{"id":835135,"date":"2025-09-04T08:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=835135"},"modified":"2025-09-04T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:50:57","slug":"afrihost-the-top-isp-and-hosting-provider-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/835135\/afrihost-the-top-isp-and-hosting-provider-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrihost \u2013 The top ISP and hosting provider in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Afrihost is the winner of the 2025 MyBroadband Awards for ISP of the Year and Hosting Provider of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These awards are given based on several important criteria \u2013 including having a wide range of services, high customer ratings, and excellent service quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrihost.com\/?utm_source=Article&amp;utm_medium=BusinessTech&amp;utm_term=September+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to learn more about Afrihost\u2019s offerings.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>MyBroadband assessed South Africa\u2019s top ISPs and hosting providers based on these criteria and found that Afrihost was the clear leader in both categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, this is the third year running that Afrihost has won the ISP of the Year award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This highlights how dedicated Afrihost is to leading South Africa\u2019s ISP industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World-class ISP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Afrihost entered the ISP sector in 2009 by offering DSL products that were considerably more affordable than anything else on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this successful introduction, Afrihost expanded its offerings to include fibre, fixed LTE, fixed 5G, ADSL, and mobile solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these solutions was specially tailored based on feedback and studies into what South African customers wanted and needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to this, Afrihost has become the preeminent ISP in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading hosting provider<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While Afrihost has made a considerable name for itself as a leader in the ISP sector, it was originally founded as a hosting provider in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It made its name by offering solutions at half the price of competing products, and played a key role in making hosting services available to more South Africans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This positioned it as a paradigm-changing presence within South Africa\u2019s internet ecosystem \u2013 a title it has retained to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on this innovation and dedication to customer service, Afrihost is the deserving winner of the 2025 MyBroadband Awards for ISP of the Year and Hosting Provider of the 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