NexaWave Fibre Networks — Implementation Roadmap & Gantt Chart
The implementation roadmap and Gantt chart - the phased build milestones and the critical path underpinning NexaWave.
Section 17 · Business Plan
Implementation Roadmap & Gantt Chart
The implementation roadmap and Gantt chart – the phased build milestones and the critical path underpinning NexaWave.
The 60-month roadmap sequences five phases from financial close:
licensing and setup; Phase 1 metro build and commercial launch; Phase
2/3 provincial and township expansion with the second-round debt close;
SmartCity and margin scale-up; and national scale-up to exit readiness.
Dependencies are explicit — no build without wayleaves and licences; no
second-round debt without a seasoned, audited asset base and
homes-passed track record; no national scale-up until unit economics and
penetration are proven in Phase 1.
Critical milestones and dependencies
| Month | Milestone | Dependency / gate |
|---|---|---|
| M6 | ICASA ECNS/ECS licences granted; equity + senior/DFI debt close | Incorporation, licence applications, anchor-investor commitment |
| M6–24 | Phase 1 build — Gauteng & Western Cape metros | Municipal wayleaves secured; contractor panels; NOC & OSS/BSS live |
| M12 | Commercial launch — first homes passed, ISPs onboarded | Wayleaves, network live, ≥20 ISP wholesale agreements |
| M20–42 | Phase 2 — KZN & Eastern Cape | Phase 1 penetration proving to plan; funding runway |
| M22–54 | Phase 3 — township / Reach deployment | Community liaison; affordable-product demand validated |
| M26 | Second-round infrastructure debt close (≈R7bn) | Seasoned asset base; audited homes-passed & penetration data; DFI/senior appetite |
| M30 | EBITDA-positive run-rate confirmed | Penetration ≥ plan on Phase 1 cohorts |
| M36–54 | National scale-up to 2.8m homes passed | Cost-per-home on efficiency curve; second-round funding drawn |
| M48–60 | Exit readiness — asset register, audit, data room | Sustained EBITDA growth; clean covenant record; penetration at ≈52% |
The two hardest gates are M6 (wayleaves at scale, without which Phase
1 slips) and M26 (the second-round debt close, without which the build
to 2.8m homes cannot be funded). Everything in the first two years —
asset-register discipline, audited homes-passed data, penetration-cohort
reporting and conservative covenant management — is engineered to make
the Company second-round-eligible on schedule, exactly as a fibre
project-finance lender will require.
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