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    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2025

    Carole Veitch | South Africa | 20 November 2025

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2024

    Michael Felton | South Africa | 31 March 2024

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2022

    Stephen Timm | South Africa | 29 July 2022

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2021

    Stephen Timm | South Africa | 23 January 2021

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2019

    Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 29 April 2019

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2017

    Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 09 October 2017

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2016

    Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 23 June 2016

    Telecommunications and Retail Trade of Electronic Devices in South Africa 2014

    Amand van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 31 July 2014

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    Report Coverage

    This report on telecommunications and the retail trade in electronic devices in South Africa outlines key developments, market dynamics, and strategic shifts shaping telephony, internet and wireless internet, and supporting infrastructure. It also covers the retail market for electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets and routers. It includes information on access, infrastructure, revenue, subscriptions, investment, capacity and volumes. It discusses the state of the industry, including digital transformation, consolidation and pricing, notable players, corporate actions, regulations, and technology and innovation. There are profiles of 62 companies including major players such as Vodacom, MTN and Telkom, internet providers such as Vumatel, Afrihost and Rain, undersea cable providers such as Seacom, and retailers such as Cellucity, Samsung and LG Electronics.

    Introduction

    • Telecommunications revenue in South Africa rose by more than 11% in 2024.
    • This growth is supported by infrastructure investment, broader broadband coverage, and growing demand for internet, data and mobile services.
    • The continued expansion of 4G/LTE and 5G networks, and efforts to reduce the cost of data and entry-level smartphones are helping to broaden digital access.
    • As low-Earth orbit satellite providers prepare to enter the South African market, new opportunities for collaboration may emerge.

    Trends

    • Cellular-only communication continues to dominate, with 91.2% of households relying solely on mobile phones.
    • Data-driven services are driving demand, especially high-speed connectivity for streaming, social media, cloud apps, and mobile payments.
    • Demand for affordable smartphones remains strong.
    • Growing demand for fixed wireless access broadband services as an alternative to cable and fibre landline internet services.
    • Mobile broadband and fibre continue to expand, while traditional fixed-line and voice services remain in decline.
    • Network expansion continues to be a priority, with broader deployment of fibre and 4G and 5G services improving connectivity. International access is being strengthened through the development of new undersea cable systems, and there is growing interest in satellite services in underserved areas.
    • The boundaries between telecommunications and technology are increasingly blurring, as telecommunications providers diversify into sectors such as fintech, cloud services, and digital media.
    • The market is consolidating, with larger operators pursuing acquisitions and strategic partnerships.

    Opportunities

    • 5G network expansion, including infrastructure and services.
    • Affordable smartphones, including pre-owned devices.
    • Collaboration with local content providers and customisation for local preferences.
    • Cybersecurity services.
    • Digital inclusion initiatives and rural connectivity projects.
    • E-waste services.
    • Ecommerce partnerships.
    • Fixed wireless access broadband services.
    • Growing demand for data centres.
    • Mobile financial services and fintech.
    • Satellite services, including low-Earth orbit satellite services.

    Challenges

    • Affordability and access.
    • Affordability and market saturation of mobile devices.
    • Competition dynamics pose challenges for newer entrants.
    • Competition from new entrants and alternative service providers, such as mobile virtual network operators.
    • Consumer privacy concerns.
    • Ecommerce challenges such as cybersecurity threats, fraud and logistical issues.
    • Environmental, sociopolitical, and geopolitical risks.
    • Maintaining consistent and high-quality service is an ongoing challenge, including network congestion, downtime and service disruptions.
    • Network security concerns.
    • Regulatory complexity.
    • Spectrum availability and allocation challenges.
    • Supply chain disruptions.
    • Technological obsolescence.
    • The digital divide and a shortage of skilled professionals.

