Explaining our business units¹

Telkom
Consumer

Telkom Consumer spearheads the provision of high-speed mobile broadband via reliable, stable, high-quality converged communications and effective cost optimisation. It provides:

Broadband (mobile, fixed, nomadic)
Voice
Non-connectivity and financial services

Our differentiators

Third-largest mobile business operator in South Africa
7 738 mobile integrated sites, of which 66% have fibre backhaul
465 active 5G sites
20.4 million mobile subscribers, of which 62% are broadband customers

Contribution to Group

R26 329 million
in revenue

R4 093 million
EBITDA

1 017
employees with R1 111 million
in salaries and
benefits paid

Openserve

Openserve is South Africa’s leading wholesale infrastructure connectivity provider with the largest open-access network across the country. It provides:

Broadband and enterprise solutions
Optical and carrier solutions
Global solutions
Interconnect solutions
Voice services

Largest managed wholesale open-access infrastructure connectivity provider in South Africa, with national and regional fibre routes enabling the deployment of fibre-based access, enterprise and backhaul technologies
Over 170 000 km of fibre across South Africa
Industry-leading connectivity rate of 48.5%, with 1.2 million homes passed

R12 511 million
in revenue

R3 934 million
EBITDA

4 532
employees with
R2 851 million
in salaries and
benefits paid

BCX

BCX is a state-of-the-art technology company that provides ICT solutions and an integrated portfolio of technology solutions in South Africa. Through its diversified technology product portfolio, BCX provides:

Converged communications solutions, including voice, data networks, internet and wireless connectivity
Digital platform solutions, including enterprise applications and customised industry-specific offerings
Cloud platform solutions, including private cloud, public cloud and infrastructure, field services management and cybersecurity

A national footprint of 10 data centres with a combined capacity of 12 600 m² and IT capacity of 9.82 MW
Largest Tier IV* data centre footprint (BCX owns three out of four Tier IV data centres in South Africa)

* Tier IV: Multiple active power and cooling distribution paths, redundant components, fault‑tolerant, 99.99% availability.

R12 915 million
in revenue

R1 294 million
EBITDA

4 032
employees with R3 432 million
in salaries and
benefits paid

Gyro

Gyro manages the property portfolio of Telkom that is used for operations. It provides property services, including real estate management services pertaining to:

Masts and towers
Property development
Property and space user demand
Facilities management
Physical security and business protection
Programme management office

Capacity and readiness to become the preferred real estate solutions provider for non-mainstream large space users and real estate portfolio owners
Leveraging the Group’s technologies to implement smart-enabled buildings and next-generation property and facilities management solutions

R92 million raised in cash proceeds
from transfer of
56 properties sold

9.3% reduction
in Scope 1 and
Scope 2 carbon
emissions

Swiftnet

Swiftnet comprises masts and towers with multi-tenant leases. Our solutions include:

Towers and build-to-suit towers
Small cell offering
In-building coverage
Power-as-a-Service
Equipment shelters

Established offering of in-building solutions and towers with shareable active equipment
A tower company with spectrum licence
Significant portion of the portfolio located close to secure high-performance fibre infrastructure
Nationwide rural presence available to service the underserviced areas

R1 321 million
in revenue

R990 million
EBITDA

95
employees with
R123 million
in salaries and
benefits paid

¹ Information on the performance of the business units is provided in the Productive capital chapter.

Explaining our business units1

TelkomConsumer