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| Private (subsidiary of Telkom) | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | October 2010 |
| Headquarters | South Africa, Centurion, Gauteng |
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Area served
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South Africa |
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Key people
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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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Telkom drops Telkom Mobile in rebrand". 27 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "migrate" defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - ^ "8ta brand to become Telkom Mobile". fin42. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Dialling prefix 081 for 8ta". 8ta. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ^ "About 8ta". 8ta. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. 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.