Serving our community and furthering global best practice in education and research in Africa

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Serving our community and furthering global best practice in education and research in Africa

NetworkServiceImpact

Growing education in Africa through exceptional Internet and Information Technology services

Find out more about our services

Growing education in Africa through exceptional Internet and Information Technology services

NetworkServiceImpact

Evolving our network and building trust in line with international best practice

Find out more about our impact

Evolving our network and building trust in line with international best practice

TENET | Tertiary Education & Research Network of South Africa

For two decades, TENET has provided outstanding research and education networking services to enable collaborative inter-networking by universities, science councils and associated research institutions.

Our in-depth understanding of the higher education space enables us to continue to grow our service offerings in line with international best practice and the changing needs of higher education in Africa.

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A day in the life of TENET’s Service Support Centre

08 Apr, 2021

TENET's Service Support Centre management and maintenance of the SA national research and education network which provides the higher education and research community with Internet connectivity and various value-added services

South Africa’s research and education network boosts infrastructure for high-speed connectivity now, and in the future

02 Mar, 2021

Tribute to Stuart Saunders: TENET founder and ‘inspiration to all’

22 Feb, 2021

Understanding TENET’s role in the ORCID consortium

11 Feb, 2021

TENET is a proud member of ISPA and upholds the ISPA Code of Conduct.

The SANReN Competency Area is TENET's principal partner in the South African NREN landscape.

Universities South Africa, formally known as Higher Education South Africa (HESA), is a membership organisation representing South Africa’s universities.

ASAUDIT is a key partner and collaborator in service strategy and design. ASAUDIT facilitates IT collaboration between higher education institutions in South Africa.

TENET is an Associate (NPO) member of the Wireless Access Providers’ Association of South Africa.

TENET is a founder member of the UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. The Alliance serves the regional REN needs of Eastern and Southern Africa.