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Telkom is planning to increase the speed of their 384kbps ADSL subscribers to 1Mbps, and boost their 1Mbps ADSL speeds to 2Mbps. This is according to a source close to the Telkom’s DSL operations.

MyBroadband has received information that the tentative plan is to upgrade all current DSL384 users to 1Mbps in early June 2012. Three weeks later all current 1Mbps ADSL users will be upgraded to 2Mbps.

It is understood that these upgrade dates are however only loose guidelines at this stage, and that firm dates will only become available at a later stage.

One of the sticky points, the source revealed, is that these upgrades may be limited to ‘upgraded’ exchanges which are served by Metro Ethernet backhaul links. The potential backlash from ADSL subscribers served by other exchanges may however change this plan.

The possible ADSL network congestion which can be created by speed upgrades at exchanges without adequate capacity is a potential stumbling block which may delay the speed upgrades as planned.

These upgrades are however not unexpected. In November 2011 Telkom said that they will offer their broadband customers “consistently more value (speeds and caps) for same price”.

The company also said that they will increase the entry level speed of its broadband services to 2Mbps by 2015, and also boost top level speeds to 40Mbps.

Telkom would not confirm or deny the information, merely saying that it “continuously evaluates its broadband portfolio and the associated access speeds and will continue to do so”.

Stuart wrote:Can Mweb do that apart from Telkom? I didn't know that.

Telkom announced that it will be increasing ADSL speeds, but the company sprung a pricing surprise on ISPs

Telkom is planning to increase the access fee of its entry level ‘Fast DSL’ product by between R8 and R10 per month.

Two independent sources have informed MyBroadband that Telkom is planning to charge Internet Service Providers (ISPs) between R8 and R10 per month extra per ‘ADSL line’ for its entry level broadband service.

ISPs may try to absorb the increased DSL access costs from Telkom, and hence not pass this increased cost on to consumers, but with already thin margins this could be challenging.

Telkom announced on Friday 1 June 2012 that it will increase the speed of its 384kbps ADSL subscribers to 1Mbps, and will boost the speed of its current 1Mbps users to 2Mbps.

Telkom did not mention pricing in its press statement, and it is assumed that the upgrades will be free of charge.

The entry level ADSL price increase may be unrelated to the ADSL speed increase plans, as Telkom is under financial pressure. The incumbent is facing sliding fixed line numbers and voice revenues, and an increase in ADSL pricing will assist the company to boost revenue.

Telkom was asked about its plans to increase the price of its entry level ADSL product, but the company did not respond by the time of publication.

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SykomantiS wrote:4mbps customers- a while back they were upgraded to 10mbps

SykomantiS wrote:how does one determine where the exchange is to which you are connected?

rustypup wrote: Anakha56 does this regularly - but then, he has a thing for Telkom techies...

SykomantiS wrote:Ah, yes. While we're on the subject.

4mbps customers- a while back they were upgraded to 10mbps, right? Do they still do that or what? Anyone have info on the 4/10mbps thing?

Anakha56 wrote:/just to post my sob story...



Thats a 4mb line trying to get 4mb speeds to SAIX on a Telkom guest account...

Telkom said that it will increase the speed of its entry level ADSL service to 2Mbps by 2015, and at the same time boost its highest ADSL speed to 40Mbps.

Telkom announced its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2012 today (8 June 2012), and Telkom CEO Nombulelo Moholi said that the company will consistently add more value at the same price through higher speeds and higher usage caps.

Telkom has already announced that it will boost its entry level ADSL speed from the current 384kbps to 1Mbps starting in August. 1Mbps ADSL users will be bumped up to 2Mbps.

Moholi said that Telkom is also planning to launch “targeted double and triple play offerings with on-demand media-rich content and converged services”.

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SykomantiS wrote:Any word on 4mbps users?