User:Jacqueline Caldeira/@lantic draft

@lantic, a subsidiary of Vox Telecom Limited since 2005, is a South African-born telecommunications operator, providing voice and data services to the South African consumer and SME markets. @lantic has been trading locally since 1996 and has since grown into one of the largest independent service providers in South Africa with a customer base of over 120 000 subscribers.

@lantic is a franchise driven business with a national footprint of over 90 franchises and more than 500 second tier resellers throughout the 9 provinces of South Africa.

History
@lantic was founded in January 1996 by Neels Fourie.

Products and Services
@lantic initially started out as an ISP, selling both fixed and wireless internet solutions as well as webhosting packages. As of 2005 and 2011, they have increased their product offering to include VoIP and GSM products respectively. Among these products, @lantic also offers various value added services such as antivirus, online accounting and cloud computing to the consumer and small business market. In 2012, @lantic, together with their parent company Vox Telecom, partnered with Abu Dhabi-based company Yahsat to offer the first KA-band  satellite broadband service in South Africa.

Social Investment
In partnership with local South African communities, @lantic hosts a Sevens Rugby series for schools. It is aimed at the development of the youth through sport and with this sport receiving Olympic status from 2016, it acts as a formal pathway for schoolboys to progress to the South African National Sevens Rugby team.