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Telkom Mobile

South African Telecommunications company based in Centurion1

Telkom (formerly known as 8.ta from 2010 till 2013 and as Telkom Mobile From 2013 till 2014), 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 2010Founded1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersCenturion1

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Telkom (formerly known as 8.ta from 2010 till 2013 and as Telkom Mobile From 2013 till 2014), 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. Telkom's Main competitors in South African mobile telecommunication industry includes MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Rain.2

Products and brands

  • Global System for Mobile Communications

Listed on Wikidata.1

The Telkom network provides voice and data products and services over a unified 2G / 3G network. Telkom has launched LTE on the 2300 MHz frequency band offering speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s. As of 27 October 2022 Telkom has added 5G FWA high speed connections partnering with China's Huawei Technologies.

From Wikipedia’s article on Telkom Mobile, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Oct 2010Founded Founded1

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