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FirstNet: Infrastructure. Elevated

Connectivity, cloud, security and voice, designed, run and supported by one South African team, with sovereign AI built into every layer.

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FirstNet Technology Services runs four data-centre locations, a national fibre and wireless footprint, and peering from NAPAfrica to LINX London.

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Three vendors. Nobody owns it

What happens when connectivity, security and voice sit with different providers, and why one accountable partner matters.

Opening frame of the FirstNet brand film: 02:14 alerts for link down, ransomware and PBX offline
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  1. 0:00 It’s 2am. Your link is down, ransomware is spreading and the phones are dead. On screen, at 02:14 on a Saturday: link down (branch WAN offline), ransomware detected (file server encrypting), PBX offline (inbound calls failing). Three vendors. Nobody owns it.
  2. 0:06 With FirstNet, you make one call. On screen: Most providers operate in one layer. FirstNet integrates them all.
  3. 0:10 We keep you connected, whatever the network. On screen: Connectivity. Elevated: fibre, 5G and LEO satellite.
  4. 0:13 We run your private cloud here in South Africa, certified to ISO 27001. On screen: Cloud. Elevated: your private cloud, hosted in South Africa.
  5. 0:17 SD-WAN, SASE and 24/7 managed detection and response. On screen: Security. Elevated
  6. 0:20 We keep every call clear and compliant. On screen: Voice. Elevated: cloud PBX and Teams calling, compliant call recording, contact centre.
  7. 0:24 And FirstCoreAI runs your AI on sovereign South African infrastructure. On screen: FirstCoreAI. Sovereign AI, built in South Africa. Your data stays home.
  8. 0:32 All backed by national infrastructure and nearly two decades of experience. On screen: Proudly South African, a map of the network from Johannesburg and Durban to Cape Town.
  9. 0:41 FirstNet. Infrastructure. Elevated (on screen: firstnet.co.za and firstcore.ai)

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