Herotel Truecom is proud to announce that it is building a world-class fibre internet network in the south of Potchefstroom, after receiving approval from the local municipality. Once it is complete, Potchefstroom residents and businesses will enjoy speeds of up to 100 Mbps. This internet is faster, more reliable and offers prices far lower than ADSL, wireless or LTE. Simply put, it is game-changing internet connectivity technology.
Herotel has opted to construct a fibre network that is strung mostly along poles in the mid-block between homes, which is the preferred deployment methodology of large telecommunications companies like Verizon in the United States and British Telecoms in the UK. Putting the fibreoptic cables in the air has numerous benefits for Potchefstroom residents. We can build your network faster and, due to the cost-saving, offer you lower monthly prices for the same quality product.
Further upside for homeowners is that there is almost no need to dig up the streets or pavements in front of your houses, as many other companies choose to do. Minimal trenching may be required to cross some roads, but this won’t directly affect any homeowners.

Wessel Badenhorst, the general manager of Herotel Truecom, is proud that the fibre network is locally owned and maintained. “We are building the network with our own hands, with no need to import contractors from outside the region. All our clients can contact our office directly without going through an ISP, which acts as an unnecessary middleman. For sales and support, you will not need to deal with a national call centre that might be based in Johannesburg or Cape Town. You will talk to people from the area, real people who know where Potchefstroom is and what the community stands for.”
During the rollout in Potchefstroom, Herotel Truecom is also offering an additional perk to home-owners. “Our team members, dressed in uniform, will be approaching residents to plant poles within the servitude on their property boundary line. In gratitude for allowing us to plant a pole on their property, we will be offering a limited special pro- motion to those residents who assist us first,” he says.

Badenhorst says, “The Potchefstroom fibre network represents a technological investment in the local community, which will improve access to education and entertainment and open new business opportunities. As a further bonus to homeowners, it has been proven that access to fibre increases the value of property over time.’
”The network will be built in sections, which means that we aim to connect the first suburbs within the next three months. The entire project should be completed within six to nine months after that.”