Digital connectivities

In Cape Town

Cape Town is fast becoming the most digitally connected city in Africa.

Since 2014, the City has made significant advances in harnessing the power of technology. The municipality has to date installed fibre­optic cables with a combined length of over 800km and has provided accelerated internet access to over 1 million people through nearly 400 free Wi-Fi zones spread out across the metro.

By 2021, the City’s broadband project will deliver a fully functional, municipal-owned fibre-optic network that will serve the entire metro area.

The City’s public Wi-Fi service and other digital inclusion projects are part of a broader Digital City Strategy, which aims to make Cape Town the most digitally connected city in Africa. Other elements of the strategy include investment in digital infrastructure, digital business initiatives, and a focus on digital government.

Commercial telecommunications services

The City provides telecommunications infrastructure and backhaul services to commercial operators. Our services can be flexibly combined to enable commercial telecommunications companies to extend their own networks across the City’s infrastructure, and so provide high speed broadband service anywhere in the metro area.

Telecommunications client services

Email: citytelecoms.clientservices@capetown.gov.za

Visit

Cape Town offers an incredible variety of places to visit and things to do. From Blue Flag beaches to award-winning wine and everything in between. This beautiful city is nestled at the foothills of one of the New7Wonders of Nature, Table Mountain.

Study

Cape Town is Africa’s most desirable city for students. Now that you can study virtually from anywhere, why not do it from Cape Town with some of the most picturesque college campuses in South Africa.

Work

Cape Town is among the world’s top cities for remote working. The Mother City ranked 16th out of 75 cities in a recent study by global housing rental platform Nestpick. The index score was based on factors including cost of living, infrastructure, leisure activities, and overall liveability.

Invest

The world is moving to emerging markets, looking to grow into the future, and Cape Town is at the forefront of this movement. A stable and growing economy, the province was named the 8th strongest economy in the entire continent in 2016.

Play

Cape Town is an adventure seeker’s paradise. You could stay for weeks and still not tick off all the activities on offer. From paragliding to kayaking, kitesurfing and sand boarding, Cape town offers all the high speed thrills.