NEC XON, a privately owned company headquartered in South Africa, was founded in 1996 and employs approximately 460 individuals. Functioning as an African integrator of ICT solutions and part of the global Japanese firm NEC, the company has operated in Africa since 1963, specializing in IT services and IT consulting. It delivers communications, energy, safety, security, and digital solutions across 54 African countries, with a footprint in 16 and regional headquarters in South, East, and West Africa. NEC XON is also a level 1-certified broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) business.
On March 22, 2026, NEC XON positioned itself as a long-term security partner for South African organizations, focusing on measurable business outcomes amidst escalating ransomware campaigns, identity compromise, and sophisticated supply chain attacks. Previously, on March 17, AgriLogiq Co-Founder Joel van der Schyff, whose company partners with NEC XON, discussed enabling modern resilient nursery operations through integrated AgriTech, which can reduce fertiliser use by 75% and improve growth rates for nurseries across Africa facing rising input costs and climate volatility. This followed NEC XON's delivery of Africa’s largest Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access and Prisma Access Browser Zero Trust environment on March 5, providing secure remote access for more than 40,000 users for a large enterprise on the continent. Earlier, on February 24, AgriLogiq and NEC XON announced a partnership to deliver integrated solutions for data-driven smart farming in South Africa. This collaboration, combining agricultural technology expertise and enterprise-grade digital infrastructure, originated through the Japan International Cooperation Agency's (JICA) NINJA Accelerator programme, an initiative designed to foster strategic collaboration between innovative African startups and global technology leaders.
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