• Urban Wave Internet Solutions offers both wireless and fibre packages, collaborating with top network providers to reach underserved areas.
• The company confronts South Africa’s digital divide and regulatory landscape while innovating with flexible, cost‑effective deployments.
Urban Wave Internet Solutions: Connectivity Services Overview
Urban Wave Internet Solutions offers a range of uncapped AirFibre packages for both home and business users. Home plans include Urban Home10 Basic to Urban Home50 Basic, ranging from 10Mbps/5Mbps to 50Mbps/10Mbps speeds. These are uncapped, unshaped, include a router, and have no Fair Usage Policy (urbanwave.co.za). Business packages like Urban Business50 and Business100 offer symmetric speeds, static IPv4/IPv6, uncontended service, and are available on a 24-month contract with professional router installation.
Urban Wave also acts as a fibre reseller through partnerships with Openserve, Vumatel, Frogfoot, MetroFibre, and others. Fibre packages start from 20/20Mbps and go up to 1000/250Mbps depending on the provider. All fibre installations include free setup, free activation, and a refundable router deposit. Speeds vary by coverage area, and Urban Wave provides a coverage-checking tool to assist users.
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Urban Wave Internet Solutions: Infrastructure and Regulatory Framework
Urban Wave is a licensed operator holding valid ICASA municipal-level licenses for City of Johannesburg and Sedibeng. The company’s ASN is 328745, hosted via Teraco data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town (urbanwave.co.za, PeeringDB). The ISP participates in direct peering and maintains a presence in Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX) and Cape Town Internet Exchange (CINX).
Company registration details include: Urban Wave Internet Solutions (Pty) Ltd, 84 Main Street, Walkerville, Johannesburg. Company registration number: 2019/022230/07. VAT number: 4840293932. Urban Wave is also an ISPA member and adheres to the South African Internet Service Providers’ Code of Conduct.
