Telkom revises innovation challenge rules

Telkom has revised the rules of the Open Innovation Mega Challenge to ensure that participating innovators and the company are well protected with regard to the ownership of intellectual property rights. Initially the rules of competition were designed to mitigate...

Telkom debuts first-time-user offering

Telkom Mobile has launched the Prepaid SIM Only Internet Starter Pack, aimed at first-time Internet users. To kick-start their online journey, Telkom Mobile will provide customers with a SIM card and 2,4Gb of data, allocated as 200Mb per month over 12 months for a...

Keeping phones, Internet running in the rain

Unfavourable weather conditions in the form of heavy rains and electrical storm activity are expected across South Africa during the annual rainy season. Telkom says it is gearing up to minimise network related faults  caused by the adverse weather conditions and the...

ISPA hits back on local loop statements

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has taken issue with statements attributed to Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseka regarding local loop unbundling (LLU). The Telkom CEO was reported in late September 2013 as stating that the incumbent would fight LLU as it...

Telkom signs up for Absa rewards programme

Telkom has signed a collaboration agreement with Absa and is now an official partner of Absa’s rewards programme. The partnership sees Telkom offering Absa customers greater value and rewards when subscribing to Telkom flagship Simple and Simple Uncapped products....