Telkom (formerly known as 8.ta from 2010 till 2013 and as Telkom Mobile From 2013 till 2014),[1][2][3] is a South African mobile telecommunications company. Telkom was launched in October 2010 and is owned by Telkom SOC. Telkom phone numbers use the 0811 to 0819 dialling prefixes.[4] Telkom's Main competitors in South African mobile telecommunication industry includes MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Rain.
Technology
The Telkom network provides voice and data products and services over a unified 2G / 3G network.[5] Telkom has launched LTE on the 2300 MHz frequency band offering speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s.[6][7] As of 27 October 2022 Telkom has added 5G FWA high speed connections partnering with China's Huawei Technologies.
Telkom Music
Telkom Mobile partnered with Tencent Africa to launch Telkom Music, a music streaming service with the Telkom Music Powered By JOOX app.[8][9]
See also
- Mobile telephony in Africa
- Telecommunications in South Africa
- Internet in South Africa
External links
References
- Telkom Launches 8ta News24, 14 October 2010, retrieved 15 January 2022^
- name="migrate2"> 8ta brand migrating to Telkom Mobile IOL, 4 March 2013, retrieved 3 May 2014^
- 8ta brand to become Telkom Mobile fin42, 4 March 2013, retrieved 3 May 2014^
- Dialling prefix 081 for 8ta 8ta, retrieved 2011-08-08^
- About 8ta 8ta, retrieved 2011-08-08^
- New Telkom Mobile data prices, LTE launched mybroadband.co.za, retrieved 2014-11-05^
- Telkom Mobile 100Mbps LTE tested: one word, impressed mybroadband.co.za, retrieved 2014-11-05^
- Telkom and JOOX launch new music streaming app Telkom Music news24.com, retrieved 2021-08-05^
- Telkom partners with Tencent to launch new streaming music service techcentral.co.za, retrieved 2021-08-05^