Leading African operator selects DIGITALK for voice services

Milton Keynes 20th October 2008. Africa Online, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telkom South Africa has confirmed that DIGITALK will be their preferred supplier for value-added voice services in Africa.

The DIGITALK Multiservice Platform will be deployed in several sites across the continent and will be allowing Africa Online to rapidly deploy services including Broadband Telephony, Prepaid Calling Cards and Conferencing.

Shortly after the announcement Vincent N. Thuo, Product Manager of Africa Online commented:

“We were impressed with the scalability of the DIGITALK technology and the class of future opportunities the solution provides. We are confident we have the solution to address the challenges the market is set to present.”

Mark Ashdown, Sales and Marketing Director at DIGITALK added:

“The fact that Africa Online operate within such a large and diverse market is a testament to the reliability and scope the DIGITALK Multiservice Platform affords. The success in Africa is strategically important for us as we continue to increase our global presence.”

About Africa Online

Africa Online, a member of Telkom South Africa Group is a Pan African integrated Information and Communications (ICT) solutions Provider currently with presence in 8 African countries. It has a range of ICT products and services to suit a variety of customer needs. With operations in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, Africa Online is positioned to provide both individual and organizations alike with scalable solutions based on each client’s specific needs.

Due to its pan-African geographical reach and extensive partnership agreements, Africa Online is positioned to provide corporate customers and institutions with a wide range of solutions in a number of customers. It has positioned itself as the “one stop shop” for customers requiring a single point of access to manage their pan-African requirements.

About DIGITALK

DIGITALK is a leading independent communications platform and applications vendor that enables service providers to roll out enhanced services rapidly and profitably. Service-ready applications include; Prepaid Calling Card, Broadband Telephony, IP Virtual Office, Service Numbers and Prepaid Mobile.

Founded in the UK in 1998, DIGITALK has installed more than 1200 service platforms worldwide, and has over 400 customers, ranging in scale from smaller service providers to national incumbent operators.

The success of DIGITALK and its customers is based on a suite of pre- and post-paid applications built on a platform that offers NGN and TDM deployment options, integral network, operations and business support capabilities, and a service creation environment for service innovation.

DIGITALK customers are supported world-wide by comprehensive 24×7 SLAs backed by full on-line case management.

For further information: www.digitalk.com

Kate Cash
+44 (0)1908 425000
kate.cash {at} digitalk(.)com