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Q-KON is a 1st tier provider of integrated access services, turn-key telecommunication solution prov
Overview
Location
South Africa, Gauteng, Centurion
Employees
51-200
Phone
+27 12 665 0052
Founded date
1988
Mentions in press and media 19
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| Sep 9, 2026 | Q-KON's Next-Generation Smart Satellite Services Elevate Luxury Tourism & Hospitality Across Southern Africa | Next-Generation Twoobii-OneWeb Smart Satellite Services Elevate Luxury Tourism & Hospitality Across Southern Africa Sky and Stone Lodge, Damaraland Namibia, currently running Twoobii-OneWeb services for business and guest wifi applicati... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | unconnected.org and Q-KON partner to bridge the digital divide across underserved African frontiers | unconnected.org and Q-KON partner to bridge the digital divide across underserved African frontiers Our mission at unconnected.org is to create sustainable business models that work in even the world's most underserved communities, enabling... |
| Jun 30, 2026 | South Africa’s broadband future is being decided in orbit, not in Pretoria | A Starlink terminal in the remote Kalahari. Image: Jannie van Zyl On Monday, South Africa’s communications regulator gave prospective satellite operators an unusually candid piece of advice: if you want to run a constellation service such a... |
| Mar 10, 2026 | ST Engineering iDirect Partners with Q-KON to Democratize Connectivity across Africa with Intuition Unbound | Intuition Unbound lowers barriers to entry while accelerating adoption of next-generation satellite innovation HERNDON, Va., March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today announced... |
| Jan 30, 2026 | SpaceX IPO: The Trillion-Dollar Frontier Ignites New Space Economy | SpaceX plans a monumental 2026 IPO, potentially valuing it at $1.5 trillion. This could make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire. The IPO fuels ambitious space ventures, including lunar missions and orbital data centers. Starlink expan... |
| Jan 26, 2026 | Starlink hype vs reality in South Africa | South African media has been saturated with Starlink coverage for months. Every ministerial statement, every regulatory development, every parliamentary objection becomes headline news. Yet amid this relentless coverage, a curious question ... |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Africa’s internet is about to change forever – thanks to a satellite arms race | The author, Q-KON CEO Dawie de Wet The International Telecommunication Union reported in early 2025 that Africa still has the world’s lowest internet usage rate: only 38% of the population was online in 2024, compared to a global average of... |
| Jul 9, 2025 | The satellite broadband operators taking on Starlink | SpaceX subsidiary Starlink has first-mover advantage in the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market, but many well-funded competitors are snapping at its heels, including some from China. As of last month, Starlink had some 7 800 s... |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Starlink ‘sold out’ in major African cities – here’s why | A Starlink terminal at Victoria Falls in Zambia. Image: Paratus Zambia Starlink only recently launched in markets such as Zambia and Zimbabwe. Yet in the bigger cities in these countries – and many others in Africa – the service is already ... |
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FAQ about Q-KON
When was Q-KON founded?
Q-KON was founded in 1988.
What has the press written about Q-KON?
Parsers VC has collected 19 articles mentioning Q-KON, among them “Q-KON's Next-Generation Smart Satellite Services Elevate Luxury Tourism & Hospitality Across Southern Africa” (Sep 9, 2026) and “unconnected.org and Q-KON partner to bridge the digital divide across underserved African frontiers” (Jul 23, 2026).
Is Q-KON still active?
Yes, Q-KON is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 13, 2026.