    Outlook

    • Steady growth is expected to 2030, supported by expanding network infrastructure, evolving consumer demand, and policy shifts.
    • Continued investment in 4G and 5G rollout is expected to improve connectivity in underserved areas.
    • In the retail sector, companies are expanding their financing options and investing in digital sales channels.
    • Economic challenges and constrained household budgets could limit consumer spending and reduce demand for higher-end services and devices.
    • Regulatory uncertainty and delays in licensing and spectrum allocation may dampen investor confidence and disrupt planning.
    • MTN is facing reputational and legal risks due to ongoing allegations and investigations.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 6
    2.2. Geographic Position 9
    2.3. Size of the Industry 14
    3. LOCAL 25
    3.1. State of the Industry 25
    3.2. Key Trends 38
    3.3. Key Issues 38
    3.4. Notable Players 39
    3.5. Trade 43
    3.6. Corporate Actions 44
    3.7. Regulations 45
    3.8. Enterprise Development and Social Development 48
    4. AFRICA 50
    5. INTERNATIONAL 57
    6. INFLUENCING FACTORS 62
    6.1. Unforeseen Events 62
    6.2. Economic Environment 63
    6.3. Labour 64
    6.4. Environmental Issues 66
    6.5. Technology, R&D, Innovation 67
    6.6. Government Support 70
    6.7. Input Costs 72
    7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 73
    7.1. Competition 73
    7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry 75
    7.3. Barriers to Entry 75
    8. INDUSTRY SUMMARY 76
    9. OUTLOOK 78
    10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 78
    11. REFERENCES 79
    11.1. Publications 79
    11.2. Websites 80
    ANNEXURE 1 – Industry Legislation 82
    APPENDIX 1 - Telecommunications 88
    APPENDIX 2 - Devices 101
    COMPANY PROFILES – Telecommunications 106
    AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD 106
    ALTRON TMT (PTY) LTD 108
    ATC SOUTH AFRICA SERVICES (PTY) LTD 111
    BITCO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 112
    BLU LABEL UNLIMITED GROUP LTD 114
    BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 119
    BROADBAND INFRACO SOC LTD 121
    BUSINESS CONNEXION (PTY) LTD 124
    CELCOM GROUP (PTY) LTD 127
    CELL C LTD 129
    CYBERSMART (PTY) LTD 133
    DARK FIBRE AFRICA (PTY) LTD 135
    DATATEC LTD 137
    DNI-4PL CONTRACTS (PTY) LTD 141
    FIBREPOYNT (PTY) LTD 143
    FIRSTRAND BANK LTD 144
    FONEWORX (PTY) LTD 148
    FROGFOOT NETWORKS (PTY) LTD 150
    GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 152
    HUGE TNS (PTY) LTD 154
    IGNITION TELECOMS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 157
    IHS TOWERS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 159
    IOCO TECHNOLOGY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 161
    JASCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 165
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 169
    METRO FIBRE NETWORX (PTY) LTD 172
    MR PRICE MOBILE (PTY) LTD 174
    MTN GROUP LTD 175
    MWEB (PTY) LTD 179
    NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 181
    NOKIA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 183
    NTT DATA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 185
    PARATUS TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 188
    RAIN GTM (PTY) LTD 189
    REUNERT LTD 191
    SEACOM SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 196
    SENTECH SOC LTD 198
    SGT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 201
    STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD (THE) 205
    SWIFTNET (PTY) LTD 210
    TELEMASTERS HOLDINGSC LTD 212
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 215
    TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS (PTY) LTD 219
    TOO MUCH WIFI (PTY) LTD 222
    TRUTEQ WIRELESS (PTY) LTD 224
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 226
    VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 231
    VUMATEL (PTY) LTD 234
    COMPANY PROFILES – Devices 236
    CELL C LTD 236
    CELLUCITY (PTY) LTD 240
    CORE COMPUTER GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 243
    DNI-4PL CONTRACTS (PTY) LTD 245
    FIRSTRAND BANK LTD 247
    HISENSE SA SALES HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 251
    HOMECHOICE (PTY) LTD 253
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 255
    KNR FLATROCK (PTY) LTD 257
    LENOVO (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 259
    LG ELECTRONICS S A (PTY) LTD 261
    MASSMART HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 263
    MICROSOFT (S A) (PTY) LTD 268
    MR PRICE MOBILE (PTY) LTD 272
    MTN GROUP LTD 273
    PEPKOR HOLDINGS LTD 277
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 282
    STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD (THE) 284
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 289
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 293
    ZA ONLINE STORE (PTY) LTD 298
    ZTE CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 300

    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on the South African telecommunications industry and the market for mobile electronic devices. It focuses on telephony, internet and mobile broadband (wireless internet), and the relevant supporting infrastructure. It provides comprehensive information on telephony and internet access, telecoms revenue, capex, the fibre optic network, mobile fixed and broadband subscriptions, network traffic, subscribers and prices. There is also information on the major players, corporate actions, influencing factors and technology and innovation. There are profiles of 61 companies including major players MTN and Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C, and Rain, fibre companies such as Vumatel, Afrihost and FibreCo and cellphone companies including Huawei and Samsung.

