Telkom “in the fifties” by charging for voice calls

[rpm]

Telkom “in the 50s” by charging for voice

Alcatel-Lucent CEO talks about change in the telecoms industry in the light of changes in technology and broadband

[mrlgm007]

lol so true come on telkom

[rpm]

The problem for any traditional telecoms operator is simple: Voice calls generate revenue and this revenue is needed to build, upgrade and maintain their network. OTT technologies and services like Skype is often seen as disruptive as they don’t invest in any infrastructure - and are in fact using it to compete against telco’s voice services which are funding network investments.

A new world for the telecoms industry, but I don’t expect voice call charges to disappear anytime soon.

[who.is.michael]

Not only Telkom, but most other local "ISP's"

[deweyzeph]

"Broadband on its own is nothing. Broadband embedded in a service concept is absolutely life changing," Verwaayen said.

Absolute rubbish. Broadband on its own is EXACTLY what the South African consumer wants and needs from Telkom. We can then pick and choose our own services from any number of other providers. The last thing we want or need is bundled services from the same company that gives us our broadband connection.

[Qwikslver]

Absolute rubbish. Broadband on its own is EXACTLY what the South African consumer wants and needs from Telkom. We can then pick and choose our own services from any number of other providers. The last thing we want or need is bundled services from the same company that gives us our broadband connection.

But in other markets there are multiple operators that can give you broadband. We just need more competition.

[Bosvark@]

Telkom “in the fifties” by charging for voice calls - that heading - hillarious...

[iCubed.Saajid]

Absolute rubbish. Broadband on its own is EXACTLY what the South African consumer wants and needs from Telkom. We can then pick and choose our own services from any number of other providers. The last thing we want or need is bundled services from the same company that gives us our broadband connection.

+ 5

Telkom “in the fifties” by charging for voice calls - that heading - hillarious...

+1. Cracked me up also.. LOL. Then it made me cry & feel all depressed. Wasn't funny.

Telkom “in the 50s” by charging for voice

Telkom couldn't care less whether they were still in the 20's.

If Cell C, who is/was crippled with serious debt, can have a go at MTN and Vodacom, I don't understand why Telkom, a complete monopoly, can't even get it's basics right. Something is seriously wrong at Telkom. I reckon Telkom will face complete collapse and liquidation in the next 2 years - another Sentech in the making.

[evilstebunny]

Problem is their bean counters are also living in the 50's, meaning they won't easily adapt to new revenue models. All they see is x amount of lost income should they not charge for voice & have a seizure.

Telkom does indeed have a world class network, one out of the 50's perhaps.

[GTAMCN]

Ahahahah LoL ... The only problem with TElKom is TelKom .....

[Alchemist]

And Telkom still in the last decade with their internet products and pricing

[a-person]

in the 50's? that's being too kind..

[Tick]

"He said that traditional, incumbent telecommunications providers need to move away from only providing connectivity towards packaging services."

Well actually, if you have government in your pocket and protecting you from free market competition, then no, no you don't, you can do whatever you want.

[Grep]

Well not really. They can charge whatever they like and they know this.

[Tick]

If Cell C, who is/was crippled with serious debt, can have a go at MTN and Vodacom, I don't understand why Telkom, a complete monopoly, can't even get it's basics right. Something is seriously wrong at Telkom. I reckon Telkom will face complete collapse and liquidation in the next 2 years - another Sentech in the making.

Or another SAA, where they'll just get subsidies and bail-outs from taxpayers indefinitely.