Telkom-Mobile Secrets Confirmed...

[DXL]

Telkom is going Full Steam ahead with it's mobile plans.

Telkom-Mobile is South Africa's 4th Mobile Operator

3G - WCDMA2100mhz All urban Areas and CBD - 1500 BTS Target
2G - GSM 1800mhz All rural areas and outlying areas - 1000 BTS Target

Number Portability is almost Sorted out.......................Anyone can port to Telkom Mobile - Feb 2010

Prepaid is almost sorted out as well........................Normal prepaid Vouchers Recharge and GO..............VOICE - SMS - MMS - DATA - Dec 2009

ALL 3G 2100mhz BTS with lastest Technology Cards have arrived in SA.

ONLY 2 Teams Setting up Towers throughout SA.

ALL 2010 Stadia will have Telkom Mobile 3G Coverage


ALL of the above subject to minor changes but Confirmed, While certain numbers may be out but CLOSE



DXL - Team

[Sting]

The only reason for the:

[COLOR="Red"]ONLY 2 Teams Setting up Towers throughout SA.DXL - Team

is that they do not have to physically build many or any new towers but will be using existing Telkom sites and only need to install additional equipment. This can also be done through their normal in-house and current team of contractors, i.e. the same teams that install the links ordered by the other cell operators!!

There is already good coverage in most cities...

Thanks for the update DXL!!

[MidnightWizard]

ALL of the above subject to minor changes but Confirmed, While certain numbers may be out but CLOSE
DXL - Team

Yeh -- but what about the "interconnect"

OK -- you have told us the technical side

BUT

What will the marketing & billing & sales guys come up with

I am on Total-Access -- what will this 3G mean for me -- think Package-Deals.


MW

[MidnightWizard]

The only reason for the:
is that they do not have to physically build many or any new towers but will be using existing Telkom sites and only need to install additional equipment.

This can also be done through their normal in-house and current team of contractors, i.e. the same teams that install the links ordered by the other cell operators!!

I assume that the additional equipment is towers / 3G antennas / microwave and the interface equipment

Please tell me a bit more about how your microwave backhaul links work -- I might need one ( for data connectivity -- not -- 3G )

Need to give "WINSTON" a run for his money


MW

[DXL]

I assume that the additional equipment is towers / 3G antennas / microwave and the interface equipment

Please tell me a bit more about how your microwave backhaul links work -- I might need one ( for data connectivity -- not -- 3G )

Need to give "WINSTON" a run for his money


MW

Only Wimax and the 2.4ghz ISM support microwave backhaul in SA at the moment.

Enquire on this from the providers.

DXL - Technical

[DXL]

Yeh -- but what about the "interconnect"

OK -- you have told us the technical side

BUT

What will the marketing & billing & sales guys come up with

I am on Total-Access -- what will this 3G mean for me -- think Package-Deals.


MW

Sorry but I have no idea on this at the moment.

But will keep you updated when i hear something.

Telkom is trying to keep everything tight and under wraps,

They don't don't want MTN & Vodacom playing games with them before they get off the ground, like what was done to Cell-C.


DXL - Team

[cavedog]

Sorry but I have no idea on this at the moment.

But will keep you updated when i hear something.

Telkom is trying to keep everything tight and under wraps,

They don't don't want MTN & Vodacom playing games with them before they get off the ground, like what was done to Cell-C.


DXL - Team

This might get real good. Cause Telkom would be a mobile operator and I garuntee you with their type of funding theyr prices will be lower. Now we are going to have 3 mobile operator that is going to lead and fight. Or so I hope. Cause if telkom is just going to make the same offerings as MTN and Vodacom then there is no point!

[SUPERMAN89]

Saw the telkom coverage map has been updated...with the whole of South Africa. Thou they taking forever to launch! After the recent "Free data" stuff going about people are data hungry !!!

[cavedog]

Saw the telkom coverage map has been updated...with the whole of South Africa. Thou they taking forever to launch! After the recent "Free data" stuff going about people are data hungry !!!

Yes however the map isin't really correct. Cause in Richards bay we have full coverage but on the map they say 0

[Sting]

That's because they have not rolled it out commercially in Richard Bay yet?

[archiem]

I've been using Telkom 3G since April, I'm very happy.
I just wish they would roll out a "check and top up your bandwidth" type website like the ADSL users have.

I use the E960 router , so for me to check my bandwidth I have to either phone or take out the sim and put it in my cell phone.

[MidnightWizard]

Only Wimax and the 2.4ghz ISM support microwave backhaul in SA at the moment.
Enquire on this from the providers.

DXL - Technical

Thanks

OK maybe the original querry sounded a bit flippant

I see all these big towers on the highest points all over the rural areas.
Used by Telkom ( for link spanning ) as well as the Mobile operators with what is obvioulsy microwave dishes.

So I would REALLY like to know how this technology works.

It might be an alternative for people that cannot get connectivity any other way.

SOooo WHO are the "providers" I need to speak to ????


MW

[Sting]

Very expensive!

Nokia Siemens
Ericsson

[MidnightWizard]

Very expensive!
Nokia Siemens
Ericsson

That is kinda like saying a piece of string is Llllooooonnnnggggg

So who are the agents -- where are the case studies -- where are the white papers ??? where is the sales agent with ALL the figures ???

Expensive is relative -- how many people can you supply ??? what is the per user cost ???


MW

[Sting]

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