Telkom, a State Owned company headquartered in South Africa, was founded in 1991. With approximately 15,750 employees, Telkom reported $2.5B in revenue as of 2025. It operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in telecoms, offering broadband IT solutions over both fixed and mobile networks. Telkom's managed data solutions serve large, corporate, and global companies in Southern Africa, while it provides broadband internet and voice services to fixed residential and small/medium business customers across the country.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1991

Headcount

16,078

Headquarters

South Africa

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

On September 18, 2026, Telkom, alongside BCX, partnered with the Limpopo Provincial Government on a R3-million digital connectivity pilot aimed at enhancing public-service infrastructure and improving healthcare, education, and government services in George Masebe Hospital, Mosesetjane Clinic, and Machepelele Secondary School through fibre-based SD-WAN technology. Also on September 18, Telkom's FutureMakers program issued a call to township and rural entrepreneurs to transform ideas into growing businesses that address real-life problems. Earlier the same day, the Competition Tribunal initiated hearings for an interim relief application jointly filed by Telkom and its wholesale infrastructure arm, Openserve, against the Saldanha Bay Municipality, alleging unlawful obstruction of network access, maintenance, upgrades, and expansion in the region. Previously, on September 16, Telkom received recognition for excellence in integrated reporting, ranking "Excellent" in the 2026 EY Excellence in Integrated Reporting survey, which assesses the top 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. This followed the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure's acknowledgment on September 12 of the Minister's announcement to issue a Request for Information for the redevelopment of the Telkom Towers complex through a public-private partnership model, including a rehabilitate-operate-transfer approach.

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Telkom offers 6 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Telkom's product portfolio comprises of telecoms and consumer electronics.
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Telkom's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Telkom's revenue into 6 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services. For full access to Telkom's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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