- Offers managed communication solutions for retail, financial, and industrial sectors
- Develops proprietary devices integrating SD-WAN, Wi-Fi, VoIP, and SCADA functions
Metacom: Integrated platforms for business communications
Metacom (Pty) Limited is a South African technology company that delivers secure communication infrastructure through purpose-built hardware and software. Based in Cape Town, it provides managed network services to clients across Africa and selected international markets. The company’s core offering centres on enabling reliable connections between remote business locations and their central systems.
Metacom’s engineering team develops its own line of routers and edge devices. These products support SD-WAN, voice over IP, Wi-Fi, digital signage, SCADA control, and retail point-of-sale systems. The company’s flagship MC7000 series consolidates several technologies into a single unit, reducing on-site complexity and enabling centralised control. Each device connects to Metacom’s hosting infrastructure through dual redundant channels using private APNs or secure VPNs.
The company operates a 24/7 monitoring centre and supports over 30,000 devices across 20 countries. Its customers include banks, fast-food chains, hospitals, and energy utilities. By integrating communication functions into one platform, Metacom helps its clients lower operational risk and reduce latency in data transmission.
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Metacom: Meeting industry demands with simplified deployment
Africa’s communication landscape faces several structural challenges. Many regions lack consistent high-speed internet or electrical grid access, while remote locations require secure and cost-effective communications for critical operations. Businesses in banking, industrial automation, and retail depend on fast, reliable data exchange between distributed endpoints.
Metacom addresses this demand with a vertical service model. Its in-house engineering, manufacturing, and hosting capabilities ensure it can respond quickly to technical shifts and client needs. This model eliminates the need for multiple service vendors and reduces integration complexity.The company’s solutions align with a broader move in the industry toward edge computing and network consolidation. Firms are shifting from traditional multi-device deployments to integrated platforms that require fewer components and less maintenance. Metacom’s hardware supports this by combining routing, switching, and application services into one appliance, with web-based management tools providing real-time visibility.
The company remains privately owned and continues to invest in research and development. It employs local manufacturing and operates its own network core, which improves service resilience and autonomy from third-party infrastructure.