    Introduction

    • South Africa has a well-established and competitive telecommunications industry, with major players including the MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, Cell C and Rain.
    • About 60% of industry revenue is earned from mobile services (data, voice and messaging).
    • The country has a high mobile penetration rate, with a significant portion of the population owning mobile phones.
    • There has been significant telecommunications infrastructure development, with the expansion of 4G and the deployment of 5G networks.
    • The retail market for electronic devices, particularly smartphones, is robust.
    • The growth of ecommerce has affected the retail sector, as many consumers prefer to purchase devices online.
    • Global smartphone manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei have a significant presence.

    Trends

    • 5G rollout and expansion.
    • Advancements in camera technology.
    • Asian smartphone brands such as Huawei, Xiaomi and others are gaining traction.
    • Digital transformation and integrating technologies like AI and machine learning.
    • Ecommerce dominance.
    • Expanding mobile accessories market, such as cases, chargers, wearables.
    • Fibre-optic network expansion.
    • Focus on sustainability
    • Growth in smartphone adoption with a focus on mid-range devices.
    • Improved network security and resilience.
    • Increased demand for data and digital services, including mobile internet, streaming and apps.
    • Introduction of foldable devices.
    • Mobile financial services, including mobile banking and digital payment solutions.
    • Regulatory developments relating to spectrum allocation and licensing.
    • Remote work and the need for reliable connectivity, cloud services and video conferencing.
    • Smart city projects, including smart infrastructure, IoT applications and data-driven urban planning.

    Opportunities

    • 5G network expansion, including deployment of infrastructure and services.
    • Affordable smartphone access.
    • Collaboration with local content providers and customisation for local preferences.
    • Cybersecurity services.
    • Deployment of IoT technologies, intelligent infrastructure and data analytics for urban development.
    • Digital inclusion initiatives and rural connectivity projects.
    • Ecommerce partnerships.
    • Fibre-optic network deployment.
    • Local manufacturing initiatives.
    • Mobile financial services and fintech.

    Challenges

    • Affordability and access.
    • Affordability and market saturation of mobile devices.
    • Competition dynamics pose challenges for newer entrants.
    • Competition from new entrants and alternative service providers, such as over-the-top platforms and services and mobile virtual network operators.
    • Consumer privacy concerns.
    • Digital divide.
    • Ecommerce challenges such as cybersecurity threats, fraud and logistical issues.
    • High cost of internet and data
    • Highly competitive industry.
    • Infrastructure investment and development including coverage to rural and underserved areas, and the need to upgrade the existing LTE/4G infrastructure.
    • Maintaining consistent and high-quality service is an ongoing challenge, including network congestion, downtime and service disruptions.
    • Network security concerns.
    • Regulatory complexity.
    • Spectrum availability and allocation challenges.
    • Supply chain disruptions.
    • Technological obsolescence.

    Outlook

    • Customer demands are becoming increasingly sophisticated, with requirements such as seamless connectivity, competitive pricing, personalised experiences, innovative solutions and exceptional customer service.
    • The industry will be driven by the expansion of the mobile subscriber base, growing 4G subscriptions, projected growth in 5G service adoption, increasing mobile internet subscriptions and increasing the mobile data average revenue per user.
    • Fixed broadband service revenue will also increase, supported by robust growth in fibre to the home subscriptions and strong growth in fixed wireless lines.
    • The increase in subscriber growth, demand for mobile data, digital transformation and bridging the digital divide are set to drive network expansion.

