DFA targets 20 000 fibre connections in 2015

Jun 2, 2015

DFA aims to establish 20 000 business connections by March 2016, the end of its current financial year. This is significantly more than the company currently has in its fibre to the business network.These connections will provide businesses across South Africa with...

DFA rolls out fibre to KZN

Dec 2, 2014

DFA recently launched its Umhlanga Tachyon Node, in La Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal. The hosting facility will act as an aggregation point for Internet service providers (ISPs) to provide businesses in the area with a cost-effective way to easily access high-speed broadband...

Dark Fibre Africa refinances debt facilities

Jul 8, 2014

Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has entered into a refinancing agreement with a syndicate of lenders to provide R3,5-billion of corporate debt facilities. “We are pleased to be receiving this refinancing from a syndicate of lenders made up of existing and new funders,” says...

XDSL extends footprint with DFA’s fibre

Apr 14, 2014

XDSL, a local Internet service provider (ISP), has entered into an agreement with Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and Conduct, DFA’s last-mile fibre network subsidiary. The agreement provides XDSL with access to DFA’s 8 000km of installed fibre, increasing the footprint and...