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 South Africa - Broadband & Internet Market
Despite being open to competition by more than 200 Internet Service Providers (ISPs), South Africa's Internet sector has been stagnant in recent years due to an expensive operating environment created by Telkom SA's dominance in the fixed-line and bandwidth market. Modest growth has now returned to the market, stimulated by the launch of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) and wireless broadband services in 2004, followed by continuous price cuts in the following years. Further stimulus is expected in 2007 from the launch of the second national operator (SNO) and an expansion of 3G/HSDPA services by the country's mobile network operators. This report provides an overview of South Africa's Internet and broadband markets, supplemented by profiles of the main players and key sector statistics.
Last Update: 23 Jan 2007 Number of Pages: 24
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South Africa - Convergence - VoIP NGN & Digital Media
With its relatively well developed and diverse infrastructure, South Africa is taking a regional lead role in the convergence of telecommunication and information technologies with the media and entertainment sector, promising reductions in telecommunication costs and better availability of information and services. The legalisation of VoIP Internet telephony in 2005 marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the country's telecoms landscape. Billions of Dollars are being invested into IP-based Next-Generation Networks (NGN) capable of delivering converged services more efficiently. ISPs are turning into phone companies, and vice versa. Both are moving into delivering audio and video content over their networks, while in turn the traditional electronic media carriers are discovering the potential of their infrastructure for telecommunications service delivery.
Last Update: 29 Apr 2008 Number of Pages: 16
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South Africa - Fixed Line Market and Infrastructure - Overview & Statistics
Although its period of exclusivity ended in 2002, Telkom SA remained the sole provider of fixed-line telecommunications services in South Africa until early 2007 when the second national operator (SNO) became operational after finally receiving its licence at the end of 2005. Under Telkom's monopoly rule, fixed-line teledensity has continuously fallen since 2000. SNO shareholders Eskom and Transtel already have significant alternative nationwide infrastructure in place, as does Sentech, which is licensed to provide multimedia services and to operate an international telecommunications gateway. Some of the largest municipalities in the country are also rolling out their own telecommunications infrastructure. Wireless technologies are being pursued to provide alternatives to Telkom's copper access network.
Last Update: 21 Jan 2007 Number of Pages: 24
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South Africa - Key Statistics Telecom Market & Regulatory Overviews
South Africa's telecom sector boasts the continent's most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided. Following years of delays with its licensing, the second national operator (SNO) Neotel has finally launched services in competition to Telkom SA. This, in combination with sweeping liberalisation measures initiated two years earlier, legalising - among other things - the use of VoIP, is beginning to change the country's telecoms landscape fundamentally and bringing prices down. Under the new regulatory regime, alternative service providers are pushing into the market with converged services. The end of Telkom's monopoly on international submarine cables will reduce the cost of telecommunication in South Africa further.
Last Update: 29 Apr 2008 Number of Pages: 20
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South Africa - Mobile Market - Overview & Statistics
South Africa has a vibrant mobile market that has seen rapid uptake of GSM since competition was introduced to the sector more than 10 years ago. With market penetration exceeding 70% and number portability introduced in 2006, the three network operators are increasingly forced to find innovative ways of distinguishing themselves from the competition in order to gain and retain customers. The introduction of mobile Internet and multimedia services via 3G mobile technology is one way of doing this and has lead to a marked increase in data traffic. Another is the adoption of the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) model, highlighted by the entry of Virgin Mobile into the market.
Last Update: 1 Mar 2007 Number of Pages: 28
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