Telkom celebrated its 30th birthday. The Company was corporatised on 1 October 1991 when the Department of Posts and Communications was divided into Telkom SA SOC Ltd and SA Post Office. Here is a look back at the highlights of Telkom's 30-year journey.
Telkom was founded
1991
Telkom had 55 105 dial-up customers
2001
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) was launched
2002
Telkom listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
2003
Sold Telkom's 50% shareholding in Vodacom•
2009
8ta was launched
2010
Launched fibre to the home (FTTH)
2012
2013
Rebranded 8ta to Telkom Mobile
Acquired BCX R37 billion (total revenue after BCX acquisition)
2015
Launched Openserve (functional separation)
2016
Launched FreeMe
2017
Launched Gyro
Telkom Mobile becomes third largest mobile operator in South Africa
2020
Launched Yep! Digital Marketplace
Telkom Group generated R43 billion revenue (2020-2022)
2022
Reached 10.7 million Mobile broadband subscribers