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    Table of Contents

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    PAGE
    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 4
    2.2. Geographic Position 8
    2.3. Size of the Industry 9
    3. LOCAL 30
    3.1. State of the Industry 30
    3.2. Key Trends 48
    3.3. Key Issues 48
    3.4. Notable Players 49
    3.5. Corporate Actions 54
    3.6. Regulations 58
    3.7. Enterprise Development and Social Development 60
    4. AFRICA 62
    5. INTERNATIONAL 71
    6. INFLUENCING FACTORS 78
    6.1. Unforeseen Events 78
    6.2. Economic Environment 79
    6.3. Labour 80
    6.4. Environmental Issues 83
    6.5. Electricity Supply 85
    6.6. Technology, R&D, Innovation 86
    6.7. Government Support 87
    6.8. New Spectrum 88
    6.9. Input Costs 88
    7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 89
    7.1. Competition 89
    7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry 90
    7.3. Barriers to Entry 91
    8. INDUSTRY SUMMARY 92
    9. OUTLOOK 94
    10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 95
    11. REFERENCES 96
    11.1. Publications 96
    11.2. Websites 97
    Annexure 1 – Industry Legislation 100
    Appendix 1 - Summary of Notable Players 110
    COMPANY PROFILES - Telecommunications 128
    Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd 128
    Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd 130
    ATC South Africa Services (Pty) Ltd 133
    Bitco Telecoms (Pty) Ltd 134
    Blue Label Telecoms Ltd 136
    Bridging Technologies South Africa (Pty) Ltd 141
    Broadband Infraco SOC Ltd 143
    Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd 146
    Celcom Group (Pty) Ltd 149
    Cell C Ltd 152
    Cybersmart (Pty) Ltd 155
    Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd 157
    Datapro (Pty) Ltd 159
    Datatec Ltd 161
    Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd 165
    DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd 167
    Ekasi Fibre (Pty) Ltd 169
    EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd 170
    FibreCo Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 174
    Fibrepoynt (Pty) Ltd 176
    FirstRand Bank Ltd 177
    FoneWorx (Pty) Ltd 182
    Frogfoot Networks (Pty) Ltd 184
    Gateway Communications (Pty) Ltd 186
    Huge TNS (Pty) Ltd 188
    Ignition Telecoms Investments (Pty) Ltd 190
    IHS Towers South Africa (Pty) Ltd 192
    Jasco Electronics Holdings Ltd 194
    Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 198
    Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd 200
    Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd 202
    MTN Group Ltd 203
    MVN-X (Pty) Ltd 208
    Nokia Solutions and Networks South Africa (Pty) Ltd 209
    Nokia South Africa (Pty) Ltd 211
    Rain GTM (Pty) Ltd 213
    Reunert Ltd 215
    SEACOM South Africa (Pty) Ltd 220
    Sentech SOC Ltd 222
    SGT Solutions (Pty) Ltd 225
    Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The) 228
    Swiftnet SOC Ltd 233
    Telemasters Holdingsc Ltd 235
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 238
    Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Ltd 242
    Too Much WiFi (Pty) Ltd 245
    Truteq Wireless (Pty) Ltd 247
    Vodacom Group Ltd 249
    Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 254
    Vumatel (Pty) Ltd 257
    COMPANY PROFILES – Devices 259
    Cell C Ltd 259
    Cellucity (Pty) Ltd 262
    Core Computer Group (Pty) Ltd (The) 263
    DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd 265
    FirstRand Bank Ltd 267
    Hisense SA Sales Holdings (Pty) Ltd 272
    Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd 274
    KNR Flatrock (Pty) Ltd 276
    Lenovo (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 278
    LG Electronics S A (Pty) Ltd 280
    Microsoft (S A) (Pty) Ltd 282
    Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd 287
    MTN Group Ltd 288
    Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd 292
    Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The) 294
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 299
    Vodacom Group Ltd 303
    ZA Online Store (Pty) Ltd 308
    ZTE Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd 310

    Report Coverage

    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.

    Introduction

    • 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 and phones.
    • Demand for data has also fallen back to pre-pandemic growth levels, which experts attribute to the return to office or hybrid work.
    • As traditional voice and data revenue slows, telecoms companies are investing in services such as fintech in a bid to grow revenue.
    • Operators continue to invest heavily in fibre and in the rollout of 5G mobile networks.

    Strengths

    • High levels of investment.
    • South Africa is well positioned as the gateway to provide telecommunications services to the region.
    • The telecommunications sector forms the backbone of modern business and economies.
    • Well-established infrastructure base and very large national networks.

    Weaknesses

    • High barriers to entry, particularly licensing requirements and initial capital outlay.
    • Increasing market maturity.
    • Ineffective regulation and uncertain policy environment.
    • Lack of radio frequency spectrum.
    • Severe shortage of technical and service skills.
    • Very high levels of concentration, particularly in mobile.

    Opportunities

    • Expansion of fibre networks and rapid consolidation in the fibre market.
    • Hyperscale cloud companies such as Microsoft and Amazon (which can hold large amounts of data in the cloud) are driving data centre demand.
    • Increasing internet penetration and growing demand for data.
    • Increasing smartphone ownership; growing demand for low-cost smartphones.
    • Migration to 5G networks.
    • Mobile money and mobile financial services in Africa.
    • Social media, video, and music streaming platforms.
    • The conclusion of the spectrum auction in March 2022 provides operators with further capacity to roll out mobile services.
    • The decline in fixed voice telephone lines is an opportunity for VoIP providers to service voice customers.
    • The establishment of a wireless open access network may provide opportunities for small businesses to enter the market.

