Expanding Fiber Infrastructure Telkom South Africa's recent launch of lightning-fast fiber upgrades and HOT fiber deals indicates a focus on expanding high-speed connectivity. This presents opportunities to offer enterprise broadband solutions, managed network services, and value-added connectivity products to both corporate clients and residential customers seeking reliable and fast internet.
Strategic Industry Engagement Participation in major industry events such as SATNAC 2025 and AfriHack Connect 2025 showcases Telkom's active involvement in research, innovation, and technology development. Sales teams can leverage these connections to promote advanced ICT solutions, IoT integrations, and emerging tech offerings tailored for the telecom and enterprise sectors.
Leadership and Organizational Growth The appointment of Beauty Apleni as CEO of Openserve reflects Telkom’s commitment to strengthening its wholesale infrastructure and enterprise services. This provides a strategic opening to introduce B2B solutions focused on wholesale, cloud connectivity, and infrastructure modernization tailored to enterprise clients.
Sustainability and Community Focus Telkom’s investments in youth initiatives and Smart Agritech projects demonstrate a strong emphasis on social impact and industry innovation. Business development efforts could target government agencies, educational institutions, and agritech companies seeking connectivity, digital transformation, and sustainable technology integration.
Financial Growth Potential With revenues between 1 billion and 10 billion dollars and a sizable customer base, Telkom’s financial strength indicates capacity for big-ticket enterprise collaborations and integrated ICT solutions. Targeting large organizations requiring scalable telecom, cloud, and cybersecurity services could unlock significant growth opportunities.