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.

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.

Certified partners

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 cloud

Microsoft

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.

Colocation

Druva

SaaS backup for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and endpoints, with unlimited storage.

Data protection

Infinidat

InfiniBox enterprise storage underpins our private cloud and backup platforms.

Private cloud

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 firewalls

Sophos

Sophos MDR monitors around the clock; FirstNet’s team responds and helps you contain, fix and recover.

Managed security

Cloudflare Zero Trust

Zero trust access, secure web gateway, cloud app control and DLP, replacing the VPN.

Secure access (SSE)

Cloudflare

Web application firewall, DDoS, bot and API protection, delivered and managed by FirstNet.

Web & DDoS protection

Mimecast

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 security

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 calling

Zoom

Zoom Phone and Zoom Contact Centre, connected to FirstNet voice services.

Zoom Phone

Truecaller for Business

Verified business caller ID that shows customers who is calling and why.

Truecaller for Business

Smartz Solutions

Cloud contact centre: omnichannel engagement, QA, workforce management, analytics and training, delivered by FirstNet on your voice service.

Contact centre

Apex BI

Telephone management and call analytics: cost control, chargeback and usage reporting across your PBX or Teams.

Telephone management

CallCabinet & Smarsh

Compliance-grade call recording, archiving and analytics for regulated businesses.

Call recording

Connectivity & networks

Eutelsat OneWeb

Low-earth-orbit satellite connectivity, installed and managed by FirstNet through licensed partner arrangements.

LEO satellite

WIOCC · 2Africa

FirstNet was the first client on the 2Africa subsea cable’s Durban–Cape Town segment.

National & global reach

Peplink

Certified Partner. Bonded multi-link routers that keep branches, vehicles and remote sites online across fibre, 5G and LEO satellite.

Bonded connectivity

Purple

Branded guest Wi‑Fi that turns visits into customer insight.

Guest Wi-Fi

Sovereign AI

FirstCoreAI

FirstNet’s AI business unit, FirstCoreAI, runs the AI Factory: GPU inference hosted in FirstNet’s South African data centre.

Sovereign AI

Become a reseller

Resell FirstNet’s Veeam-powered backup and disaster recovery under your own brand.

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