SMEs in South Africa: highly mobile

Ovum Plc
October 9, 2009
14 Pages - SKU: OV2497309
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Countries covered: South Africa

Here we present the results of a survey carried out with SMEs in South Africa, outlining their budget priorities and their attitudes towards telecoms sourcing and usage. South African SMEs are highly mobile South Africa has the highest proportion of mobile users among SMEs of all the countries we surveyed. Mobile email and SMS services are well established mobile applications and this survey suggested potential for other mobile applications to grow quickly. Opportunities in managed services Managed services are the way forward for telecoms service providers in South Africa. They can provide the latest technologies at a monthly recurring cost. By combining advanced services into a managed service, enterprises can receive advanced services without additional dependence on telecoms managers. They also have the piece of mind that they are not spending too much, since they have a monthly recurring charge. Telcos can provide more to SMEs Telecoms service providers can do more to extend their reach into SMEs in South Africa. Currently most SMEs surveyed buy telecoms services from their telecoms service providers, but service providers can do more to encourage the adoption of non-traditional services. SMEs expect better service South African SMEs expect better service and service-level agreements. They are not satisfied with current agreements and believe they can be improved in areas such as service reliability and response time to clear faults. This provides service providers with a good opportunity to differentiate their services based on the quality of service they provide.


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