Business uncapped launched for SMEs

By Phumeza Tontsi for Telkom Business

Johannesburg, 06 Aug 2013

Telkom launched its Business Uncapped Internet Usage Plan yesterday. With this launch, the company now has a range of uncapped Internet products that caters to the small business market.

"Business Uncapped consists of a range of affordable uncapped Internet offers suitable for small offices with up to five users," says Carel Booysen, Executive: Business Broadband and Internet. "The idea is to give small businesses priority on the network during office hours, allowing for an uncapped Internet experience suitable for business-essential Internet functions like browsing, e-mail and file transfer."

This is part of the ongoing revitalisation of Telkom Internet to offer high-quality Internet products suited to either business or home users, at more affordable rates. "Business customers can now use bandwidth-intensive applications like 'sync and share' and remote backup, enjoying prioritised e-mail, browsing and software as a service," continued Booysen.

This latest product inclusion is the middle-of-the-range offering in Telkom Business' broadband portfolio suitable for customers seeking a product that resides between the Business SoftCapped and Premium Uncapped offers. With SoftCapped, customers can still access the Internet for browsing local and international Web sites even after they reach their usage limit. However, services like streaming and peer-to-peer are significantly restricted.

Premium Uncapped offers customers multiple concurrent users and high performance with prioritisation over the network at any time of the day. It also includes up to 40Mbps access speeds in areas where Telkom has deployed MSANs. Business Uncapped is yet another Telkom Business offering that empowers small business customers to realise their full potential. "It is products such as these that provide the access, capacity, speed and tools that enable customers to fully exploit the digital world."

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Broadband is a key component of Telkom's journey to convergence; a key strategic imperative for Telkom Business. "Given that we are in the digital era and part of the Information Age, it is important that small businesses equip themselves with suitable products that allow for optimum productivity and convenience while still remaining cost effective," concluded Booysen.

Additional information

Product detail:

Business Uncapped Usage Only
Standalone Usage	Price	Suitable for
Business Uncapped Basic	R249	1Mbps
Business Uncapped Advanced	R299	2Mbps
Business Uncapped Premium	R429	4Mbps
Business Uncapped Premium+	R809	10Mbps
Business Uncapped Elite	R1 799	20Mbps
Business Uncapped Elite+	R2 999	40Mbps

In-bundle introductory offers are available. They comprise a combination of the data usage from the above uncapped offers with business VAS and business xDSL, with the added benefit of a discount, to create the TBiz Business Uncapped Offers, designed for customers of 1Mbps ADSL to 40Mbps VDSL.

Business Uncapped Bundle Offers
Bundle Name	xDSL Port	VAS	Bundle Price
TBiz Business Uncapped Basic	1Mbps	*Starter VAS	R459
TBiz Business Uncapped Advanced	2Mbps	Starter VAS	R639
TBiz Business Uncapped Premium	4Mbps	Starter VAS	R899
TBiz Business Uncapped Premium+	10Mbps	Starter VAS	R1279
TBiz Business Uncapped Elite	20Mbps	Starter VAS	R2 359
TBiz Business Uncapped Elite+	40Mbps	Starter VAS	R3 799

* Starter VAS includes five e-mail accounts linked to a .co.za domain, 3GB hosting space and other set-up tools

All products are subject to the Telkom Internet Acceptable Use Policy, and all prices include VAT.

Telkom

Telkom is a leading communications services provider in South Africa and on the African continent. It had consolidated operating revenue of R32.5 billion and profit after tax of R501 million for the year ended 31 March 2013, excluding a once-off impairment charge. Total assets amounted to R41.6 billion and equity attributable to the owners of Telkom to R17.9 billion, as of 31 March 2013. The group generated free cash flow of R2.1 billion for the year ended 31 March 2013.

As of 31 March 2013, it had approximately 3.8 million telephone access lines in service and 73 400 ports connected via MSAN access. It offers business, residential and payphone customers a wide range of services and products, including:

* fixed-line retail voice services using PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) lines, including ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) lines, and the sale of subscription-based, value-added voice services and calling plans;

* fixed-line customer premises equipment rental and sales services, both voice and data needs, including PABX, computers, routers, modems, telephone handsets and other ancillary equipment;

* interconnection services, including terminating and transiting traffic from South African mobile operators, as well as from international operators, and transiting traffic from mobile to international destinations;

* fixed-line data services, including domestic and international data transmission services, such as point-to-point leased lines, ADSL (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line) services, packet-based services, managed data networking services, and Internet access and related information technology services;

* data centre operations includes e-commerce, application service provider, hosting, data storage, e-mail and security services;

* W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), a 3G next-generation network, including fixed voice services, data services and nomadic voice services;

* mobile communication services, including voice services, data services and handset sales through its mobile brand called Telkom Mobile; and

* other services including directory services, through Trudon, wireless data services, through Swiftnet, and Internet services outside South Africa, through the iWayAfrica Group.

Convergence is one of Telkom's key strategic initiatives in building a sustainable future for the company. It will lead the provision of converged services in South Africa in support of its mission statement: Seamlessly connecting people to a better life.

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