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
Becomes ORACLE Communications OEM Partner
2020
2024
Becomes Squire Technologies solution partner for Africa
