Telkom Mobile

Telkom
Private (subsidiary of Telkom)
Industry Telecommunications
Founded October 2010
Headquarters South Africa, Centurion, Gauteng
Area served
 South Africa
Key people
 Amith Maharaj, Managing Executive of Telkom Mobile (branded as 8ta)
Products GSM-related products
GSM services
3G/Internet services
Parent Telkom
Website telkommobile.co.za

Telkom (previously known as Telkom Mobile,[1] changing from 8ta in 2013[1][2]) is a South African mobile telecommunications company. Telkom Mobile was launched in October 2010 and is owned by Telkom. Telkom phone numbers use the 0811 to 0819 dialling prefixes.[3] Telkom Mobile's competition in South Africa includes MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Virgin Mobile.

Technology

The Telkom network provides voice and data products and services over a unified 2G / 3G network.[4] Telkom has launched LTE on the 2300 MHz frequency band offering speeds of up to 100mbps.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Telkom drops Telkom Mobile in rebrand". 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "8ta brand to become Telkom Mobile". fin42. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dialling prefix 081 for 8ta". 8ta. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  4. ↑ "About 8ta". 8ta. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  5. ↑ "New Telkom Mobile data prices, LTE launched". mybroadband.co.za. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
  6. ↑ "Telkom Mobile 100Mbps LTE tested: one word, impressed". mybroadband.co.za. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

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