Telkom, South Africa’s third-largest cell operator, reported a ten.2% enhance in cell service income, a significant driver of its 3.3% group income enhance for the monetary yr ended on March 31 2025.
The telecom says this progress was fueled by sturdy subscriber growth, with 13.4%, practically three million new cell customers becoming a member of its community, bringing its complete buyer base to 23.2 million. The surge was pushed largely by pay as you go prospects, who grew by 15.4%.
“The cell enterprise continues to be the star of the patron enterprise,” stated Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong. “This was pushed by sturdy subscriber progress coinciding with sustaining ARPU (common income per consumer) at R60 (over $3), stated Taukobong.
The monetary outcomes present {that a} push to boost cell knowledge companies additionally led to a 19.5% enhance in cell knowledge subscribers, totalling 15.2 million, as demand for inexpensive, high-speed connectivity surged nationwide.
Telkom optimised its pricing fashions, attracting extra customers in non-metro areas, the place demand for inexpensive connectivity is rising.
Telkom’s wholesale arm, Openserve is taking part in a pivotal position in cross-border infrastructure integration. Via partnerships with world gamers like Google, Openserve is increasing terrestrial and undersea cable routes that attain deeper into Southern Africa. A brand new worldwide level of presence linking South Africa to Angola and Brazil is underway, half of a bigger effort to diversify and safe African connectivity pathways towards disruptions.
Fibre-related knowledge income grew by 10%, with fibre-based companies which has been rising over time and now constituting 82% of Openserve’s complete income. Telkom’s fibre connectivity footprint grew by 13.3%, passing practically 1.4 million houses—a mannequin that may very well be replicated in rising city centres throughout the continent by means of strategic partnerships.
Telcom says it’s investing closely in 4G/5G infrastructure and edge knowledge capabilities to energy next-generation “All the pieces-as-a-Service” (XaaS) fashions—customisable digital options for African enterprises and governments.
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