South Africa Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report
November 2019
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About the Report
About the Report
South Africa Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report
Summary
South Africa: Country Intelligence Report, a new Country Intelligence Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in South Africa today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2024. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV segments, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.
GlobalData expects South Africa's total telecommunications and pay-TV services revenue to reach USD 11.2 billion in 2019 and it will grow at 2.0% CAGR to reach USD 12.4 billion by 2024, driven by growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Fixed broadband revenue will grow at the fastest CAGR of 11.2% over 2019-2024, led by investments in SA Connect initiative by the government to improve broadband connectivity in the country. Pay-TV service revenue will decline from USD 1,330 million in 2019 to USD 1,320 million by 2024, due to declining pay-TV ARPS over the forecast period.
The Country Intelligence Report provides an in-depth analysis of the following -
- The demographic and macroeconomic context in South Africa.
- The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, tariff regulation, and more.
- Telecom and pay-TV services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
- The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom and pay-TV services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
- Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications and pay-TV markets.
- Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.
Scope
- The total revenue of the telecom and pay-TV services markets in South Africa will grow from about USD 11.2 billion in 2019 to USD 12.4 billion in 2024 at a CAGR of 2.0% mainly supported by growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments.
- Mobile data will be the largest contributor in the total telecom service revenue throughout 2019-2024. Mobile data revenue will grow at a CAGR of 3.8% to reach USD 5.0 billion by 2024, driven by rising smartphone penetration and growing adoption of mobile Internet services.
- 3G is the most adopted technology in the mobile segment in 2019 with its share of total mobile subscriptions at 42.0%. However, 4G's share will surpass 3G's share in 2020.
Reasons to buy
- This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of South Africa's telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
- Accompanying GlobalData's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in South Africa's mobile communications, fixed telephony, and broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
- With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
- The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in South Africa's telecommunications markets.
- The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in South Africa.
Products
Products
ICASA, mobile data in South Africa, mobile broadband, fixed broadband, pay-TV, fiber, prepaid in South Africa, postpaid in South Africa, 3G in South Africa, 4G in South Africa, LTE in South Africa, 5G in South Africa, Telkom South Africa, Neotel, MTN, iBurst, MWEB, Internet Solutions, Multichoice, StarSat, Vodacom South Africa, Cell C
Companies
Telkom South Africa
Neotel
MTN
Multichoice
StarSat
Vodacom South Africa
Cell C
iBurst
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Market highlights
Demographic, macroeconomic, and regulatory context
Demographic and macroeconomic context
Regulatory context
Telecom and pay-TV services market outlook
Total telecom service revenue
Mobile services market
Fixed services market
Pay-TV services market
Competitive landscape and company snapshots
Competitive landscape
Vodacom South Africa
MTN South Africa
Telkom
Cell C
Additional resources
Baseline forecast assumptions
Data tables
Glossary
Research methodology
Country Intelligence Report coverage
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