Two fibre network operators (FNOs) quietly slipped into South Africa’s top 10 by homes passed during 2025.
Cynk Group’s Net Nine Nine and Finnfund-backed Fibertime increased their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) coverage to 300,000 and 250,000 homes, respectively.
The two companies have been around for several years, but ramped up rollouts in 2025, while the more established major FNOs slowed down expansions.
Net Nine Nine expanded its network to include areas in eight of the nine provinces in South Africa during the…
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