10 Mbps ADSL by 2011

By: MyBroadband

Telkom is planning to improve its ADSL speeds and promises far better ease-of-use for broadband by 2011.

Speaking at the company’s recent interim results presentation Telkom CEO Reuben September said that they are planning to increase ADSL peak speeds from the current 4 Mbps to 10 Mbps by 2011.

The company is further planning to achieve a 15-20% ADSL penetration rate of fixed access lines by 2011. Telkom announced that it has already increased its ADSL footprint to 2 501 DSLAMs and added that there was a 76.2% growth in ADSL subscriptions from Sept 2006 to Sept 2007.

The Telkom CEO pointed out that they are on target to reach 420 000 ADSL users by March 2008. This growth is helped along by the ADSL self-install option which was used by 59% of all new ADSL customers.

Converged services

Telkom is planning fully converged services where the current stand alone access, voice and Internet value propositions will make way for ‘integrated communication and entertainment’ services.

The company is further planning to bring interactive IPTV and HDTV offerings to the market through its subsidiary Telkom Media.

September pointed out that simplicity of use – plug and play broadband in a box – forms an integral part of the company’s strategy to improve its broadband offerings.