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Openserve

Althon Beukes

Althon Beukes
(CEO)

Openserve is South Africa’s leading wholesale infrastructure connectivity provider with the largest open-access network across South Africa.

Refer to Productive capital for Openserve’s performance
Customer/market segmentation

Our open-access model allows us to provide broadband voice, enterprise, optical and carrier solutions to wholesale customers across the following segments:

  • Consumer | addresses the broadband connectivity needs of end-customers through multiple internet service providers (ISPs)
  • Enterprise | enables business-to-business connectivity through high-bandwidth connectivity products and solutions
  • Carrier | comprises customer-specific high-capacity backhaul and managed connectivity services for network service providers
  • Global | provides network infrastructure connectivity, for example, submarine cables and satellites
  • Interconnect | provides national and international operators with voice connectivity
Products and services
  • Broadband solutions
  • Enterprise solutions
  • Optimal and carrier solutions
  • Global solutions
  • Interconnect solutions
  • Voice services
Differentiators
  • The state-of-the-art next-generation network spans across core, aggregation and access, with layer 0 restoration capabilities, making the network a unique wholesale market differentiator
  • Largest wholesale open-access infrastructure connectivity provider in South Africa with national and regional fibre routes, enabling the deployment of fibre-based access, enterprise and backhaul technologies
  • The leading high-speed fixed broadband connectivity provider in South Africa
  • Digital experience centre providing a unified channel that transforms operations to focus on a differentiated customer experience
  • Extensive experience and skills capacity across network communication and connectivity services and digital enablement

Telkom Consumer

Lunga Siyo

Lunga Siyo
(CEO)

Telkom Consumer is spearheading in providing high-speed broadband in mobile through LTE Pro and in fixed through fibre offering/s to its multitude customers via reliable, stable, high quality converged communications.

Refer to Productive capital for Telkom Consumer’s performance
Customer/market segmentation

Telkom Consumer is driving forward in the following segments:

  • Connecting homes with high-speed broadband through fibre
  • Affordable mobile voice and broadband services
  • Growing non-connectivity revenue via impetus gained in digital and financial services revenue
  • Catering for small and medium-sized businesses across the country covering a vast plethora of services and industries

Services powered and provided by:

  • A state-of-the-art mobile network
  • ISP and content platform
Products and services
  • Broadband (mobile, fixed, nomadic)
  • Voice
  • Value-added services (content and gaming)
  • Financial services
Differentiators
  • Data-centric mobile network
  • Latest technology adoption for fixed, mobile enabling content, gaming, etc.
  • 5G trialled successfully
  • One the biggest fibre backhaul for the mobile networks

BCX

Jonas Bogoshi

Jonas Bogoshi
(CEO)

BCX is a state-of-the-art technology company that provides ICT solutions and an integrated portfolio of technology solutions in South Africa.

Refer to Productive capital for BCX’s performance
Customer/market segmentation

Our BCX customer segments comprise:

  • Corporate (retail, mining, banking, financial services and healthcare)
  • Public sector
  • Large business
Products and services

Our diversified technology product portfolio provides a wide range of solutions, namely:

  • Converged communications solutions including voice, SDWAN suite, ethernet and over-the-top (OTT) solutions
  • Digital platform solutions including digital, enterprise applications and customised industry-specific offerings
  • Cloud platform solutions including enterprise cloud and infrastructure, field services management and cybersecurity
Differentiators
  • Provide end-to-end ICT solutions
  • Market leader with a strong presence in connectivity, end devices, applications and other IT services markets
  • Largest Tier 4* data centre footprint
  • Industry-specific expertise
  • Strategic vendor relationships
  • Customised applications

    • * Tier 4: Multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, redundant components, fault tolerant, 99. 99% availability.

Swiftnet

Lesiba Maloba

Lesiba Maloba
(CEO)

Swiftnet comprises masts and towers.

Refer to Productive capital for Swiftnet’s performance
Customer/market segmentation

Our Swiftnet customer segments comprise:

  • Mobile network operators
  • Wireless ISPs
  • Broadband providers
  • Public sector
Products and services

Masts and towers with multi-tenant leases on existing and new towers

  • Large independent, South African-based masts and towers portfolio
  • National footprint of properties, masts and towers

Gyro

Lesiba Maloba

Lesiba Maloba
(CEO)

Gyro manages the property portfolio of Telkom that is currently utilised for operations.

Refer to Productive capital for Gyro’s performance
Customer/market segmentation

Our Gyro property segments comprise:

  • Data centres
  • Offices
  • Retail
  • Industrial
  • Residential
Products and services

Property development includes new developments, and repurposing and refurbishing existing buildings

Property services with real estate and tower management services include:

  • Asset management
  • Development management
  • Programme and project management
  • Property management
  • Facilities management
  • Space user-demand management
Differentiators
  • Capacity and readiness to become the preferred real estate solutions provider for non-mainstream large space users and real estate portfolio owners
  • Leveraging the Group’s technologies to implement smart-enabled buildings and next-generation property and facilities management solutions
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