    Threats

    • Mobile operators complain that new mobile money taxes in other African countries could reduce customer uptake of the fintech services.
    • Outright regulation of data prices and regulation of large companies deemed to hold uncompetitive market power.
    • Poor economic growth following the onset of the pandemic.
    • Structural shift from voice to data and declining data prices.
    • Sustained outages in electricity supply.
    • Vandalism and theft of mobile operators’ network infrastructure.

    Outlook

    • Amid slowing economic growth, the outlook remains uncertain.
    • Telkom expects growth in its mobile business to continue to slow and fixed voice lines to continue to decline, while mobile revenue will moderate.
    • Vodacom said inflation could impact customer affordability and weigh on economic growth.
    • MTN said there was increased pressure in the prepaid business, particularly for lower-income customers affected by job losses.
    • Telecoms operator profits are being squeezed by regulators determined to reduce calls and data costs.
    • Research company BMIT expects high growth in fibre to the home and in mobile data, tempered by price reductions due to the new spectrum available, 5G expansion and government pressure.
    • Voice revenue will remain flat due to lack of demand and high pricing.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
    2.2. Geographic Position 5
    2.3. Size of the Industry 5
    2.4. Key Success Factors and Pain Points 18
    3. LOCAL 19
    3.1. State of the Industry 19
    3.2. Key Trends 28
    3.3. Notable Players 34
    3.4. Corporate Actions 36
    3.5. Regulations 39
    3.6. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 42
    4. AFRICA 45
    5. INTERNATIONAL 50
    6. INFLUENCING FACTORS 53
    6.1. COVID-19 53
    6.2. Economic Environment 54
    6.3. Labour 54
    6.4. Environmental Issues 57
    6.5. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 59
    6.6. Electricity Supply 61
    6.7. New Spectrum 61
    6.8. Data Prices 63
    7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT 65
    7.1. Competition 65
    7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry 66
    7.3. Barriers to Entry 67
    8. SWOT ANALYSIS 68
    9. OUTLOOK 69
    10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 69
    11. REFERENCES 70
    11.1. Publications 70
    11.2. Websites 70
    APPENDIX 1 - SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS 72
    Telecommunications 72
    Devices 87
    COMPANY PROFILES - TELECOMMUNICATIONS 91
    A T C (Pty) Ltd 91
    Afrihost SP (Pty) Ltd 93
    Altron TMT (Pty) Ltd 95
    ATC South Africa Services (Pty) Ltd 98
    Bitco Telecoms (Pty) Ltd 99
    Blue Label Telecoms Ltd 101
    Bridging Technologies South Africa (Pty) Ltd 106
    Broadband Infraco SOC Ltd 108
    Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd 111
    Celcom Group (Pty) Ltd 114
    Cell C Ltd 117
    Cybersmart (Pty) Ltd 121
    Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd 123
    Datapro (Pty) Ltd 125
    Datatec Ltd 127
    Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd 131
    DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd 133
    Ekasi Fibre (Pty) Ltd 135
    EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd 136
    FibreCo Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 140
    Fibrepoynt (Pty) Ltd 142
    FirstRand Bank Ltd 143
    FoneWorx (Pty) Ltd 148
    Frogfoot Networks (Pty) Ltd 150
    Gateway Communications (Pty) Ltd 152
    Huge Telecom (Pty) Ltd 154
    Ignition Telecoms Investments (Pty) Ltd 157
    IHS Towers South Africa (Pty) Ltd 160
    Jasco Electronics Holdings Ltd 162
    Liquid Telecommunications South Africa (Pty) Ltd 166
    Metro Fibre Networx (Pty) Ltd 169
    Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd 171
    MTN Group Ltd 172
    MVN-X (Pty) Ltd 177
    Nokia Solutions and Networks South Africa (Pty) Ltd 178
    Nokia South Africa (Pty) Ltd 180
    Rain GTM (Pty) Ltd 182
    Reunert Ltd 184
    Sabre Radio Networks (Pty) Ltd 189
    SEACOM South Africa (Pty) Ltd 191
    Sentech SOC Ltd 194
    SGT Solutions (Pty) Ltd 197
    Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The) 200
    Swiftnet SOC Ltd 205
    Telemasters Holdingsc Ltd 207
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 210
    Teraco Data Environments (Pty) Ltd 214
    Too Much WiFi (Pty) Ltd 217
    Truteq Wireless (Pty) Ltd 218
    Vodacom Group Ltd 220
    Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 224
    Vumatel (Pty) Ltd 227
    COMPANY PROFILES - DEVICES 229
    Cell C Ltd 229
    Cellucity (Pty) Ltd 233
    Core Computer Group (Pty) Ltd (The) 235
    DNI-4PL Contracts (Pty) Ltd 237
    FirstRand Bank Ltd 239
    Hisense SA Sales Holdings (Pty) Ltd 244
    Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd 246
    KNR Flatrock (Pty) Ltd 248
    Lenovo (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 250
    LG Electronics S A (Pty) Ltd 252
    MIA South Africa (Pty) Ltd 254
    Microsoft (S A) (Pty) Ltd 255
    Mr Price Mobile (Pty) Ltd 260
    MTN Group Ltd 261
    Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd 266
    Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd (The) 268
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 273
    Vodacom Group Ltd 277
    ZA Online Store (Pty) Ltd 281
    ZTE Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd 283

