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26 February 2013

Telkom launches higher speed broadband

Telkom Internet will on 4 March launch game-changing VDSL-based broadband products that will see customers experience speeds of up to 20Mbps and up to 40Mbps.

Telkom Managing Director: Consumer Services and Retail, Manelisa Mavuso says the development of these products revolutionises the internet experience in SA. “This is in line with the greater focus on our ISP to enable powerful gaming platforms, business tools and the delivery of rich media content in an increasingly bandwidth-hungry society,” said Mr Mavuso.

These high speed products will, for now, be launched in selected areas. The initial rollout will take place at street distribution cabinet (SDC) sites that underwent network upgrades in Benmore Gardens, Fourways and Waterkloof in Gauteng, Durban North in KwaZulu-Natal and Durbanville in the Western Cape.

The DSL Checker (www.telkom.co.za/reallyfast) can be used as of 4 March, to verify if customers are within the footprint for the new products.

Customers wanting the new products will require a VDSL modem from Telkom Internet that is backward compatible with ADSL to ensure optimal performance, and allows for remote management from the ISP.

Managing Director for Telkom Business, Dr Brian Armstrong, welcomes the launch of fibre based technology. This new offer combined with our business ISP offering promises business customers great value, world class service quality and flawless customer experience.

This new offering comes on the back of the recently launched soft-capping, and differentiation between business and residential customers.

“Broadband is the essential business connection for the 21st century. This step sets the stage for our ambition to provide ubiquitous, quality broadband in South Africa for every customer," concludes Dr Armstrong.

Additional Information: Products and Pricing

SoftCap discount bundles:

Bundle Product Description

Included Line Speed

Usage

Included VAS

Price

Do Elite SoftCap Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

30GB

-

R 727

Do Elite Plus SoftCap Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

50GB

-

R 1099

TBiz Elite SoftCap Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

80GB

Specialised Web-Hosting

R 1399

TBiz Elite Plus SoftCap Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

100GB

Specialised Web-Hosting

R 1899

* Excludes Telkom consumer/business exchange connection fee
Uncapped discount bundles:

Bundle Product Description

Included Line Speed

Usage

Included VAS

Price

Do Uncapped Elite Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

Uncapped Home 20480

-

R 1899

Do Uncapped Elite Plus Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

Uncapped Home 40960

-

R 3499

TBiz Uncapped Elite Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

Uncapped Business 20480

Sophisticated Web-Hosting

R 3895

TBiz Uncapped Elite Plus Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

Uncapped Business 40960

Sophisticated Web-Hosting

R 5095

* Excludes Telkom consumer/business exchange connection fee
The following home products include voice minutes:

Bundle Product Description

Included Line Speed

Usage

Calling Plan

Price

Simple Elite Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

30GB

Closer 2

R 899

Simple Elite Plus Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

50GB

Closer 2

R 1279

Simple Uncapped Elite Bundle

Up to 20Mbps

Uncapped

Closer 2

R 2079

TBiz Uncapped Elite Plus Bundle

Up to 40Mbps

Uncapped

Closer 2

R 3679

* Closer 2 Calling Plan (Includes Home exchange connection fee & Unlimited FREE Evening & Weekend calls – up to an hour per call (Telkom local and long distance)

Stand Alone Re-Sell DSL Access only

Price

Re-Sell DSL Up to 20Mbps (Elite)

R 540

Re-Sell DSL Up to 40Mbps (Elite Plus)

R 795

Excludes Telkom consumer/business exchange connection fee

For further enquiries, please contact:

Pynee Chetty

Senior Specialist: Media Relations

Group Communication

Tel:+27 12 642 1716

Mobile: +27 81 389 7874

Email: chettpr2@telkom.co.za

OR

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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ABOUT TELKOM:

Telkom is a leading communications services provider in South Africa. We had consolidated operating revenue of R16.8 billion and normalised profit after tax of R1, 683 million for the period ended 30 September 2015. Total assets amounted to R41.9 billion and equity attributable to the owners of Telkom to R23.5 billion as of 30 September 2015. The group generated normalised free cash flow of R1.4 billion for the period ended 30 September 2015.

As of 30 September 2015, we had approximately 3.3 million telephone access lines in service and 1,030,441 ports connected via MSAN access. We offer business, residential and payphone customers a wide range of services and products, including:

  • 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.

Convergence is one of our key strategic initiatives in building a sustainable future for Telkom.  We will lead the provision of converged services in South Africa in support of our mission statement: Seamlessly connecting people to a better life.