CIVH has swung to profitability after the implementation of Vodacom’s landmark Maziv fibre transaction.
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Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare says the Vodacom deal has given the fibre group the firepower to expand at scale.
Low-cost uncapped fibre is reshaping South Africa’s broadband market, promising to narrow the digital divide.
South Africa’s fibre market is entering an “Open Access 2.0” era shaped by scale, behaviour and enforcement.
Vodacom is still awaiting final approval for its acquisition of a 30% co-controlling stake in fibre operator Maziv.
Maziv is expanding South Africa’s fibre backbone, driving inclusion, innovation and economic growth through open access.
Maziv wants to connect thousands of base stations in South Africa that are not already connected to fibre.
Maziv subsidiary DFA has transmitted 1.6Tbit/s on a single wavelength over a 40km stretch of its core Gauteng network.
The Vodacom-Maziv deal is finally over the line after three-and-a-half years of regulatory scrutiny.
Market consolidation in South Africa’s telecoms sector is “long overdue”, MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has said.