Telkom is looking at rolling out 20Mbps ADSL services to provide customers – especially in the business market – with higher speed broadband access.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brian Armstrong<\/a>, Senior Managing Executive for Enterprise Markets at Telkom, reaffirmed Telkom’s commitment to provide businesses with products they want, adding that higher broadband access speed is something people ‘constantly strive for.’<\/p>\n Armstrong highlighted that half of their business customers now have 10Mbps ADSL access, showing the definite demand for high speed access services.<\/p>\n No specifics about a potential 20Mbps ADSL service have been made public, but to provide such a service ,a shorter local loop length is a must.<\/p>\n Armstrong said that the shortening of the local loop through initiatives such as fibre-to-the-curb forms part of Telkom’s network renewal and upgrade program.<\/p>\n It is understood that these upgrades will mainly be focused on areas where it makes financial sense – hence South Africa’s major cities.<\/p>\n