Upgrade from smartphones to smart homes with fibre-to-the-home

Enjoy fast, uninterrupted entertainment when you get fibre for your home. Connect with loved ones, stream your favourite shows, and connect everything from your TV to your security system.

Our fibre network is open access which means that you have access to over 40 Internet Service Providers – giving you the freedom to choose the right package and partner for your internet needs.

We have been connecting homes for over 11 years and specialise in building last mile fibre optic networks. We don’t only lay the fibre in the ground, but we also take care of the management and operation thereafter – ensuring you are always connected.

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The SADV Journey

We deploy our fibre network to various suburbs and residential estates. Deploying fibre infrastructure can be disruptive at times so we endeavour to provide timeous progress updates for residents from our website and social media channels.

There is NO COST to property owners, tenants, Homeowners Associations (HOAs), and Body Corporates (BCs) for the provision and construction of fibre into the property – it is funded entirely by us. The only costs incurred will be for tenants or owners who sign up for a fibre service.

Fibre for Individual Homes

In order for us to roll-out a fibre network to a suburb, we require the necessary approvals from the local municipality to trench the pavements to lay fibre cables underground and connect a fibre wall box to every second home’s boundary wall. Below are the six stages we go through to get your home fibre-ready:

Show My Interest

We deploy fibre to various suburbs throughout South Africa. You can bring fibre to your area by completing our non-binding ‘Show My Interest’ survey and encourage your neighbours to do the same. Once the minimum level of interest and requirements have been met, we will start building the fibre network in your neighbourhood.

Planning

Before we can begin the physical trenching work in the area, our Planning and Design Department carefully evaluate the trench lines, to minimise disruption. We then submit this plan to Dark Fibre Africa (DFA).

Fibre deployment

Once our upstream provider has received the planning, they analyse it in accordance with their fibre network locations. Should a wayleave approval from council be needed for this build, it will be applied for at this stage.

Construction

Once wayleave has been approved by the council, the civil work will begin. Our teams put up barricading and proceed to trench the sidewalk, lay the fibre cables, reclose the trench and install the boundary wall box. They will open and close your driveways within the same day to minimise disruption and ensure you have access to your home.

Reinstatement

Once the fibre deployment is complete, we will reinstate all affected areas to their original condition. The completed work is subject to a rigorous inspection process and quality assurance. All teams that work on-site are required to take before and after photos for reference as well as ensure that work is done in a professional and neat manner.

In-home Installation

Throughout this construction process we encourage you to order a service through one of our Internet Service Providers. When the fibre is live, our teams will install the fibre into your home for you to experience high-speed internet. The installations are done into the homes on the back of an order only.

Fibre for Apartments and Buildings

In order for us to provision fibre into apartment buildings and complexes, we require the necessary authorisation and access from the body corporate, homeowners association, or residents association to enable us to find a fibre solution to best suit the needs of everyone who stays there. Below are the six stages we go through to get your home fibre-ready:

Visit

We will perform internal feasibility assessments and a survey on how best to deploy the fibre into your building or complex. During the survey, we will get an idea of what solutions are currently in the building and determine the least disruptive route to provision the fibre.

Planning

Based on the outcome of the feasibility assessment and site visit survey, the plans are submitted to the body corporate, homeowners association, or residents association for approval.

Fibre Deployment – External

Once the planning has been complete, it is then submitted to DFA. DFA then analyses the plans in accordance with their fibre network locations and plans a build route for the link between their network and your building or complex. Should a wayleave approval from council be needed for this build, it will be applied for at this stage. Once approved, DFA then kicks off their build.

Kick-off Meeting

Once the planning has been approved by the building representatives, a kick-off meeting is held with all parties involved to walk through the fibre deployment work that will be carried out.

Fibre Deployment – Internal

Once the kick-off meeting happens, the civil and fibre work begins. Once completed, all affected areas are restored to their original condition.

In-home Installation

Throughout this construction process we encourage you to order a service through one of our Internet Service Providers. When the fibre is live, our teams will install the fibre into your home for you to experience high-speed internet. The installations are done into the homes on the back of an order only.