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01 October 2015
Telkom offers SMBS customers digital boost
Telkom’s Small and Medium Business (SMBS) customers have been given the opportunity to develop the digital end of their business with Telkom’s offer to double their data allocation for free from 01 October 2015 to 31 March 2016.
Telkom has also reduced prices on some high end data packages and DSL and Fibre to the Business bundles. In these instances customers can receive up to 1 terrabyte of data for R1599 and new in bundle data prices now give customers 100 gigabytes of data for R145 per month.
“ICT is a critical enabler for developing small businesses, providing them the opportunity for greater innovation and efficiencies. Our focus on value and price reductions means our customers can explore further enablement of a more connected business in this digital era,” said Telkom’s Managing Executive for Small and Medium Business, Thami Magazi.
Value added services such as Static IP addresses, VoIP prioritisation, SmartSite and Multisite Internet have been geared to help SMBS customers improve efficiencies and gain a competitive edge.
Telkom’s new SmartSite product makes it easy for SMBS’ to take their businesses online for marketing and digital effectiveness. SmartSite offers customers professional and responsive websites for their business which functions on any device.
“We understand that our SMBS customers can only benefit from being present online. SmartSite makes it easy for them to do this without having to be a web whizz. We have also put the control of Internet usage in the customer’s hands with our new Multisite Internet product which allows customers to pay for the amount gigabytes they use each month that is above the 20GB threshold without the Fair Usage Policy being applied,” explained Magazi.
Static (Fixed) IP addresses allow businesses to make the most of their Internet service through more reliable connections and effective, secure remote access to business applications from any location. The Voice Prioritisation feature enables customers to configure their Internet traffic so that Voice over IP (VoIP) calls get preference over other applications, which means better voice quality and an improved Internet experience.
“The overhaul of our offers has been focused on developing and supporting digital innovation in the SMBS market. With more data, price reductions and new value propositions we hope our customers will gain even more momentum on their digital journey,” concluded Magazi.
Additional Information
New Stand-alone product prices and data values
Uncapped customers can now also enjoy the benefit of lower prices.
Customers of our bundled services will now be able to take advantage of doubled data (Soft Cap) as well as low in bundle data prices across all bundled products.
New Bundle product prices and Data values
For further enquiries, please contact:
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Pynee Chetty Senior Specialist: Media Relations Group Communication Tel:+27 12 642 1716 Mobile: +27 81 389 7874 Email: chettpr2@telkom.co.za |
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Leigh-Ann Francis Specialist: Media Relations Group Communication Tel: +27 12 642 1728 Mobile: +27 81 391 4780 Email: francilm@telkom.co.za |
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Telkom is a leading communications services provider in South Africa. We had consolidated operating revenue from continuing operations of R31.7 billion and profit after tax from continuing operations of R2,889 million for the year ended 31 March 2015. Total assets amounted to R42.0 billion and equity attributable to the owners of Telkom to R25.7 billion as of 31 March 2015. The group generated free cash flow of R3.9 billion for the year ended 31 March 2015.
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- fixed-line retail voice services using PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) lines, including ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) lines, and the sale of subscription based value-added voice services and calling plans;
- fixed-line customer premises equipment rental and sales services both voice and data needs and these include PABX, Computers, Routers, Modems, Telephone handsets and other ancillary equipment;
- interconnection services, including terminating and transiting traffic from South African mobile operators, as well as from international operators and transiting traffic from mobile to international destinations;
- fixed-line data services, including domestic and international data transmission services, such as point-to-point leased lines, ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) services, packet-based services, managed data networking services and internet access and related information technology services;
- Data Centre Operations includes e-commerce, application service provider, hosting, data storage, e-mail and security services;
- W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), a 3G next generation network, including fixed voice services, data services and nomadic voice services;
- mobile communication services, including voice services, data services and handset sales through our mobile navbar-brand called Telkom Mobile;
- information and communication services including cloud services, infrastructure services, workspace services, global service integration management and hardware and network equipment sales locally, in seven African countries, the UK and Dubai through Business Connexion Group; and
- other services including directory services, through Trudon (Pty) Ltd, wireless data services, through Swiftnet (Pty) Ltd.
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