Solutions

Small Cells

Bringing high-capacity mobile connectivity closer to where people live, work and move.

Swiftnet’s Small Cell Solutions improve mobile coverage and capacity in high-demand urban areas where traditional macro sites may not be sufficient. Our scalable infrastructure helps mobile network operators densify their networks, accelerate deployment and prepare for continued 5G growth.

What are Small Cells?

Small cells are compact radio access nodes that improve mobile coverage and capacity in specific high-traffic or coverage-challenged areas.

Deployed on street poles, buildings, transport hubs, campuses and other urban locations, they bring network infrastructure closer to users to support growing voice and data demand.

Small cells are an important enabler of network densification and future 5G growth, complementing traditional macro network infrastructure.

Leveraging our carrier-neutral infrastructure model and site deployment expertise, Swiftnet provides scalable Small Cell Solutions that help operators improve network performance while reducing rollout costs and deployment timelines.

Illustration comparing macro cell tower coverage with small cell network coverage in an urban environment

Benefits of Swiftnet Small Cell Solutions

Improved Coverage & Capacity

Enhances network performance in coverage-challenged and high-traffic areas, delivering improved voice and data services.

Rapid Network Densification

Enables operators to add capacity quickly across urban areas, business districts, residential estates, campuses and transport corridors.

Neutral Host Infrastructure

Supports multiple operators on shared infrastructure, reducing duplication and improving infrastructure efficiency.

Scalable & Future-Ready

Designed to support 4G, 5G, IoT, private networks and future mobile technologies.

Integrated Fibre & Power

Supported by reliable fibre backhaul and power infrastructure to enable high network availability and performance.

Flexible Small Cell Service Models

Infrastructure Landlord Model

Provision of strategically located Small Cell infrastructure for operator deployment.

Neutral Host Passive Solution

Swiftnet provides and manages the passive infrastructure, while operators deploy their own radio equipment.

Neutral Host Active Solution

Swiftnet manages both passive and active infrastructure, enabling shared connectivity services for multiple operators.

Our Small Cell offering through rooftop and multi-tenant lamp pole structures allows us to provide cutting edge telecommunications infrastructure to enable mobile network densification and 5G rollout.

We are proactively preparing for densification and 5G network rollout.

Lesiba Maloba

Chief Executive Officer
Masters in Community (Urban) Planning
(University of Cincinnati)
B.Sc. (Urban Studies)
(University of Cincinnati)
Certificate of Urban Planning
Property Development Programme
(SAPOA)
Lesiba has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2017. His experience includes roles in property investment, development management, property transactions and transaction advisory. Prior to this, he worked for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) as
General Manager: Properties; Ernst & Young Africa as Sector Leader:
Transaction Real Estate, Old Mutual Properties as Deal Originator
and Asset Manager; as well as the Institute of Policy Research in
Cincinnati; The Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce; and
Marketing Developments, Inc. Lesiba has served as non-executive
Director of several organisations including the Coca Cola Beverages
SA, Mintirho Foundation, Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency
(MEGA) and the V & A Waterfront. He has served on board
subcommittees including finance and investment, as well as human
resources committees.

Eddy Kgomongwe

Executive: Technical M&T (Acting Chief: Masts & Towers)
MBA
N Dip in Electrical Engineering
Accelerated Leadership in Digital Program (ALDP),
Project Management
Data Center Accredited Operational (AOS)
Telkom internal related ICT trainings
Eddy joined Gyro Group in 2017 in the Masts and Tower Operations and occupied leadership roles of Senior manager and the Executive: Technical M&T. Currently, he is the Acting Chief for Masts & Towers. He has more than 25 years of experience in ICT, including roles in
Masts & Towers, fulfilment and assurance, Data Centres, Facilities
Management, Infrastructure management, business development
and Programme Management.
Before joining Gyro, Eddy was a Telkom employee, who he
managed the infrastructure build, operate and maintain; NOC & tier1.
He worked as the Regional manager for ISP, OSP, Facilities and Data
Centres and special projects at Neotel / Liquid Intelligence company.
To unwind, Eddy enjoys playing golf, going to the gym.

Lloyd Chego

Executive: Tech Solutions
Master of Business Administration, (GIBS)
Master of Science (MSc): Electrical Engineering (Wits)
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (GIBS)
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic (B.Eng. Electronic): (University Pretoria)
Lloyd joined Gyro in 2020 as a Senior Manager: IT Security in 2020 and is currently the Executive for Technology Solutions. He is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer with 14 years of professional experience in the technology industry across various
verticals including Telecommunications, Information Technology (IT),
Energy, Cybersecurity and Defence. Before joining Gyro, Lloyd
worked for Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Denel Dynamics.
He is adept at developing and implementing innovative technology
strategies that align with business goals and drive growth, efficiency,
and customer satisfaction. Lloyd has strong leadership skills with a
proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver
complex projects on time and within budget. Lloyd enjoys playing football, golf, chess, cycling, swimming, hiking and reading.

Koenehelo Thejane

Executive: Programme Management
BSc (Hons) in Building Science (University of the Witwatersrand)
Management Advance Programme (University of the Witwatersrand)

Koenehelo is an astute project, property and construction executive
with 24 years of experience working in versatile challenging roles
providing multi-disciplinary construction projects. He began his
career in 1999 at Rainbow/WBHO as a Site Agent. His roles include
being a Construction Project Manager and Alternate Director at SIP
Project Managers, Partner and Director at SeCo Project Managers
and Executive: Commercial and Projects at Telkom ICRES. He is
currently an Executive: (PMO) Capital Projects at Gyro Group.

He offers a highly specialized suite of technical and management
skills with strong acumen in risk, contract, commercial, project, cost,
and quality management. Full life cycle project management skills
with demonstrated ability to prepare and manage project plans from
pre-feasibility, feasibility, execution, and monitoring up to handover
to the client. He is a certified Professional Construction Project
Manager by the SACPCMP and Uptime Institute certification.
Throughout his career, he has delivered over R8 Billion in projects
value that has included PPP hospitals and clinics, Central bank and
branches, malls, airports Refurbishment, Data centres-Maintenance,
Rollout of Mast and Towers and DAS, museums and art galleries,
filling stations, Golf estates, casinos and conference centres, and
various residential and commercial buildings. Clients include ABSA
Bank, Central Bank of Lesotho, Airports Company of South Africa,
ERIS Properties, Investec Bank, Growthpoint Properties, Netcare,
Tsogo Sun formally Akani and the American Government’s
Millennium Challenge Account.

Lesego Moalusi
Executive Risk and Compliance
MBL (UNISA – Current study)
N. Diploma Internal Audit
H. Diploma Computer Auditing
Senior Management Program (Henley Business School)
Lesego joined Gyro in 2018 and has 28 years of experience of which
20 are in senior management in Enterprise Risk Management. Her
expertise covers areas of Risk Management, Compliance, Business
Continuity, Health and Safety as well as Internal Audit. She worked in
different industries such as municipality, Information Technology,
Development funding, Innovation and investment, telecoms and
Engineering. Lesego has worked for companies such as the
Development Bank, State Information Agency, Technology
Innovation Agency, and Eskom Rotek Industries amongst others. She
is a member of the Institute of Risk Management.