Telkom appoints an "industry veteran" to head up its mobile arm.
With a zero balance, 8ta customers can now access Google+, Gmail and Google Search on their mobile phones.
Shareholders reap a large chunk of the company's reported R6.1 billion in net profit.
The company's operations outside of SA now account for a fifth of revenue and about 38% of all subscribers.
Early adopters of the latest mobile technology will have to contend with slower speeds when roaming.
The operator triples its number of LTE-enabled base stations, and three devices for the new mobile technology go on sale.
The operator will provide a degree of LTE coverage in Cape Town and Durban before Christmas, with the Gauteng rollout due early 2013.
An overview of what the "mobile price war" has yielded in terms of tariffs and promotions on the voice and data front.
The Android operating system was on three out of every four smartphones shipped during the third quarter, says IDC.
Telkom's mobile arm brings social media into play, providing self-service platforms via Facebook and Google Chrome.
The mobile operator ends the year with two data promotions - prepaid and contract - that translate into R9 per GB.