South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
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South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
South Africa’s MNOs can expect delayed multi-spectrum in early 2022
South Africa’s fixed telecom connections are gradually being migrated from copper to fibre. Telkom expects to complete the process by the end of 2024. As a result, the number of the company’s DSL broadband subscribers has fallen sharply in recent years.
Stimulated by demands made on broadband infrastructure during the pandemic, and on the need to improve digital services, the government in late 2021 began working on plans to roll out broadband services nationally by the end of 2023. This would update existing plans by which national coverage were expected to have been reached in 2030. Part of the wider plan includes completing the switchover to digital broadcasting by March 2022, which will release sub-GHz spectrum for mobile broadband services.
In addition, national coverage will rely on improved access to mobile broadband. The much-delayed multi-spectrum auction is scheduled by mid-2022. The MNOs have managed to address rising data traffic demand by refarming existing spectrum concessions, though 5G services are still offered under a legacy principle using existing concessions in the 3.5GHz band. Conscious that this is unsatisfactory on a number of levels, the regulator in November 2021 announced plans to issue provisional spectrum licences to MNOs under the new regulations introduced as a response to the pandemic. This will enable licensees to increase capacity and improve service quality. The provisional licences will be in effect until athe full auction is held.
South Africa’s MNOs can expect delayed multi-spectrum in early 2022
South Africa’s fixed telecom connections are gradually being migrated from copper to fibre. Telkom expects to complete the process by the end of 2024. As a result, the number of the company’s DSL broadband subscribers has fallen sharply in recent years.
Stimulated by demands made on broadband infrastructure during the pandemic, and on the need to improve digital services, the government in late 2021 began working on plans to roll out broadband services nationally by the end of 2023. This would update existing plans by which national coverage were expected to have been reached in 2030. Part of the wider plan includes completing the switchover to digital broadcasting by March 2022, which will release sub-GHz spectrum for mobile broadband services.
In addition, national coverage will rely on improved access to mobile broadband. The much-delayed multi-spectrum auction is scheduled by mid-2022. The MNOs have managed to address rising data traffic demand by refarming existing spectrum concessions, though 5G services are still offered under a legacy principle using existing concessions in the 3.5GHz band. Conscious that this is unsatisfactory on a number of levels, the regulator in November 2021 announced plans to issue provisional spectrum licences to MNOs under the new regulations introduced as a response to the pandemic. This will enable licensees to increase capacity and improve service quality. The provisional licences will be in effect until athe full auction is held.
Table of Contents
226 Pages
- Executive Summary
- Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – South Africa – 2022 (e)
- MARKET CHARACTERISTICS
- MARKET LEADERS
- MARKET CHALLENGERS
- MARKET EMERGENTS
- TMI VS GDP
- MOBILE AND MOBILE BROADBAND PENETRATION
- FIXED VERSUS MOBILE BROADBAND PENETRATION
- Country overview
- MARKET ANALYSIS
- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
- REGULATORY AUTHORITY
- FIXED LINE DEVELOPMENTS
- MOBILE NETWORK DEVELOPMENTS
- MOBILE STATISTICS
- MOBILE VOICE (VOLTE/WI-FI CALLING)
- MOBILE INFRASTRUCTURE
- MOBILE DATA
- MOBILE BROADBAND
- MAJOR MOBILE OPERATORS
- MOBILE CONTENT AND APPLICATIONS
- MARKET ANALYSIS
- COMMUNITY ACCESS PROJECTS
- INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATION (ISPA)
- INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS (IXP)
- BROADBAND STATISTICS
- DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) NETWORKS
- FIBRE-TO-THE-PREMISES (FTTP) NETWORKS
- OTHER FIXED BROADBAND SERVICES
- DIGITAL ECONOMY
- TELKOM
- NEOTEL
- OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL TELECOM NETWORK
- NATIONAL FIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE
- INTERNATIONAL SUBMARINE CABLES
- SATELLITE
- NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS (NGN)
- MUNICIPAL NETWORKS
- Data centres
- SMART CITIES
- Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in South Africa – 1999 – 2011
- Historic - Vodacom South Africa subscribers and market share – 2002 – 2011
- Historic - MTN South Africa subscribers and market share – 2002 – 2011
- Historic - Average internet access speed – 2010 – 2015
- Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2002 – 2011
- Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in South Africa – 1999 – 2015
- Historic -Telkom South Africa broadband subscribers – 2003 – 2011
- Historic - Telkom fixed broadband subscribers by type – 2016 – 2018
- Historic - Telkom South Africa WiMAX subscribers – 2008 – 2014
- Historic - Telkom data revenue – 2002 – 2011
- Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in South Africa – 2000 – 2011
- Historic - International internet bandwidth – 2000 – 2011
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
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