Orion Telecom, which forms part of Altx-listed Vox Telecom, this week opened operations in Namibia. Jacques du Toit, MD of Orion Telecom, said during a ceremony in Windhoek that the company had entered the Namibian market by acquiring a local company, Telkom Ericsson. Since its inception in 1971, Telkom has gained a reputation as a leading Namibian PBX company with over 2500 Namibian customers.

Telkom Ericsson, previously a privately owned family-run business, services 25% of the Namibian corporate and government market. Earlier in the year, Orion Telecom's parent company, Vox Telecom bought Definity Telecom Namibia, which provides least cost-routing solutions for large Namibian corporations.
“We have consolidated our service offering in Namibia,” said du Toit. “The establishment of our operation in the region has given Orion Telecom access to a whole new customer base and is in line with our ongoing expansion into the continent.”
Orion Telecom provides a full range and voice and data solutions for the Namibian corporate and government sectors and has established points of presence in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Keetmanshoop, Otjiwarongo, Tsumeb, Ondangwa and Oranjemund.
The integration of the two companies into the Vox Telecom Group was concluded with the existing management teams and there were no staff cutbacks.