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| Telkom Wholesale launched a new wholesale service,
offering Resell ADSL on April 10, 2007 to value added
network service licensees and internet service providers.
Resell ADSL enables wholesale customers to resell ADSL
access to their customers. The main advantage of this
service is that the wholesale customer is the single point of
contact for new ADSL access orders and first level ADSL
service assurance. The service is provisionally available to
those customers who have an active, broadband friendly |
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| Telkom analogue telephone service. Telkom Resell ADSL
offers the following service options: |
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Resell ADSL up to 384 Kbps |
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Resell ADSL up to 512 Kbps |
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Resell ADSL up to 4096 Kbps |
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The service is provided with a self-install option only and
service providers are able to provide their own modems.
ADSL Services. ADSL allows the provisioning of high speed
connections over existing copper wires using digital
compression. Telkom has different ADSL services available,
aimed at the distinct needs of its customers. In an attempt to
simplify Telkom's DSL offering and to increase value to the
customer it has aligned the residential and business DSL
product offerings and upgraded all DSL 192 customers
to DSL 384 without any additional cost to the customer.
The following table indicates Telkom's product offerings as
of March 31, 2007: |
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DSL |
DSL |
DSL |
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384 |
512 |
1024 |
Downstream
speed |
Up to |
384
Kbps |
512
Kbps |
4 096
Kbps |
Upstream
speed |
Up to |
128
Kbps |
256
Kbps |
384
Kbps |
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In April 2007, Telkom launched Do Broadband, which
bundles ADSL access and a Telkom Internet account at
discounted rates. Telkom has also launched DSL Self-install as
an alternative to the usual installation process involving a visit
from a technician. Apart from the convenience of Self-install, it
enables customers to save R437.50 in installation fees. Telkom
intends to continue to offer ADSL packages, including a free
modem, with a 24 month contract.
Packet-based services. Packet-based services are based on
a statistical multiplexing technique that allows customers to
share bandwidth more cost effectively based on a virtual
private network concept. Telkom's packet-based services
include packet-switched services (X.25), frame relay
services, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) services and
internet protocol (IP) services.
Telkom's asynchronous transfer mode based services include
ATM Express and Megaline Plus. ATM Express provides digital
transmission services for wide area networks at speeds from
2 Mbps up to 155 Mbps. ATM Express provides a medium for
companies to transmit high volumes of information at high speeds over their wide area network with high quality and
reliable connections. Voice, video and data applications can
be supported simultaneously over a connection. Megaline Plus
is a broadband service providing for the carrying of voice,
video and data at a constant bit rate across Telkom's
asynchronous transfer mode network. ATM Express and
Megaline Plus serve as an integral component of its integrated
virtual private network service offering that allows for the
convergence of voice, data, video, e-commerce and web
services across a single access medium over its network.
Telkom expects its asynchronous transfer mode based service
revenue to grow as a result of customers' growing demand for
bandwidth, flexibility and reliability.
Telkom's primary internet protocol data transmission
product is an IP-based VPN product, branded VPN
Supreme. VPN Supreme offers its customers the ability to
converge voice, data and video applications over a
single, managed VPN. On the international front Telkom
has invested in an internet protocol and voice-over
internet protocol network and launched a regional
clearinghouse to serve as a hub for voice traffic on the
African continent. Telkom has launched Telkom Global
VPN which enables converged services globally. |
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