Metrofibre Networx readies itself to take a greater stake in the local fibre market

MetroFibre Networx, the locally owned and managed open access fibre network and broadband fibre provider, is posturing to take a slice of the Fibre to the Home (FTTH) market, while also extending its globally compliant network and services to local service providers.

Established in 2010, as a provider of dark fibre or layer 2 fibre for ISP’s and telecommunications companies, MetroFibre today boasts a strong leadership team where at the helm it has Executive Chairman and CEO Steve Booysen, formerly CEO at ABSA Bank, and founding members CTO Johan van der Lith and Eugene Slabbert Head of Network Planning and Project Management, as well as CFO Hendrik Opperman, Head of Sales Gary Webster, Head of Operations Wallis Short and Head of Human Resources Ntsiki Ntuli.