Accelon was a Premier African Communication Services company offering a range of satellite based broadband Internet Services, Data and Voice communication services customized for small to large enterprises, government and public sector agencies. In 2003, Accelon achieved the distinction of the largest IT and Telecommunication sector start up in Africa and also ranks among the largest start ups in the sector globally in 2003. It also won the Best ISP of the Year in Nigeria in 2006. Accelon started with operations in Nigeria and Ghana but has extended its services to over 10 countries across Africa. Accelon was bought over by Internet Solutions a Division of Dimension Data in 2007 becoming a part of a Pan African Corporation.
Internet Solutions (IS), is Africa's leading New Age Telco, offering end to end converged communication solutions to our clients. The people at IS are passionate about constantly innovating and delivering solutions and services that are relevant and critical to their customers. These services are built on a world-class, secure, resilient infrastructure, delivered according to global best practices and effected in partnership with the world’s leading technology vendors. It is through these services and solutions that IS creates a competitive edge for their customers communication needs, and promote sustainable business growth.
The business was founded in 1992 on the principle of developing a robust infrastructure in order for corporates and other organisations to communicate. Since then, IS has established itself as a leader in this space, attracting over 80% of South Africa’s top businesses as clients. From listed companies to Non Governmental Organisations, local and national government and smaller companies, IS is enabling and evolving communications to meet the business needs of thousands of customers.
The company enjoys partnerships with major global players such as Cisco and Microsoft and holds Microsoft Gold Certification in the Hosting specialisation for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (Hosted Exchange and SharePoint) and Managed Hosting Solutions – the first South African company to achieve this accreditation and was the first company outside of the US to be certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
Today the company enjoys a leadership position as it delivers services including: Hosting, Access, Security Solutions, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Mobile Solutions, VOIS, African Solutions, Broadband, and Application Services (ASP). Recent growth in the African economy has resulted in IS spreading its services across all parts of the continent as clients demand reliable and robust networking connectivity in the African market.