    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on the South African telecommunications industry and the market for mobile devices with an emphasis on telephony, internet and mobile broadband, and the relevant supporting infrastructure. It includes comprehensive information on the state and size of the sector, its major players, and the latest available revenue, subscriber and market share statistics. There is information on regulatory issues, the performance of industry players and corporate actions and other developments. There are profiles of 55 companies including network providers Telkom, Vodacom and MTN, fibre companies such as Vox and Vumatel, and relatively new data companies such as Rain.

    Introduction

    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. The South African telecommunications sector generated R194.3bn in revenue in 2019 and created over 33,700 jobs. Due to the coronavirus pandemic global telecommunications revenue is expected to fall by 1.4% in 2020 year-on-year, to US$1.55-trillion and by 2.1% in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. South Africa’s sector is likely to see a similar decline. While the demand for data in South Africa has grown under the coronavirus lockdown, mobile subscriptions and device ownership have declined. The rollout of fibre has also likely been affected, while service revenue growth has either declined or fallen to low single digits. However, mobile operators are set to take part in the long-awaited 4G and 5G spectrum auction which will be run from October 2020 to March 2021. Experts expect the bid will help bring down the cost of data.

    Strengths

    • High levels of investment.
    • South Africa well positioned as the gateway to provide telecommunications services to the region.
    • The telecommunications sector forms the backbone of modern business and economies.
    • Well-established infrastructure base and very large national networks.

    Weaknesses

    • High barriers to entry, particularly licensing requirements and initial capital outlay.
    • Increasing market maturity.
    • Ineffective regulation and uncertain policy environment.
    • Lack of radio frequency spectrum.
    • Severe shortage of technical and service skills.
    • Very high levels of concentration, particularly in mobile.

    Opportunities

    • Expansion of fibre networks and rapid consolidation in the fibre market.
    • Hyperscale cloud companies such as Microsoft and Amazon are driving data centre demand.
    • In-demand 4G and 5G spectrum bid which will be concluded by 31 March 2021.
    • Increasing internet penetration and growing demand for data.
    • Increasing smartphone ownership; growing demand for low-cost smartphones.
    • Migration to 5G networks.
    • Mobile money and mobile financial services in Africa.
    • Social media, video, and music streaming platforms.
    • The establishment of a wireless open access network may provide opportunities for hundreds of small and businesses to enter the market.

    Threats

    • National Integrated ICT Policy and the wireless open access network.
    • Outright regulation of data prices and regulation of large companies deemed to hold uncompetitive market power.
    • Poor economic growth, with the outlook having worsened with the pandemic.
    • Structural shift from voice to data and declining data prices.
    • Sustained outages in electricity supply.
    • Vandalism and theft of mobile operators’ network infrastructure.
    • Wholesale leasing of network infrastructure at cost may undermine future investment.

