Telkom trialing 8 Mbps ADSL
Telkom is trialing an 8Mbps ADSL service, but said that it will take some time before the service is commercially made available.
The company said that doubling the speed of its 4Mbps service is not a simple process as it must be accompanied by suitable backhaul upgrades to the network to support the higher access speeds.
The company is also trialing ADSL2+, mainly aimed at supporting Telkom Media’s IPTV plans. ADSL2+ can support speeds of up to 24Mbps.
The higher speeds most likely form part of Telkom’s strategy to increase the usage per ADSL link to homes and businesses.
In March the company’s CEO Reuben September said that Telkom is planning to ‘own the client’s home’ through its home gateway where ADSL play a pivotal role.
The company plans to grow its ADSL subscriber base to 637 000 in the 2008/9 financial year and to 773 000 in the 2009/10 financial year.
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