Herotel

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Herotel previously known as Snowball Effect is a South African Internet service provider (ISP) that provides internet access, hosting, VoIP, [1] and web development services.

The business was founded by brothers Eugene [2] and Storm van der Merwe in 1998. Initially Snowball offered web hosting and web development services but later added internet connectivity. [3]

Snowball is a founding member of WAPA (Wireless Access Provider's Association) and has a wireless network in Cape Town and the greater Western Cape [4] [5] [6] from where it offers low cost wireless services. [7] [8]

Snowball is also a member of the Internet Service Provider's association of South Africa and holds I-ECNS and I-ECS licenses. [9] [10] In 2007 Snowball participated in the ISPA Superteacher sponsorship program. [11]

Apart from wireless Snowball offers uncapped ADSL [12] [13] and virtual private server [14] hosting services.

Snowball is located in Technopark Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa where it owns and operates a data centre. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Snowball Effect Introduces Aggressively Priced VoIP Service". www.gbn.co.za. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Eugene van der Merwe". mybroadband.co.za. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Snowball". mybroadband.co.za. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  4. ↑ "WISPs shaking up broadband space" . Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  5. ↑ “Wireless Connectivity for Cape Town,” Cape Business News, January 14 2009
  6. ↑ "Snowball Effect deploys wireless broadband in Cape Town". www.telecompaper.com. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  7. ↑ "Cheaper wireless services booming" . Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  8. ↑ "WISPs versus ADSL" . Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  9. ↑ ""Snowball joins Internet Service Providers Association," Snowball Web Site, November 29 2005". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  10. ↑ “List of Members,” ISPA, 2011
  11. ↑ “Superteacher Sponsors,” ISPA, 2010
  12. ↑ "Cheapest ADSL services revealed" . Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  13. ↑ "Best uncapped ADSL deals" . Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  14. ↑ “Snowball Effect introduces virtual machine hosting,” IT-Online, February 24 2009 [ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ “New Data Centre,” Snowball News, August 13 2010



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