Press ReleaseNokia and fibertime accelerate roll-out of fiber broadband access to underserved townships across South AfricaNokia fiber access and IP solutions help fibertime connect 400,000 homes in underserved townships and communities to high-speed broadband access. Nokia solutions allow fibertime to provide affordable broadband access to millions of low-income customers, many connecting for the very first time. 6 October 2025Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that fibertime is expanding its fiber broadband access footprint to include an additional 400,000 homes located across South Africa’s underserved communities. Under the agreement, fibertime will deploy Nokia’s Lightspan access nodes and Wi-Fi 6 enabled fiber access points, using Nokia’s ONT Easy Start to automate and simplify the fiber modem activation process and streamline deployments. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale.