Q-KON was formed as an Engineering Project House to focus on military Command, Control & Communication Solutions.
Our History
1989
1996
Instrumental in the acceptance of 2.4GHz Spread Spectrum (later called WiFi) technology in South Africa, for wireless Ethernet networks and installed +/- 1000 links across the country.
1996
2001
Developed the first UHF non-line-of-sight BFWA solution, called IPConnect, in conjunction with WaveCom in Canada, and established a permanent presence in Lagos, Nigeria.
2001
Deployed +/- a 1000 VSAT stations, in 23 African Countries.
2001
2005
Re-initiated the South African market effort, by establishing Q-KON SA. Established Q-KON SA as Quintum VoIP Gateway Distributor.
2006
Q-KON SA successfully completed a major STM1 microwave network on 15GHz, 26GHz and 38GHz for the Tshwane University of Technology.
2006
2007
Q-KON SA awarded the fastest growing Quintum VoIP Gateway Distributor award 2006 & 2007 – EMEA region.
2008
Successfully designed and installed an iDirect Private VSAT network including a 4.5m ESA and hub for African Bank Investment Limited.
2008
2009
Awarded IECNS & IECS licences from ICASA.
2010
Implemented que-X C-band and Ku-band teleport at the BCX Datacenter in Midrand, with a total capacity of 250Mbps.
Q-KON SA were the first Distributor to implement Microsoft Lync certified gateways & SBA’s in South Africa.2010
2011
Winner of the NET (Quintum) GOLD Distributor Award
Q-KON SA implements the Skyvine teleport at the BCX Datacenter in Midrand.2012
Launched que-Skye – contract free, consumer focussed, capped satellite internet connectivity solution.
Celebrated 10 years of NET product distribution. (Sonus purchased NET and Q-KON SA becomes the first Sonus Distributor in Africa)2012
2013
Proud to include the AudioCodes VoIP, SIP Trunking, and Unified Communication products into our distributorship.
2014
Winner – AudioCodes Distributor of the year – EMEA.
2014
2015
Winner – AudioCodes Distributor of the year – EMEA.
2016
First AudioCodes PLATINUM Distributor in Africa.
Winner – AudioCodes Distributor of the year – EMEA.2016
2017
Established QSA Distribution as a new channel to the market.
2018
Becomes the first SYNWAY VoIP & GSM gateway, and Session Border Controller distributor in South Africa.
2018
2019
Becomes the first VT headset distributor in South Africa.
2020
Becoming ORACLE Communications OEM Partner
2020
