Afrihost

Introduction

Technology is playing a huge part in changing how small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) operate. One of the technologies doing this is fibre. Fibre technology allows businesses to operate online applications, connects employees and allows customers to stay connected while in the store. The only thing SMEs need to figure out is which fibre is best for them.

What is Fibre?

Fibre is an optic internet connection which sends data at high speeds using fibre optic cables. The cables are installed by a fibre optics installer and companies which provide fibre infrastructure are called fibre infrastructure providers (FSPs).

Fibre infrastructure is also ideal for helping support remote teams in small businesses. The technology helps teams share files quickly from any location and enables the use of cloud-based tools.

Finding the right fibre provider is more than just choosing the cheapest offer but rather choosing a provider who understands your needs. An ideal option for SMEs is, Afrihost.

What is Afrihost?

Afrihost is a leading Internet Service Provider (ISP) and telecoms company in South Africa. With its fibre offering, Afrihost operates as an ISP using existing physical cables laid by various network operators (like Openserve, Vumatel, and Frogfoot) to deliver fast, low-latency broadband.

What Does Afrihost Offer SMEs?

Afrihost offers SMEs uncapped, unshaped, and unthrottled fibre packages over South Africa’s major open-access networks. While they specialize in residential lines that double as cost-effective business solutions, SMEs can add business-critical features like UPS power backups and uncapped LTE for failover to maintain uninterrupted connectivity.

 

Main Features

Uncapped, Unthrottled Data: Afrihost ensures there are no usage thresholds or hidden limits, ensuring your team stays online all month.

Flexible Speeds: Afrihost provides symmetrical upload and download speeds ranging from basic 15 Mbps up to 1 Gbps depending on your local coverage area.

Month-to-Month Contracts: No long-term lock-ins, giving you the agility to scale your bandwidth or cancel if your business needs change.

Hardware Inclusions: Free installation and activation on selected networks, plus a free dual-band Wi-Fi router for new sign-ups.

Max Uptime: Through the Afrihost Max service, you can add an uncapped LTE SIM and a Mini-UPS to keep your router running during load shedding or fibre outages.

Max VIP: This offering enables you to add two UPS devices and two Mesh Wi-Fi points for larger office spaces.

Priority Support: Afrihost offers direct, expedited assistance via WhatsApp, calls, and callbacks.

Pricing

The price is affected by the fibre infrastructure. Afrihost broadband fibre works with 24 fibre infrastructures and those include Openserve, Vumatel, Frogfoot, Octotel and Metrofibre, to name a few.

Openserve – Approximately one week installation period. Prices range from R497 per month for 30Mbps up to R1497 per month for 500Mbps (upload speed).

Vuma – Approximately one week installation period. Prices range from R517 per month for 30Mbps up to R2497 per month for 1000Mbps (upload speed).

Frogfoot – Approximately one week installation period. Prices range from R687 per month for 60Mbps up to R1657 per month for 1000Mbps.

MetroFibre Nexus – Approximately one week installation period. Prices range from R497 per month for 30Mbps up to R1447 per month for 1000Mbps (upload speed).

Pros and Cons

Pros

Wide coverage
Month-to-month contracts
Uncapped data
Variety of speeds

Cons

Fibre availability is based on area coverage
Potential downtime
FAQs

This will depend on the turnaround for your installation and activation. Once the line has been installed in your premises it can take up to 5 days for the provider to activate your line. Each provider has a different lead time for installation and activation.

No, Afrihost Fibre uses fiber optic cables which are completely separate from traditional copper telephone lines.

It depends on your router. Most modern routers are compatible with Fibre connections. However, Afrihost may offer a Fibre-specific router for optimal performance.

No, all pure fibre packages are uncapped, unshaped and unthrottled – There are no usage thresholds so you can use as much data as you like, whenever you like.

A delivery fee of R249.00 will only be charged if you take a WiFi router as part of your order.

Cancellation fees may apply if you terminate your contract before the end of the term. Check the terms and conditions of your specific package for details.

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