DFA / Dark Fibre Africa fiber services

South African open-access metro and intercity dark fiber, with leased pairs and named long-haul data-center corridors. Provider source

Africa

Verified 11 Nov 2026

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Coverage and service facts

Service region Primary geography of the fiber or optical offer. Global marks cross-region networks.: Africa 1
Markets / corridors Countries, metros and corridors named in the provider’s product or network documents.: South Africa; long-haul corridors include Teraco Isando–River Horse Valley and Great Westerford–Yzerfontein 2 3
Documented offer Dark fiber, wavelength, or both, as the provider sells them.: Dark fiber 1
Published reach Metro, long haul, or both, as the provider describes its network.: Metro + long haul 2 3
Route footprint mi Published route miles in the provider’s own unit. Footprint scope gives the date and coverage.: Not published
Route footprint km Published route kilometers. Other network-length measures sit in Footprint scope.: Not published
Footprint scope What the network figure measures, where and when, in the provider’s own terms.: 14,000 km dark fibre network across South Africa. 1
Metro markets Number of metro markets the provider publishes.: Not published
DC reach Data centers the provider connects. DC scope says whether they are on-net, connected or serviceable.: Not published
DC scope / access On-net, connected or serviceable, with the region covered and named facilities.: Long-haul routes to Teraco Isando, River Horse Valley and Great Westerford. 3
Commercial terms Lease, IRU and contract options as the provider states them.: Metro: 1–5, 10 or 15-year work orders; long haul: 5, 10 or 15 years 2 3
Fiber specification ITU-T fiber standards the provider names for its dark fiber.: Not published
Engineering / delivery Topology, testing, monitoring, restoration and delivery targets the provider publishes.: Customer supplies the transmission equipment; access builds and cross-connects are quoted separately. 2 3
Wavelength / spectrum offer Optical speeds and spectrum options the provider sells.: Not published
Build / expansion evidence Dated route builds and expansions, with their stage: planned, under construction or live.: Not published
Ownership / legacy network Acquisitions and mergers behind the provider’s current name.: Not published
AI / hyperscaler project Named AI and hyperscaler fiber deals and builds, with announcement dates.: Not published

Source documents

Every fact above comes from these operator documents, checked on the dates shown.

DFA open-access network — published geography and network length accessed 2026-11-11
DFA Peregrine Metro — current terms and handoff accessed 2026-11-11
DFA Peregrine Long Haul — named routes, endpoints and exclusions accessed 2026-11-11

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