Telkom said on Monday it is confident of achieving ADSL penetration of 15% to 20% of fixed access lines by 2010.
Telkom CEO Papi Molotsane said ADSL adoption in the consumer and small and medium (SME) business segment had increased in the 2006 interim period to 190 172 customers.
“Telkom has accelerated its fibre roll-out to shorten copper loop lengths and has accelerated the roll-out of Imax [an integrated multi access platform] for wireline services and Wimax [for wireless services].
“To reduce installation time and enhance customer satisfaction, the self install option is close to completion. Telkom is confident of achieving ADSL penetration of 15% to 20% of fixed access lines by 2010,” Molotsane told the group’s interim results presentation.
Increased demand for broadband during the year resulted in strong growth in the fixed-line’s leased line and other data service revenue of 8,8% in the six months ended September. Fixed-line revenue from cellular operator fixed links increased from R600-million in September 2005 to R803-million as a result of the roll-out of cellular operators’ 3G networks. – I-Net Bridge