South Africa Mobile and Broadband Industry Opportunities

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South Africa Telecoms Industry Report
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South Africa retains one of the continents 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
liberalisation measures have changed the
countrys telecoms landscape fundamentally, and
resulted in lower prices for consumers. This has
been encouraged by the end of Telkoms monopoly
on international submarine fibre optic cables,
which dramatically reduced the cost of telecom
services. South Africas second national
operator, Neotel, has gained market share in
competition with Telkom. In the process of being
acquired by Vodacom, the company is set to
provide an improved platform for mobile
fixed-line services.
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To encourage competition, the government created
Broadband InfraCo as a national infrastructure
company to provide cheap backbone network
capacity. Vodacom and MTN have also moved into
the national fibre sector, as have many
municipalities. Several prominent FttP
deployments are underway. Cheaper international
connectivity and new national fibre
infrastructure have stimulated the broadband
market. The sector is dominated by mobile network
operators, while several WiMAX networks have been
shut down as consumers migrate to 3G and LTE
networks for internet connectivity.
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South Africas 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. Several additional MVNOs have entered
the market recently, adding to the competitive
mix.
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Key developments Telkom makes ZAR2.7 billion
bid for BCX Work begins on the Modderfontein
Smart city development Constantia Fibre
Initiative (CFI) to build an open access FttP
network in Cape Town Vodacom to take over
Neotel, contracts Alcatel-Lucent to build GPON
network MTN launches FrontRow SVoD
service Vox Telecom owners cancel plans to
sell Vumatel extends open-access network
offering 1Gb/s services Nashua Mobile winds
down, sells subscriber base to Vodacom and
MTN Vodacom launches VoLTE services Afrihost
launches fixed-wireless LTE.
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