Partners we build on.
FirstNet works with the world’s leading technology vendors, and runs their platforms for you, from our own South African network and data centres.
Why it matters
One accountable partner, the best technology underneath.
We choose partners for each layer of the stack and integrate them into one managed service, so you get enterprise technology without managing five vendors.
Cloud & data centre
Cloud & data centre
Veeam
Platinum Veeam Cloud & Service Provider. We run Veeam backup and disaster recovery as a service from our own data centres.
Backup & DR
VMware
Our private cloud platform, with direct migration from customers’ own VMware estates.
Private cloudMicrosoft
Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider: Microsoft 365, Azure and Copilot licensing, plus Hyper-V hosting and direct peering.
Microsoft licensing
Teraco
Colocation and peering in Teraco Isando, Cape Town and Riverhorse, alongside our own Durban facility.
ColocationDruva
SaaS backup for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and endpoints, with unlimited storage.
Data protectionInfinidat
InfiniBox enterprise storage underpins our private cloud and backup platforms.
Private cloudSecurity
Cyber security
Fortinet
A Fortinet partner for more than 15 years, and one of the first MSSPs in Africa to offer FortiEDR managed detection and response.
Hosted firewallsSophos
Sophos MDR monitors around the clock; FirstNet’s team responds and helps you contain, fix and recover.
Managed security
Netskope
Secure access service edge: secure web gateway, cloud app control, DLP and zero-trust access.
Secure access (SSE)Cloudflare
Web application firewall, DDoS, bot and API protection, delivered and managed by FirstNet.
Web & DDoS protectionMimecast
Email security, archiving and continuity for Microsoft 365 and on-premises mail.
Email security
SendMarc
DMARC made simple: protect your domain from spoofing and take it to full enforcement.
Email securityVoice & collaboration
Voice & collaboration
Yeastar
Winner of Yeastar’s global Hosting Partner award (Yeahs Awards 2025). We host and manage Yeastar cloud PBX.
Cloud PBX
Microsoft Teams
Operator Connect and Direct Routing: real phone numbers and calling inside Microsoft Teams.
Teams callingTruecaller for Business
Verified business caller ID that shows customers who is calling and why.
Truecaller for BusinessSmartz Solutions
Cloud contact centre: omnichannel engagement, QA, workforce management, analytics and training, delivered by FirstNet on your voice service.
Contact centreApex BI
Telephone management and call analytics: cost control, chargeback and usage reporting across your PBX or Teams.
Telephone managementCallCabinet & Smarsh
Compliance-grade call recording, archiving and analytics for regulated businesses.
Call recordingConnectivity
Connectivity & networks
Eutelsat OneWeb
Low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity, installed and managed by FirstNet through licensed partner arrangements.
LEO satelliteWIOCC · 2Africa
FirstNet was the first client on the 2Africa subsea cable’s Durban–Cape Town segment.
National & global reachPeplink
Bonded multi-link routers that keep branches and vehicles online when one link fails.
Bonded connectivitySovereign AI
Sovereign AI
FirstCore.AI
Our First Technology Group sister company runs the FirstCore.AI Factory: GPU inference hosted in FirstNet’s South African data centre.
Sovereign AIBecome a reseller
Resell FirstNet’s Veeam-powered backup and disaster recovery under your own brand.
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