Telkom’s 8ta Aims for 15% of S. Africa’s Mobile Market
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Telkom South Africa Ltd., Africa’s largest fixed-line phone company, aims to capture 15 percent of South Africa’s mobile-phone market in five years after its wireless service starts on Oct. 18.
Telkom’s 8ta mobile unit will seek clients among the company’s 4.3 million fixed-line users, of which 2.1 million are businesses, Amith Maharaj, the division’s managing executive, said in an interview in Johannesburg today.