{"id":73840,"date":"2013-03-22T14:05:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=73840"},"modified":"2013-03-22T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T12:09:28","slug":"telkom-mobile-new-product-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/73840-telkom-mobile-new-product-plans.html","title":{"rendered":"Telkom Mobile new product plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Telkom\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/227037-Telkom\">Telkom<\/a> officially began the rebranding of <a title=\"8ta\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/276092-8ta\">8ta<\/a> to Telkom Mobile on Wednesday (20 March 2013), and the company has explained that some new products will be launched under the new Telkom Mobile brand while some existing products will be migrated from 8ta.<\/p>\n<p>8ta\u2019s postpaid line-up were the first products migrated to the Telkom Mobile brand, Telkom said.<\/p>\n<p>At the official unveiling of Telkom Mobile on Tueday (19 March 2013), Telkom Mobile boss <a title=\"Attila Vitai\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/483222-Attila-Vitai\">Attila Vitai<\/a> reiterated earlier statements that 8ta would continue, adding that it would be a \u201csub brand\u201d of Telkom Mobile.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_73740\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73740\" class=\"size-full wp-image-73740\" title=\"Telkom Mobile free Wi-Fi launch website banner\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Telkom-Mobile-free-Wi-Fi-launch-website-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Telkom Mobile free Wi-Fi launch website banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"225\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-73740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telkom Mobile free Wi-Fi launch website banner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Asked which products would be marketed as Telkom Mobile, and which as 8ta, Telkom said that the introduction of Telkom Mobile will take place over time.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the products that have been migrated, Telkom has introduced a Wi-Fi hotspot offering for its subscribers under the Telkom Mobile banner.<\/p>\n<p>Telkom explained that the hotspots are not provided to Telkom Mobile by a third-party, but by Telkom itself.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More 8ta and Telkom Mobile news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/73734-free-unlimited-wifi-from-telkom-mobile.html\"><strong>Free \u201cunlimited\u201d WiFi from Telkom Mobile<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadband\/73728-8ta-broadband-specials-ending-soon.html\"><strong>8ta broadband specials ending soon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/telecoms\/73662-telkom-mobile-the-future-of-telkom-vitai.html\"><strong>Telkom Mobile the future of Telkom: Vitai<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/cellular\/73562-telkom-mobile-launched.html\"><strong>Telkom Mobile launched<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telkom reveals more of its plans for the rebranding of 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