Fixed-line incumbent Telkom seems to be gearing up to unveil its mobile offering by mid-October, if a mystery event invitation is anything to go by.
The company sent out an invitation to the media for an event to be hosted on 14 October, at Lanseria Airport. Not revealing too much, the invitation reads: “The time has come. Telkom is stepping into an era with unlimited possibilities.” All speculation points to the unveiling of Telkom Mobile.
However, Telkom would not confirm this and has preferred not to comment as to whether the event is related to the unveiling of Telkom Mobile.
The speculation is fuelled by Telkom's earlier announcement that its mobile offering will go live before the end of this year. At the company's financial year-end results, it noted that most of the pre-launch logistics had already been ironed out.
At the time, the operator confirmed it had already concluded distribution, roaming and co-location agreements, and has all the relevant IT systems in place to roll out the service.
