Reflex will deploy Nokia’s Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) solution to modernise and scale its network, enabling faster onboarding of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and delivering a better broadband experience for South African businesses and communities.
Reflex will benefit from more efficient use of space and power, while ensuring their network is future-ready for continued expansion across the country.
South Africa faces a growing demand for high-speed broadband services, driven by digital transformation in both urban and rural areas. However, underserved regions remain a significant challenge.
By replacing its current BNGs with Nokia’s scalable solution, Reflex is positioned to bridge the digital divide, empowering more ISPs to reach communities nationwide.
According to research, expanding broadband access could significantly enhance the African economy, emphasising the importance of investments like these.
The Nokia BNG solution directly addresses the challenges of network scalability, efficiency, and environmental impact, enabling Reflex to support South Africa’s evolving connectivity needs sustainably.
“Working with partners like Reflex from Myriad Group, which recognizes the importance of Neutral Host models providing flexible and scalable networks, is crucial in addressing the connectivity challenges across South Africa,” says Toni Pellegrino, MD of South Africa and head of network infrastructure for southern and eastern Africa at Nokia.
“By replacing the legacy BNGs and investing in our Nokia 7750 Service Router platform, Reflex can onboard multiple ISPs and their subscribers with minimal equipment’s needs, lowering up-front investment, reducing energy use and supporting a more sustainable and inclusive digital future.”
Charles Castle, commercial and sales executive at Reflex Carrier Solutions, comments: “Reflex’s mission is to give every ISP in South Africa an instant, carrier-grade on-ramp to a truly Tier 1 network. Being a value-added reseller of Nokia, we believe in the solutions they provide so much that we deploy it in our core network ourselves.
“By integrating Nokia’s 7750 SR-1 Broadband Network Gateways and carrier-grade NAT into the Reflex backbone, we are adding capacity and intelligence while reducing space, power and complexity. The result is a future-ready platform that is scalable, secure and always-on – delivering unrivalled uptime, rock-solid redundancy and the high-speed performance our partners need, to grow with confidence.
“With Nokia as our technology partner, Reflex can light up new services for ISPs nationwide in days instead of months, ensuring that the ISPs who rely on our VISP offering – and the communities they serve – enjoy the best possible broadband experience today and far into the future, supported by our highly accredited local engineering teams,” Castle adds.
Reflex’s deployment is based on Nokia’s 7750 SR-1 platform, integrated with Carrier-Grade NAT (CG-NAT). With this rollout, Reflex will not only expand its network across South Africa but also optimise operations, enabling a faster, more reliable and more inclusive digital economy.