    Outlook

    Despite South Africa being in recession, the telecommunications sector continues to thrive, says World Wide Worx managing director Arthur Goldstuck. Wayne McCurrie, a portfolio manager at FNB Wealth & Investments, says while the sector has been one of the beneficiaries of the lockdown as demand for data increased, it is no longer a “hugely profitable” one, as the increase in demand for data has been mostly offset by reductions in data prices. Nevertheless he says it remains a good business with regular monthly recurring revenue. Experts say the high demand spectrum bid, which will be finalised by 31 March 2020, is expected to drive competition and lower the cost of data, and facilitate the adoption of 5G. However the cost to roll out 5G may initially make it expensive for customers who are early adopters of the technology.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
    2.2. Geographic Position 5
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 12
    4.1. Local 12
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 41
    4.1.2. Regulations 43
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 46
    4.2. Continental 48
    4.3. International 51
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 54
    5.1. Economic Environment 54
    5.2. Lack of Spectrum 55
    5.3. Policy Uncertainty and Ineffective Regulatory Bodies 57
    5.4. Labour 58
    5.5. Environmental Concerns 60
    5.6. Electricity Supply 61
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 62
    6. COMPETITION 64
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 66
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 66
    8. OUTLOOK 67
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 68
    10. REFERENCES 68
    10.1. Publications 68
    10.2. Websites 69
    APPENDIX 1 – SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS 70
    Telecommunications 70
    Wholesale and Retail of Devices 79
    COMPANY PROFILES – TELECOMMUNICATIONS 82
    A T C (PTY) LTD 82
    AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD 84
    ALTRON TMT (PTY) LTD 86
    BITCO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 89
    BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LTD 91
    BROADBAND INFRACO SOC LTD 96
    BUSINESS CONNEXION (PTY) LTD 99
    CELCOM GROUP (PTY) LTD 102
    CELL C LTD 104
    CYBERSMART (PTY) LTD 108
    DARK FIBRE AFRICA (PTY) LTD 110
    DATAPRO (PTY) LTD 112
    DATATEC LTD 114
    DIMENSION DATA (PTY) LTD 117
    DNI-4PL CONTRACTS (PTY) LTD 120
    EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD 122
    FIBRECO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 126
    FONEWORX (PTY) LTD 128
    GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 131
    HUGE TELECOM (PTY) LTD 133
    IGNITION TELECOMS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 136
    JASCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD 139
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 143
    LUNGISA - VRG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD 145
    METRO FIBRE NETWORX (PTY) LTD 147
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 149
    MTN GROUP LTD 150
    NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 154
    NOKIA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 156
    RAIN GTM (PTY) LTD 158
    REUNERT LTD 160
    SABRE RADIO NETWORKS (PTY) LTD 165
    SENTECH SOC LTD 167
    SGT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 170
    STRIKE MEDIA (PTY) LTD 173
    TELEMASTERS HOLDINGSC LTD 175
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 178
    TELLUMAT (PTY) LTD 182
    TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS (PTY) LTD 185
    TRIBAL ZONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 187
    TRUTEQ WIRELESS (PTY) LTD 188
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 190
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 192
    VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 196
    VUMATEL (PTY) LTD 199
    COMPANY PROFILES – RETAIL AND WHOLESALE OF DEVICES 200
    2C TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 200
    CELL C LTD 202
    CORE COMPUTER GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 206
    HISENSE SA SALES HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 208
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 210
    KNR FLATROCK (PTY) LTD 212
    LENOVO (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 214
    LG ELECTRONICS S A (PTY) LTD 216
    MICROSOFT (S A) (PTY) LTD 218
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 223
    MTN GROUP LTD 224
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 228
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 230
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 234
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 236
    ZTE CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 240

    Report Coverage

    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 examines investment, turnover and market share of major players, both local and international, and the influence of various factors including economic activity, lack of spectrum, high data prices, environmental concerns, electricity supply and competition. There are comprehensive profiles of 56 companies including Telkom, which dominates fixed-line telephony, and Vodacom and MTN, which dominate the mobile space. Other profiled companies include Cell C and Virgin Mobile, and fibre companies such as Vumatel, Vox and Dark Fibre.

    Introduction

    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. The South African telecommunications sector was worth R187bn in 2018 and created over 37,000 jobs. Mobile subscriptions, device ownership, and internet penetration in South Africa is growing and the majority of service revenue growth is due to double-digit increases in the value of data. South Africa’s fibre-to-the-premises and data centre markets are expanding rapidly while the mobile operators are hopeful that long-awaited 4G spectrum is to be released soon.

    Strengths

    • High levels of investment.
    • South Africa well positioned as the gateway to provide telecommunications services to the region.
    • The telecommunications sector forms the backbone of modern business and economies.
    • Well-established infrastructure base and very large national networks.

    Weaknesses

    • High barriers to entry, particularly licensing requirements and initial capital outlay.
    • Increasing market maturity.
    • Ineffective regulation and uncertain policy environment.
    • Lack of radio frequency spectrum.
    • Severe shortage of technical and service skills.
    • Very high levels of concentration, particularly in mobile.

