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19 October 2011

Telkom Business Broadband Propels Convergence Journey

Telkom today took a step closer towards creating true fixed mobile convergence as the Company unveils a portfolio of broadband offerings to business customers.

This announcement comes after the introduction of Telkom Business Mobile, announced early last month, when the Company committed to a phased approach towards true convergence. Now with the introduction of a Business Broadband product set, Telkom is continuing this momentum.

Lending itself to the next iteration of the first phase of the Telkom convergence roadmap, Telkom Business Broadband portfolio offers a range of high capped and uncapped products targeted at small, medium and large business.

Managing Director of Telkom Business, Dr Brian Armstrong says that demand for faster line speeds and the appetite for Internet usage is on the up and up.

“In fact, Gartner predicts that through to 2015, average bandwidth requirements among enterprises will grow at a rate of at least 30% to 50% per year depending on region, line-of-business and so on,” he states.

The TBiz Capped offerings include five product bundles starting at an entry level 8GB shaped Internet usage with ADSL access of up to 384kbps to a 40GB shaped Internet Usage account with ADSL access of up to 4/10 Mbps.

The TBiz Uncapped offerings include four product bundles with entry level ADSL speeds of up to 384kbps ranging to up to 4/10 Mbps. The TBiz Uncapped offerings are subject to Telkom Internet’s Acceptable Use Policy.

Tailor-made Business Broadband solutions are also available, allowing customers to select their preferred components of ADSL access line speed, capped or uncapped Internet packages and value added service options.

Telkom Business Broadband is highly competitive on speed and usage levels and offers a well balanced product, delivering unmatched value to the market, notes Dr Armstrong.

Value added features for the Business Broadband portfolio include a new ADSL modem with automatic 3G back-up capability.

These modems connect users to a fixed line but can also accommodate a 3G dongle with SIM card for mobile broadband back-up. This allows for the automatic connection to wireless 3G if the ADSL line fails and reverts when the ADSL line is restored.

“Telkom Business Broadband is backed by Telkom’s robust IP network connected locally and internationally and is supported by Telkom Business’s national points of presence,” offers Dr Armstrong.

“With the launch of this offering Telkom has positioned itself as one-stop provider of combined offerings including Virtual Private Networks, cloud based services, fixed and mobile voice and unified communications; further paving the road towards true fixed mobile convergence,” concludes Dr Armstrong.

Additional Information

TBiz Capped Offers:
Bundle Name & Price Bundle elements
All prices include VAT, and exclude monthly line rental. T&C apply. E&OE
TBiz Entry Capped
@ R299 monthly
  • Up to 384 kbps ADSL
  • 8GB shaped Internet usage
  • Micro VAS package
TBiz Basic Capped
@ R414 monthly
  • Up to 384 kbps ADSL
  • 16GB shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Advanced Capped
@ R540 monthly
  • Up to 1 Mbps ADSL
  • 16GB shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Premium Capped
@ R865 monthly
  • Up to 4/10 Mbps ADSL
  • 30GB shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Premium+ Capped
@ R1,000 monthly
  • Up to 4/10 Mbps ADSL
  • 40GB shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
Micro VAS Starter VAS
  • 1GB Online / Web Storage
  • 1x FTP account
  • 1x 1GB email accounts + calendaring and document sharing
  • .co.za Domain registration for your business
  • 1GB web site traffic
  • Configuration panel for email, DB, DNS registration
  • 3GB Online / Web Storage
  • 2x FTP account and 1 MySQL Data Base access
  • 5x 1GB email accounts + calendaring and document sharing
  • .co.za Domain registration for your business
  • 3GB web site traffic
  • Configuration panel for email, DB, DNS registration
TBiz Uncapped Offers
Bundle Name & Price Bundle elements
All Uncapped services are subject to TelkomInternet AUP at http://business.telkom.co.za
TBiz Basic Uncapped
@ R595 monthly
  • Up to 384 kbps ADSL
  • Uncapped 384 shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Advanced Uncapped
@ R1,275 monthly
  • Up to 1Mbps ADSL
  • Uncapped 1024 shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Premium Uncapped
@ R2,359 monthly
  • Up to4/10Mbps ADSL
  • Uncapped 4096 shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
TBiz Premium+ Uncapped
@ R4,224 monthly
  • Up to 4/10 Mbps ADSL
  • Uncapped 10240 shaped Internet usage
  • Starter VAS package
Micro VAS Starter VAS
  • 1GB Online / Web Storage
  • 1x FTP account
  • 1x 1GB email accounts + calendaring and document sharing
  • .co.za Domain registration for your business
  • 1GB web site traffic
  • Configuration panel for email, DB, DNS registration
  • 3GB Online / Web Storage
  • 2x FTP account and 1 MySQL Data Base access
  • 5x 1GB email accounts + calendaring and document sharing
  • .co.za Domain registration for your business
  • 3GB web site traffic
  • Configuration panel for email, DB, DNS registration

To view Telkom's Acceptable Use Policy go to: www.telkomsa.net

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.