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.

Find out more about what we do

What’s in a name? The ac.za registry as a trusted domain

23 Jun, 2022

The domain name system (DNS) is one of those services that remains invisible, unless it goes awry, in which case the impact is severe. TENET has moderated the ac.za domain space for over 20 years and is working to ensure it remains a trusted domain space.

Bridging Europe, Africa and the Americas – New Collaboration for shared transoceanic networking resilience

12 Apr, 2022

Rolling out eduroam for medical staff and students

11 Mar, 2022

Can we bring zero-rating with us into a post-lockdown world?

11 Mar, 2022

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.

HEITSA is a key partner and collaborator in service strategy and design. HEITSA 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.