Snowball Effect ISP
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, South Africa where it owns and operates a data centre.[15]
References
- ↑ “Snowball Effect Introduces Aggressively Priced VoIP Service,” Guateng Business News, Jun 4 2009
- ↑ “Eugene van der Merwe,” MyBroadband, April 14 2010
- ↑ “Snowball, ” MyBroadband, April 19, 2010
- ↑ “WISPs shaking up broadband space,” MyBroadband, July 30 2007
- ↑ “Wireless Connectivity for Cape Town,” Cape Business News, January 14 2009
- ↑ “Snowball Effect deploys wireless broadband in Cape Town,” TelecomPaper, January 14 2009
- ↑ “Cheaper wireless services booming,” MyBroadband, May 15 2009
- ↑ “WISPs versus ADSL,” MyBroadband, October 29 2007
- ↑ “Snowball joins Internet Service Providers Association,” Snowball Web Site, November 29 2005
- ↑ “List of Members,” ISPA, 2011
- ↑ “Superteacher Sponsors,” ISPA, 2010
- ↑ “Cheapest ADSL services revealed,” MyBroadband, January 17 2010
- ↑ “Best uncapped ADSL deals,” MyBroadband, March 29 2010
- ↑ “Snowball Effect introduces virtual machine hosting,” IT-Online, February 24 2009
- ↑ “New Data Centre,” Snowball News, August 13 2010