MWEB

MWEB
Industry Telecommunications
Founded January 1997[1]
Headquarters Cape Town, South Africa
Key people
 Derek Hershaw, CEO [2]
Products ADSL Broadband Services, WiFi, Small Business Services, Business Services, Home Use, Gaming, Web Hosting, Cloud, VoIP and email services
Website mweb.co.za

MWEB was founded in 1997 and is today South Africa’s second largest Internet Service Provider (ISP).[3] MWEB offers a range of internet access offerings, differentiated tools and services to approximately 320 000 customers. The company's main division, MWEB Connect, is focused on the Residential and Small business market.

History

As one of the first Internet Service Providers in South Africa, MWEB launched dial-up internet in South Africa with the Big Black Box in 1997, which was issued with a copy of tech expert Arthur Goldstuck's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet,[4] the best selling tech book in South Africa at the time. In 2004 it also launched Polka, a low cost ISP.[5] A year later, the South African division of Italian owned ISP Tiscali was acquired by MWEB.[6] In 2006 its 3G mobile data offerings were launched and the company resold products from two of SA's largest mobile networks.[7] The company was later first to launch Uncapped ADSL in 2010,[8] and brought the global Fon WiFi network [9][10][11] to South Africa in 2014. In 2015, the company was restructured to focus mainly on the residential and small business market.

Company Structure

MWEB is owned by Multichoice South Africa, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Naspers media group. MWEB has 30% Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment shareholders. The ISP operates nationally, with its headquarters in Cape Town and offices in the cities of Johannesburg and Durban. The company has five retail stores in South Africa, in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, and Durban.

External links

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ http://whoswho.co.za/derek-hershaw-915603
  3. ↑ http://www.mweb.co.za/aboutus/CorporateOverview/Milestones.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.marklives.com/2012/07/brand-journeys-mweb-not-quite-just-like-that/
  5. ↑ http://www.mweb.com/who_history.aspx
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ http://www.mweb.co.za/aboutus/CorporateOverview/Milestones.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.saha.org.za/resources/docs/FreedomHouse.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.fon.com
  10. ↑ http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/technology/2014/01/20/mweb-targets-wifi-subscriber-growth-on-fon-partnership
  11. ↑ http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/2014/01/16/fon-times-ahead---mweb-partners-with-wifi-giant
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