Fixed Mobile Telecoms

Name

Fixed Mobile Telecoms

Legal name

Fixed Mobile Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://fixedmobile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Midrand

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Digital Infrastructure Services (XaaS): Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) model providing managed connectivity, security, voice, and cloud solutions. Designed to reduce capital expenditure and simplify IT operations for clients. Services are fully managed, entirely scalable, and delivered as-a-service.
2. IP Transit Services: Direct access to global internet routes via undersea cable systems. Provides low-latency, high-capacity connectivity to carriers, ISPs, and WISPs with guaranteed uptime.
3. National Long Distance (NLD) Backbone Services: Nationwide backbone infrastructure providing high-capacity reach across South Africa with route diversity. Offered to carriers and ISPs with 100% bandwidth availability guarantees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fixed Mobile Telecoms (FMT) is a South African Managed Digital Infrastructure Service Provider delivering connectivity, security, voice, and cloud solutions under an Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) model. Its core infrastructure assets include IP Transit services with direct access to six active undersea cable systems and a National Long Distance (NLD) backbone spanning South Africa with self-healing, fully redundant architecture guaranteeing 100% bandwidth availability. Services are sold directly to enterprises, carriers, ISPs, WISPs, and channel partners.

Product overview

Fixed Mobile Telecoms (FMT) is a Managed Digital Infrastructure Service Provider offering a unified portfolio of connectivity, security, voice, and cloud solutions delivered via an Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) model. The portfolio centers on three core infrastructure products: IP Transit (providing direct global internet access via undersea cables including WACS, EASSy, Seacom, Equiano, SAT-3/SAFE, and ACE), the National Long Distance (NLD) Backbone (nationwide high-capacity infrastructure with full redundancy), and Carrier Services (designed for carriers, ISPs, and WISPs with 100% uptime guarantees). These are supported by Managed Digital Infrastructure Services covering end-to-end connectivity, security, voice, and cloud, all delivered as managed services backed by proactive support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IP Transit Direct access to global internet routes via six active undersea cable systems (WACS, EASSy, Seacom, Equiano, SAT-3/SAFE, ACE), providing low-latency and high-capacity connectivity for carriers, ISPs, and WISPs.
• National Long Distance (NLD) Backbone Nationwide high-capacity backbone spanning South Africa with diverse, fully redundant routes guaranteeing 100% bandwidth availability even under failure conditions, sold to carriers and ISPs.
• Carrier Services Network solutions designed for carriers, ISPs, and WISPs featuring 100% guaranteed uptime, intelligent core network, engineer-to-engineer support, and flexible contracts.
• Managed Digital Infrastructure Services End-to-end managed solutions in connectivity, security, voice, and cloud that are fully managed, entirely scalable, and delivered as-a-service for enterprise customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% bandwidth availability guarantee even under failure conditions

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ISPA (Internet Service Provider's Association)minorOthersFMT is a proud member of ISPA and upholds the ISPA Code of Conduct. ISPA serves as FMT's nominated agent for purpose of receiving notifications. ISPA PO Box 518, Noordwyk, 1687, Tel: 010 500 1200.
• WAPA (Wireless Access Providers Association)minorOthersFMT displays WAPA membership logo on website, indicating membership in the Wireless Access Providers Association for industry collaboration and recognition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Liquid Intelligent Technologies: Pan-African wholesale fiber and IP Transit operator owned by Cassava Technologies. Directly comparable to FMT because it sells wholesale connectivity, IP Transit, and managed network services to carriers and enterprises across multiple African markets, competing head-to-head in South Africa.
• BCX: South African managed services and enterprise connectivity provider, subsidiary of Telkom. Comparable to FMT's managed digital infrastructure and enterprise business because it delivers integrated connectivity, voice, and managed services to enterprise and public sector customers.
• Seacom: Operates one of the submarine cables FMT accesses (Seacom) and sells IP Transit, fiber, and managed connectivity across Africa. Directly comparable as both a cable operator and a wholesale/enterprise connectivity provider competing for similar carrier and enterprise customers.
• Internet Solutions (NTT Data): South African enterprise and carrier connectivity provider, part of NTT/Dimension Data. Directly comparable because it sells managed connectivity, IP Transit, and enterprise network services to a similar South African customer base of enterprises, carriers, and ISPs.
• Openserve: Wholesale infrastructure division of Telkom South Africa, providing fixed-line backbone, NLD, and wholesale IP services to carriers and ISPs. Directly comparable to FMT's wholesale NLD backbone and IP Transit offerings in the South African carrier market.
• Dark Fibre Africa: South African wholesale open-access fiber infrastructure provider (now part of Vodacom). Comparable to FMT's NLD backbone business because it provides long-haul fiber routes and managed capacity to carriers and ISPs across South Africa.
• Vox Telecom: South African managed services and connectivity provider serving SMEs, enterprises, and channel partners. Comparable to FMT's enterprise and channel partner XaaS business because it sells managed connectivity, voice, and cloud via direct and partner channels.

Broad incumbents

• Vodacom Business: Enterprise and wholesale division of Vodacom, one of South Africa's largest mobile operators. Comparable to FMT as a broad incumbent offering enterprise connectivity, managed services, and wholesale capacity, though bundled with Vodacom's mobile and consumer footprint.
• Telkom South Africa: Largest incumbent fixed-line operator in South Africa and parent of Openserve and BCX. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes across FMT's IP Transit, NLD, and managed enterprise services lines, with significantly greater infrastructure and capital resources.
• MTN GlobalConnect: International wholesale and infrastructure arm of MTN Group. Comparable to FMT as a broad incumbent selling wholesale IP Transit, NLD, and managed connectivity across Africa, but operates at significantly larger scale and across multiple countries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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