--- title: "Gigabit fibre arrives in Joburg township for R5/day" url: https://daily.dev/posts/gigabit-fibre-arrives-in-joburg-township-for-r5-day-qdrxqwaj3 source_url: https://techcentral.co.za/gigabit-fibre-arrives-in-joburg-township-for-r5-day/283069 type: article source: "TechCentral" published: 2026-06-26T08:07:53.061Z updated: 2026-06-26T08:08:14.183Z reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Gigabit fibre arrives in Joburg township for R5/day **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fibertime, the pay-as-you-go township fibre network founded by Alan Knott-Craig, has demonstrated gigabit download speeds (1Gbit/s) on its network in Alexandra, Johannesburg — well above its advertised 100Mbit/s plan priced at R5/day. The company now covers 470,000 connected homes across 53 townships in 13 cities, making it the third-largest fibre network operator in South Africa by connected homes. Fibertime plans to upgrade all its networks to gigabit capacity within 12 months. The service uses Nokia fibre access nodes, Wi-Fi routers with load-shedding batteries, and R5 vouchers sold at local spaza shops instead of monthly contracts, backed by Nokia, Finnfund, and Rand Merchant Bank. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [5G expected to reshape South Africa’s wireless broadband market](https://daily.dev/posts/5g-expected-to-reshape-south-africa-s-wireless-broadband-market-g4lkqstsn) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [DFA claims ‘world first’ 1.6Tbit/s fibre trial in South Africa](https://daily.dev/posts/dfa-claims-world-first-1-6tbit-s-fibre-trial-in-south-africa-d3r0kcswr) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Frogfoot raises billions to expand township fibre roll-out](https://daily.dev/posts/frogfoot-raises-billions-to-expand-township-fibre-roll-out-eyusdwlsg) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gigabit-fibre-arrives-in-joburg-township-for-r5-day-qdrxqwaj3)