Telkom’s mobile operator, 8ta, will double the number of base stations active in its network in the next nine months, increasing population coverage from 25% now to between 35% and 40% by the end of the first quarter of 2012
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SA’s telecommunications industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), will outline the first steps it intends taking to unbundle Telkom’s local loop at a briefing at its offices in Sandton this Wednesday. Icasa will take the wraps
In this week’s post-Youth Day show, Duncan McLeod and Craig Wilson discuss Telkom’s results presentation on Monday, looking at the ongoing troubles at Multi-Links in Nigeria and 8ta’s latest subscriber numbers. They also chat about IBM’s centenary, the
Former Telkom CEO Reuben September’s ghost loomed large over the parastatal this week with the announcement that the fixed-line operator has lost R9,8bn because of its failed investment in Nigerian business Multi-Links. To put this loss into perspective, Telkom’s
Someone once said that a “successful company is one that lays a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at them”. With that in mind, I do not believe it’s too late for Telkom. Recently, Vodacom Group CEO Pieter Uys
Telkom has pulled the plug on a plan to sell the wireless division of its Nigerian subsidiary, Multi-Links, to Visafone for US$52m and will stop funding the operation with immediate effect. Liquidation may follow. The decision to
JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms said on Monday it has decided to terminate its business activities in Nigeria. This follows the cancellation of a contract in that country with Telkom subsidiary Multi-Links. Blue Label co-CEO Mark Levy says the decision will allow it
Telkom announced on Monday that it will offer a variety of converged voice and data packages to consumers under the name Telkom Mix in coming months. The first offering under Telkom Mix brand includes a BlackBerry Curve 8520 with
Local-loop unbundling poses a “major risk” to Telkom, says its group CEO, Nombulelo Moholi. Unbundling will allow rival operators access to Telkom’s last mile of copper-cable infrastructure in businesses and homes. Moholi says
Telkom’s new CEO, Nombulelo Moholi, has called on industry regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), to review the need for the company to be subject to retail price controls. She argues the market is now