Telkom partners with Vumatel to offer better fibre-to-the-home coverage

Telkom will leverage open-access fibre from Vumatel to complement its existing fibre network.

The partnership with Vumatel will help it to reach more consumers in more areas across South Africa, said Telkom.

Through Telkom’s wholesale network provider, Openserve, Telkom already has the “most extensive fibre network footprint” in the country – with access to over 81,000 homes.

Openserve remains committed to its 2018 goal of reaching one million South African homes.

“While Openserve holds the lion’s share of the national fibre footprint, there are currently areas not covered by their fibre network,” said Telkom Retail CEO Attila Vitai.

“To this end, it makes commercial sense to leverage the networks of other fibre network providers to ensure that our customers in these areas can be served immediately.”

Through Vumatel’s fibre network, Telkom will offer its products and services to its customers in over 21 new suburbs across Gauteng.

Telkom will consider the commercial viability of dealing with other network infrastructure providers to reach even more areas across South Africa, said Vitai.

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