest | 3 | 7 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 9 | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Seacom FibreCo | 6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7 | 6.2 | 7 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Teralink Networks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thinkspeed | 9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| TT Connect | 7 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Unifibre | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Vodacom South Africa | 7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3 | 3.9 | 3 | 4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Vumatel | 24 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Waterfall Access Networks | 2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
| Zoom Fibre | 7 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
ISPA has been alerted to a scam where individuals impersonating ISPA staff make false claims about phone numbers linked to fraudulent activities. Victims are pressured to visit an office in Midrand, with repeated calls from different numbers. ISPA does not contact the public in this manner and does not have offices in Midrand.
If you receive such a call, do not provide personal information, end the call, and report the incident to SAPS.
