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Telkom’s voice era is over. Data now pays the bills
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The operator stated that growth was driven by investments in mobile, fibre and digital services while maintaining disciplined capital allocation.
The company noted that continued investment in mobile, fibre and digital services, alongside disciplined capital allocation, had supported the quarter’s performance.
Today, Telkom’s strongest growth comes from mobile data, fibre broadband and cloud services, mirroring how consumer and enterprise demand has shifted away from traditional voice offerings.
Mobile data revenue rose 11.4%, while prepaid service revenue grew 9.1%, driven by customer growth and higher data consumption.
While legacy fixed-line and voice services continued their structural decline, the latest results suggest those businesses are no longer defining Telkom’s future.