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Telkom's business units

Openserve

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

Althon Beukes

Althon Beukes (CEO)

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

Product and services

  • Broadband solutions
  • Enterprise solutions
  • Optical and carrier solutions
  • Global solutions
  • Interconnect solutions
  • Voice services

Differentiators

  • The state-of-the-art next-generation network spans across core, transport and access, with layer zero restoration capabilities, making the network a unique wholesale market differentiator
  • Largest managed 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

Refer to Openserve for Openserve's performance.

Telkom Consumer

Telkom Consumer spearheads high-speed broadband via reliable, stable, high-quality converged communications and effective cost optimisation.

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Lunga Siyo (CEO)

Customer/market segmentation

Telkom Consumer is driving forward in the following segments:

  • Connecting homes with high-speed broadband through fibre
  • Providing affordable mobile voice and broadband services
  • Growing non-connectivity revenue relating to digital and financial services revenue
  • Catering for small and medium-sized businesses covering a plethora of services and industries
  • Services powered and provided by:

  • A state-of-the-art mobile network
  • An ISP and content platform

Product and services

  • Broadband (mobile, fixed, nomadic)
  • Voice
  • Non-connectivity and financial services

Differentiators

  • Data-centric mobile network
  • Latest technology adoption for fixed and mobile, enabling content, gaming, etc.

Refer to Telkom Consumer for Telkom Consumer's performance.

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BCX

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

Jonas Bogoshi

Jonas Bogoshi (CEO)

Customer/market segmentation

Our customer segments comprise:

  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Mining and industrial
  • Retail
  • Public sector

Product and services

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

  • Converged communications solutions, including voice, data networks, internet and wireless connectivity
  • Digital platform solutions, including enterprise applications and
    customised industry-specific offerings
  • Cloud platform solutions, including private cloud, public cloud and infrastructure, field services management and cybersecurity

Differentiators

  • Provides end-to-end ICT solutions and advisory services
  • 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.

Refer to BCX for BCX's performance.

Swiftnet

Swiftnet comprises masts and towers.

Lesiba Maloba

Lesiba Maloba (CEO)

Customer/market segmentation

Our customer segments comprise:

  • Mobile network operators (MNOs)
  • Wireless ISPs
  • Broadband providers
  • Public sector

Product and services

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

Our solutions include:

  • Towers
  • Build-to-suit tower solutions
  • Small cell offering
  • In-building coverage solutions
  • Power-as-a-service solutions
  • Equipment shelters

Differentiators

  • First independent South African tower company established from a tele-communications operator
  • Established offering of in-building solutions and towers with shareable active equipment
  • A tower company with spectrum licence
  • Significant portion of the portfolio is located close to secure high-performance fibre infrastructure
  • Nationwide rural presence available to service the underserviced areas

Refer to Swiftnet for Swiftnet's performance.

Gyro

Gyro manages Telkom's property portfolio that is used for operations.

Lesiba Maloba

Lesiba Maloba (CEO)

Customer/market segmentation

Our customer segments comprise:

  • Equipment buildings used for operational purposes within Telkom Group
  • Data Centres
  • Property development opportunities (including residential apartments, student accommodation and mixed use properties)

Product and services

Property services with real estate management and tower
management services, include the management pertaining to:

  • Masts and towers
  • Property development
  • Property management and space user demand
  • Facilities management
  • Physical security and business protection services
  • Programme Management Office

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

Refer to Gyro for Gyro's performance.

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