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Johannesburg - Telkom boss Sipho Maseko told City Press that the parastatal will need work on resolving its scale issue, adding that it needs to win over the South African market.
What makes Maseko nervous is Telkom’s lack of scale in many areas.
“For instance, when I buy handsets, we don’t have the scale that Vodafone has and Vodacom leverages off, and MTN has good scale and at some point we will need to resolve our scale issue.
"But what is clear, we have to win here in the home front because if you don’t win at home you’re going to struggle anywhere else,” said Maseko.
Telkom recently concluded what is in essence a super-roaming agreement with MTN, where the mobile operator will manage Telkom’s radio access network (RAN).
Maseko’s predecessor, Nombulelo Moholi, left soon after the government, Telkom’s major shareholder, threw out a proposed bid by Korean-based KT Corp to buy Telkom.
Maseko said his team took a different approach to strategic partnerships, like the ones on the table with MTN and Business Connexion.
He also said talks with shareholders have been positive, and that relations have been good between Telkom and its biggest shareholder, government.
Read the full story on City Press.
What makes Maseko nervous is Telkom’s lack of scale in many areas.
“For instance, when I buy handsets, we don’t have the scale that Vodafone has and Vodacom leverages off, and MTN has good scale and at some point we will need to resolve our scale issue.
"But what is clear, we have to win here in the home front because if you don’t win at home you’re going to struggle anywhere else,” said Maseko.
Telkom recently concluded what is in essence a super-roaming agreement with MTN, where the mobile operator will manage Telkom’s radio access network (RAN).
Maseko’s predecessor, Nombulelo Moholi, left soon after the government, Telkom’s major shareholder, threw out a proposed bid by Korean-based KT Corp to buy Telkom.
Maseko said his team took a different approach to strategic partnerships, like the ones on the table with MTN and Business Connexion.
He also said talks with shareholders have been positive, and that relations have been good between Telkom and its biggest shareholder, government.
Read the full story on City Press.
