Company:Openserve
| Openserve Logo on white background | |
| Type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications, Infrastructure |
| Headquarters | Pretoria , South Africa |
Area served | Southern Africa |
| Website | openserve |
Openserve is a South African licensed infrastructure service provider, installing FTTH infrastructure throughout South Africa and providing products and services to internet service providers.[1][2][3][4]. Openserve was founded by government owned Telkom.[5][6][7][8] and is a part of the Telkom Group[9]. Openserve offers business solutions for carrier, consumer ISP, enterprise, and global, which includes product and service offerings such as broadband, data/internet, managed services and voice.[10] In 2021, Openserve joined the Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa[11] (ISPA).
Management Structure
Openserve's management structure as of 12 August 2021[12]
| Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||
| Althon Beukes | |||||||||
| ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ | ▼ |
| Chief Regional Officer: Gauteng Central | Chief Commercial Officer | Chief Digital and
Strategy Officer |
Chief Human Resources (Acting) | Chief Network Operations | Chief Regional Officer: North Eastern Region | Chief IT Service Delivery | Chief IT Governance & Risk Officer | Chief Regional Officer: Mid Zone | Chief Regional Officer: South Zone |
| Shawn Botes | Phila Dube | Pushkar Gokhale | Justin Hughes | Robert Jorge | Selby Khuzwayo | Reubin Layman | Portia Maluleke | Morwesi Ramphenyane | Marna Wilden |
Reception and criticism
Security
In 2021, an Openserve security flaw exposed broadband subscriber information[13] after a Uniweb system contained a security vulnerability which potentially exposed broadband subscriber information to Internet service providers who were not supposed to see it.
References
- ↑ "About Openserve | Openserve". https://connect.openserve.co.za/about-openserve.
- ↑ "Openserve Fibre - Afrihost" (in en). https://www.afrihost.com/fibre/openserve/.
- ↑ "ISP Partners | Openserve". https://connect.openserve.co.za/isp-partners.
- ↑ DSL, Axxess. "Axxess - Openserve Uncapped Fibre". https://www.axxess.co.za/fibre/provider/openserve.
- ↑ "OpenServe Fibre Packages | Best Fibre ISPs ( Latest Deals 2021 ) | Coverage Map | Fibre Tiger" (in en). https://www.fibretiger.co.za/network/openserve.
- ↑ "Why Telkom created Openserve - TechCentral". https://techcentral.co.za/why-telkom-created-openserve/60524/.
- ↑ Khumalo, Sibongile. "Telkom now connects more homes with fibre than with fixed lines" (in en-US). https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/telkom-now-connects-more-homes-with-fibre-than-with-fixed-lines-20210804.
- ↑ "Openserve transforms broadband in SA with even more customer value - TechCentral". https://techcentral.co.za/openserve-transforms-broadband-in-sa-with-even-more-customer-value-opeprom/106222/.
- ↑ "Group Structure | About Us | Telkom". https://www.telkom.co.za/about_us/companyinfo/group-structure.shtml.
- ↑ "Products and services | Openserve". https://connect.openserve.co.za/products-services.
- ↑ Writer, Staff. "Openserve finally joins ISPA after 25 years" (in en-US). https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/400253-openserve-finally-joins-ispa-after-25-years.html.
- ↑ "Our leaders | Openserve". https://connect.openserve.co.za/our-leaders.
- ↑ Vermeulen, Jan. "Openserve security flaw exposes broadband subscriber information" (in en-US). https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/394561-openserve-security-flaw-exposes-broadband-subscriber-information.html.
External links
Template:South African telecommunication companies
 |  |
