South Africa’s market leader in public cloud communication, Connection Telecom (CTEL), has acquired 51% of the shares in Analog and Digital Communications (Pty) Ltd (AnD), an independent provider of PBX and contact centre voice solutions, effective 1 November 2018.

The existing owners and executive, Kelvin Brown and Jill Thompson, retain their management responsibilities, and no changes in the current employment structure of AnD is expected.

The powerful collaboration stems from an initial business relationship that was established between the two companies in 2015 whereby AnD approached CTEL to assist with the virtualisation of its cloud communication products, and white labelled its cloud services from Connection Telecom’s multi-tenanted cloud infrastructure.

After a successful cloud migration for AnD, and with the growing demand of local businesses requiring tailored cloud services, CTEL saw a prime opportunity to expand its operations countrywide to better service all its customers. As part of its regional growth strategy, CTEL had already acquired Johannesburg-based cloud service provider Fat Budgie in 2013, and was now looking to secure a stronger presence in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) market.

Having exceeded service expectations for thirty years, Durban-born AnD was the most obvious and suitable choice for CTEL’s next partnership to enhance its service and support capabilities in the province.