Report on telecoms, mobile and broadband market in south africa

Report on Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in South Africa Market Reports On South Africa

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South Africa's Smart City development showcases progress with Http South Africa retains one of the continent & rescue's most advanced telecoms infrastructures. It enjoys effective competition in all sectors, while operators in recent years have invested to develop cross-platform capabilities and so offer a full range of bundled services. Sweeping liberalization measures have changed the country & rescue's telecoms landscape fundamentally, and resulted in lower prices for consumers. This has been encouraged by the end of Telkom’s monopoly on international submarine fiber optic cables, which dramatically reduced the cost of telecom services.

South Africans second national operator, Nextel, has gained market share in competition with Telco. In the process of being acquired by Viacom, the company is set to provide an improved platform for mobile fixed-line services.

To encourage competition, the government created Broadband Infract as a national infrastructure company to provide cheap backbone network capacity.

Viacom and MTN have also moved into the national fiber sector, as have many municipalities. Several prominent Http deployments are underway.

Cheaper international connectivity and new national fiber infrastructure have stimulated the broadband market. The sector is dominated by mobile network operators, while several networks have been shut down as consumers migrate to 3G and LTE networks for internet connectivity. South Africa's vibrant mobile market has seen rapid growth since competition was introduced in the 1990s. SIM card penetration by early 2015 was above 150%, driven by the popularity of multiple card use. The network operators are increasingly encouraged to find innovative ways to distinguish themselves from competitors, and to streamline their operations. There has been continuing activity with mergers and acquisitions, while major infrastructure sharing deals have helped keep control costs while improving network footprints.

Key developments: Telco makes ZAR2.7 billion bid for BCX; Work begins on the Modderfontein Smart city development; Constantia Fiber Initiative (CFI) to build an open access Http network in Cape Town; Viacom to take over Nextel, contracts Alcatel-Lucent to build GPON network; MTN launches Front Row Sod service; Vex Telecom owners cancel plans to sell; Vomited extends open-access network offering 1Gb/s services

Nashua Mobile winds down, sells subscriber base to Viacom and MTN; Viacom launches Volta services; Airhost launches fixed-wireless LTE services; Ogre Telecom considers sale of 75% interest in Cell C; New set to September 2017; SMS platform facing stiffening competition from What Sapp and other OTT services; Report updates include tacos & risquĂŠ; operational and financial data to Q1 2015, recent market developments.

Table of Contents 1. Key Statistics 2. Telecommunications Market 3. Regulatory Environment 4. Fixed-Line Market 5. Telecommunications Infrastructure 6. Internet Market 7. Broadband Market 8. Digital Media/ Digital Economy 9. Mobile Communications

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