(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:07012011 Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ca47e/south_africa_tel) has announced the addition of the "South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts" report to their offering.
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in South Africas telecommunications market. Subjects covered include: - Key statistics; - Market and industry overviews; - Government policies affecting the telecoms industry; - Market liberalisation and regulatory environment; - Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband); - Telecoms operators privatisation, acquisitions, new licences; - Infrastructure development; - National and municipal fibre rollouts; - International submarine fibre optic cables; - Mobile voice and data markets, including 3G and 4G; - Internet development; - Broadband, including 3G mobile; - Broadband pricing, fixed and mobile; - Average Revenue per User and churn; - Internet and broadband development and growth; - Broadband and mobile data services and pricing trends; - Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile); - Electronic banking and m-banking services; - Digital Media.
The continents leading telecoms and digital media market: South Africas telecom sector boasts the continents most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided. In a virtually saturated voice market, four mobile networks Vodacom, MTN, Cell C and Telkom SA are competing for market share in the next growth wave, mobile broadband. 3G/HSPA mobile broadband services now rival available DSL fixed-line offerings in terms of both speed and price, and consequently subscriber numbers. 2010 also saw the first trials of the next generation of mobile technology, LTE (also referred to as 4G) in South Africa.
While emerging as the countrys leading broadband providers, the major mobile operators are also branching out into fixed-lines, fibre backbone networks, international fibre connectivity, mobile banking and entertainment in a rapidly converging environment. Fixed-line incumbent Telkom SA has reacted by launching its own 3G mobile network and the countrys first commercial WiMAX service, but various competitors are hard on its heels rolling out the same technology, including second national operator Neotel.
Following years of delays with its licensing, Neotel is gaining traction in the market in competition with Telkom. This, in combination with other sweeping liberalisation measures, also delayed by years, has changed the countrys telecoms landscape fundamentally and brought prices down. In addition, the government has created Broadband InfraCo, a national infrastructure company to provide cheap backbone network capacity to service providers. Despite the significantly increased competition between different service providers, many municipalities in South Africa, including the countrys largest cities, are implementing their own fibre and wireless broadband networks.
Under a converging regulatory regime, hundreds of alternative service providers are now pushing into the market with converged services. The legalisation of VoIP Internet telephony in 2005 marked the beginning of a fundamental change in the countrys telecoms landscape. Billions of dollars are being invested into IP-based next-generation networks that are capable of delivering converged services more efficiently. Telecom carriers and ISPs are moving into delivering audio and video content over their networks, while in turn the traditional electronic media carriers have discovered the potential of their infrastructure for telecommunications service delivery.
Key regulatory events shaping the market in 2011 will be the complete unbundling of the local loop, the staged reduction of interconnect charges, the auctioning of WiMAX and LTE spectrum, and a deadline for mobile subscribers to register their personal details with service providers under new legislation, which could lead to a significant drop in mobile penetration.
All of the major players are involved in the various international submarine fibre optic cables that have reached the country in the past two years. Following the end of Telkoms monopoly on international submarine fibre-optic cables, the arrival of Seacom as the second international cable in 2009 has brought down the cost of international bandwidth dramatically. A third international cable, EASSy landed in 2010, and more are scheduled to go live in 2011 and 2012.
South Africas Internet and broadband market has finally taken off after years of stagnation due to an expensive operating environment created by Telkom SAs dominance in the fixed-line and international bandwidth market. The new converged licensing regime has created hundreds of companies licensed to offer Internet services. There has been consolidation in the sector which is expected to continue.
With its relatively well-developed and diverse infrastructure, South Africa is also 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. Digital media and social media have reached a level of development to foster an associated advertising and marketing industry. The FIFA World Cup held in the country in 2010 has showcased these developments. While South Africa lags behind other countries on the continent in the development of e-government, e-health and e-learning applications, it is a regional leader in the areas of electronic banking and mobile banking services.
Market highlights: - Forecasts to 2012 and 2015 for the mobile, Internet and broadband market; - Profiles of major players in all market sectors; - 2010 financial results; - Mobile penetration is back below 100%, new legislation in 2011 could lead to further drop; - New regulations for staged reduction of interconnect charges 2011-2013; - 3G mobile broadband surging ahead of DSL; - First LTE trials in Africa; - WiMAX and LTE spectrum auctions postponed to 2011; - Local loop unbundling to be completed in 2011; - Third major international fibre link landed, more planned in 2011/12; - FIFA World Cup 2010 has boosted digital media developments; - Leading market in the region for electronic banking and mobile banking services.
Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.
Key Topics Covered: 1. Key Statistics 2. Telecommunications Market 3. Regulatory Environment 4. Fixed Network Market 5. Telecommunications Infrastructure 6. Internet Market 7. Broadband Market 8. Digital Media / Digital Economy 9. Mobile Communications 10. Forecasts 11. Glossary of Abbreviations For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ca47e/south_africa_tel ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com)).
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