Bolela Voice & Data — PABX and VoIP provider in Soweto, Johannesburg
Bolela Voice & Data has traded from Soweto since 2003, which makes it one of the longer-standing telecoms businesses in this directory and one of very few operating from a township base rather than a Sandton office park. It installs and supports PABX systems on LG-Ericsson and Aristel, runs VoIP with least-cost routing, and does the cabling, intercoms and public address work that goes with them.
Key facts
| Who they are | A communication and information technology company describing itself as based in Gauteng “but not limited by distance”, registered in 2003. Twenty-plus years of trading is a real credential in a market where many competitors are considerably younger |
| Voice services | PABX systems on LG-Ericsson and Aristel, VoIP with least-cost routing, and call centre solutions. Least-cost routing is the older cost-saving approach of sending each call over the cheapest available route, and it is still relevant where a business runs a mix of fixed and mobile destinations |
| Infrastructure work | Voice and data cabling for any size of installation, plus UPS systems. A supplier who both installs the phone system and lays the cable underneath it removes a familiar argument about where a fault actually sits |
| Beyond telephony | CCTV, school intercom systems and public address systems. The school and PA work is a genuine specialisation and not something most telecoms suppliers in this directory offer |
| Connectivity | Fibre, microwave and LTE, plus WiFi solutions |
| Dealer accreditations | The company states dealer status for Goldtel and Man 3000 telephone management systems. Call accounting matters if you need to see where the phone spend actually goes, department by department |
| Head office | 2223 Mncube Drive, Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg, 1800, Gauteng |
| Coverage | The company states business partners throughout South Africa, working from its Soweto base |
| Pricing | Quote-based. No figures are published for phone systems or any other service line |
| ICASA licence | No ICASA reference is published. For VoIP with least-cost routing this is worth asking about directly, since the routing arrangement determines whose licensed network your calls actually traverse |
| Customer rating | No rating is shown. A Google Business Profile exists and matches the company’s domain, phone number and street address, but it carries no reviews, so there is no Google score to publish |
| Listed In | Phone System Providers |
Twenty years in, and building things other suppliers do not
Two things stand out about this business and neither is the phone system on its own. The first is longevity: registered in 2003 and still trading, through the whole transition from analogue PABX to VoIP, which is a stretch of time that has removed a great many South African telecoms companies. The second is the range of work that sits beside the phones. School intercoms and public address systems are a real specialisation, and a school needing a bell system, classroom intercoms and a working switchboard is buying a single coherent job from one supplier rather than stitching three contractors together. The same logic covers cabling, CCTV and UPS. Test the platform question honestly. LG-Ericsson and Aristel PABX are established systems, but ask whether what you are being quoted is an on-premise box or a hosted service, because those age very differently and the support arrangement is not the same. Ask which licensed operator carries the calls under the least-cost routing arrangement, and if call reporting matters to you, the Goldtel and Man 3000 dealer accreditations are worth exploring rather than ignoring. Compare the wider market in the phone system directory.
Who Bolela Voice & Data is a fit for
- Schools and institutions needing intercoms, public address and telephony from one supplier
- Gauteng businesses wanting the PABX, the cabling and the CCTV handled by one team
- Organisations that need call accounting and telephone management reporting
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Compare Phone System providers →Commonly asked questions
How long has Bolela been trading?
It was registered in 2003, so more than twenty years, operating from Soweto in Johannesburg.
What phone systems does Bolela install?
PABX systems on LG-Ericsson and Aristel, alongside VoIP with least-cost routing and call centre solutions.
What is least-cost routing?
It sends each call over the cheapest available route for that destination, which can reduce spend where a business calls a mix of fixed and mobile numbers. Ask which licensed operator carries the calls under the arrangement.
Does Bolela do school intercoms?
Yes. School intercom systems and public address systems are named services, alongside CCTV and voice and data cabling.
Where is Bolela based?
At 2223 Mncube Drive, Dube, Soweto, Johannesburg 1800. The company states it has business partners throughout South Africa.
Why is no customer rating shown?
Its Google Business Profile matches the company domain, phone and address but carries no reviews, so there is no Google score to publish.
This listing is maintained by WhichVoIP, an independent South African telecoms comparison service running since 2019. Details are verified against the provider’s public website and were last reviewed on 31 July 2026.