DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “The Telecommunications Industry and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2022” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
This report focuses on the South African telecommunications industry and the market for mobile devices. While the sector formally includes broadcasting and postal services, this report emphasises telephony, internet and mobile broadband, and the relevant supporting infrastructure.
It includes comprehensive information on the state and size of the sector, revenue, subscriptions, capex, prices and developments including new spectrum allocation and corporate actions.
There are profiles of 64 companies including major players such as Vodacom, MTN and Telkom, data-only network Rain, fibre companies such as Dark Fibre Africa, Vumatel and Afrihost, and retailers and device brands such as Cellucity, Nokia and Samsung.
The Telecommunications Industry and Retail of Devices in South Africa
Telecoms revenue is beginning to slow in South Africa and there is concern that poor economic growth could affect consumer spending, including on mobile devices.
Demand for data has fallen back to pre-pandemic growth levels, which experts attribute to the return to office or to hybrid work. As traditional voice and data revenue slows, telecoms companies are investing in services such as fintech to grow revenue. Operators continue to invest heavily in fibre and the rollout of 5G mobile networks.
Telephony and Internet
There are over 100 million mobile subscriptions in the country. As this includes machine-to-machine connections and entities with multiple subscriptions, per capita mobile penetration is likely much lower.
The percentage of households with landlines fell to below 10% in 2020, and the widespread use of mobile phones means that less than 2% of households have no access to a phone of any kind. The number of smartphone subscriptions continues to increase.
5G and Fibre Capex
5G rollout has continued since Vodacom and MTN launched 5G in 2020, and industry players expect that the number of base stations could double in the next decade. Fibre rollout accelerated in 2021 as demand for broadband internet grew, and operators have been extending fibre to outlying areas and in townships.
Challenges for fibre companies include access to capital, speed to roll out and red tape in getting municipal approval, the quality of the fibre service offered and the customer service.
Key Topics Covered:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY
2.1. Industry Value Chain
2.2. Geographic Position
2.3. Size of the Industry
2.4. Key Success Factors and Pain Points
3. LOCAL
3.1. State of the Industry
3.2. Key Trends
3.3. Notable Players
3.4. Corporate Actions
3.5. Regulations
3.6. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development
4. AFRICA
5. INTERNATIONAL
6. INFLUENCING FACTORS
6.1. COVID-19
6.2. Economic Environment
6.3. Labour
6.4. Environmental Issues
6.5. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation
6.6. Electricity Supply
6.7. New Spectrum
6.8. Data Prices
7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
7.1. Competition
7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry
7.3. Barriers to Entry
8. SWOT ANALYSIS
9. OUTLOOK
10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
11. REFERENCES
11.1. Publications
11.2. Websites
APPENDIX – SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS
Telecommunications
Devices
COMPANY PROFILES – TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A T C (Pty) Ltd
Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd
Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd
ATC South Africa Services (Pty) Ltd
Bitco Telecoms (Pty) Ltd
Blue Label Telecoms Ltd
Bridging Technologies South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Broadband Infraco SOC Ltd
Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd
Celcom Group (Pty) Ltd
Cell C Ltd
Cybersmart (Pty) Ltd
Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd
Datapro (Pty) Ltd
Datatec Ltd
Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd
DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd
Ekasi Fibre (Pty) Ltd
EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd
FibreCo Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd
Fibrepoynt (Pty) Ltd
FirstRand Bank Ltd
FoneWorx (Pty) Ltd
Frogfoot Networks (Pty) Ltd
Gateway Communications (Pty) Ltd
Huge Telecom (Pty) Ltd
Ignition Telecoms Investments (Pty) Ltd
IHS Towers South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Jasco Electronics Holdings Ltd
Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd
Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd
MTN Group Ltd
MVN-X (Pty) Ltd
Nokia Solutions and Networks South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Nokia South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Rain GTM (Pty) Ltd
Reunert Ltd
Sabre Radio Networks (Pty) Ltd
SEACOM South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Sentech SOC Ltd
SGT Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The)
Swiftnet SOC Ltd
Telemasters Holdingsc Ltd
Telkom SA SOC Ltd
Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Ltd
Too Much WiFi (Pty) Ltd
Truteq Wireless (Pty) Ltd
Vodacom Group Ltd
Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd
Vumatel (Pty) Ltd
COMPANY PROFILES – DEVICES
Cell C Ltd
Cellucity (Pty) Ltd
Core Computer Group (Pty) Ltd (The)
DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd
FirstRand Bank Ltd
Hisense SA Sales Holdings (Pty) Ltd
Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd
KNR Flatrock (Pty) Ltd
Lenovo (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
LG Electronics S A (Pty) Ltd
MIA South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Microsoft (S A) (Pty) Ltd
Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd
MTN Group Ltd
Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The)
Telkom SA SOC Ltd
Vodacom Group Ltd
ZA Online Store (Pty) Ltd
ZTE Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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