Pretoria - Telkom has invited industry to bid for the provisioning of Video on Demand (VoD) services, the telecommunications company said on Monday.
The tender has been published on www.telkom.co.za.
Telkom Managing Director of Consumer Services and Retail Marketing, Manelisa Mavuso, said the move was part of delivering the ultimate connected home experience to South Africans.
VoD allows users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand. Television VOD systems either stream content through a set-top box, computer or other device, allowing viewing in real time, or to download it to a device such as a computer, digital video recorder or portable media player for viewing at any time.
“We have been progressing well with our efforts to deliver the ultimate connected home experience to South Africans. We believe that content has a major role to play in truly differentiating the Telkom offer and we are steaming ahead to deliver this to our customers as soon as possible.
“It therefore gives me great pleasure to invite relevant stakeholders to submit their proposals through Telkom’s tender process as we seek to find the best service provider to partner with,” Mavuso said.
The management and process of this tender will be conducted through Telkom’s standard procurement process. A bidder’s conference will be held on Thursday.
“We are eager to begin this phase of our connected home journey and look forward to appointing the best service provider to deliver on this key milestone,” said Mavuso. – SAnews.gov.za