    Opportunities

    • Expansion of FTTx networks and rapid consolidation in the fibre market.
    • Hyperscale cloud companies such as Microsoft and Amazon driving data centre demand.
    • In-demand 4G spectrum scheduled to be allocated soon.
    • Increasing internet penetration and growing demand for data from all segments of the market.
    • Increasing smartphone ownership; growing demand for low-cost smartphones.
    • Migration to 5G networks.
    • Mobile money and mobile financial services in Africa.
    • Social media, video, and music streaming platforms.
    • The establishment of a wholesale open-access network may provide opportunities for hundreds of small and micro enterprises to enter the market.

    Threats

    • Continued failure to release in-demand spectrum.
    • Continued poor economic growth.
    • National Integrated ICT Policy and the potential establishment of a wholesale open access network.
    • Outright regulation of data prices and regulation of large companies deemed to hold uncompetitive market power.
    • Structural shift from voice to data and declining data prices.
    • Sustained outages in electricity supply.
    • Wholesale leasing of network infrastructure at cost may undermine future investment.

    Outlook

    Despite a stagnant economy, the majority of telecommunications operators have produced positive results and grown their subscriber bases. Led by innovative data offerings and new value-added service platforms, mobile networks are increasing traffic to deliver double-digit growth in their data revenues. Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub expects data demand to rise, driven by the uptake of smartphones, digital services, mobile financial technology, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things. The operators plan to invest in their infrastructure and develop new service offerings to capitalise on the data boom and also to leverage their existing network assets through leasing agreements. Analysts such as Wayne McCurrie, of FNB Wealth and Investments, have nevertheless warned that South Africa’s mobile operators are facing real challenges. The market is shifting from voice to data, but data prices are falling in proportion to traffic growth, and there is extensive regulatory pressure to cut costs further. McCurrie suggests that, combined with a sluggish local economy, these disruptions may see mobile operators perform below market expectations for some time. Icasa intends to allocate in-demand 4G spectrum in early 2019, a move that the operators have long identified as key to ensuring sustainable growth in the sector. With the release of spectrum, Vodacom and MTN expect their margins to improve even as data prices fall, allowing for increased network capital expenditure to further improve network quality, speed, and coverage. While the Electronic Communications Act Amendment Bill has been withdrawn, regulators have not commented on whether South Africa’s proposed wholesale open-access network is still to be implemented. Proposals regarding the national network and mandatory at-cost leasing of current infrastructure have been identified by MTN as a major threat to ongoing investment in the sector. While there remains some policy uncertainty, Joosub suggests that the fundamental future development will be Icasa’s successful release of spectrum.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 5
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
    4.1. Local 10
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 35
    4.1.2. Regulations 36
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 37
    4.2. Continental 39
    4.3. International 42
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 44
    5.1. Economic Environment 44
    5.2. Lack of Spectrum 45
    5.3. Policy Uncertainty and Ineffective Regulatory Bodies 45
    5.4. Labour 46
    5.5. Environmental Concerns 48
    5.6. Electricity Supply 49
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 49
    6. COMPETITION 51
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 53
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 53
    8. OUTLOOK 54
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 55
    10. REFERENCES 56
    10.1. Publications 56
    10.2. Websites 56
    APPENDIX 1 – SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS 58
    Telecommunications 58
    Devices 68
    COMPANY PROFILES – TELECOMMUNICATIONS 72
    A T C (PTY) LTD 72
    ABERDARE CABLES (PTY) LTD 74
    AFRIHOST SP (PTY) LTD 77
    ALCATEL-LUCENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 79
    ALTRON TMT (PTY) LTD 81
    ATIO CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 83
    BITCO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 86
    BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LTD 88
    BROADBAND INFRACO SOC LTD 93
    BUSINESS CONNEXION (PTY) LTD 96
    CELCOM GROUP (PTY) LTD 99
    CELL C LTD 102
    CYBERSMART (PTY) LTD 106
    DARK FIBRE AFRICA (PTY) LTD 108
    DATAPRO (PTY) LTD 111
    DATATEC LTD 113
    DIMENSION DATA (PTY) LTD 117
    EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD 120
    FIBRECO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 124
    FONEWORX (PTY) LTD 126
    GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 129
    HUGE TELECOM (PTY) LTD 131
    IGNITION TELECOMS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 134
    JASCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD 137
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 141
    LUNGISA - VRG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD 143
    METRO FIBRE NETWORX (PTY) LTD 145
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 147
    MTN GROUP LTD 148
    NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 152
    RAIN B2B (PTY) LTD 154
    REUNERT LTD 156
    SABRE RADIO NETWORKS (PTY) LTD 161
    SENTECH SOC LTD 163
    SGT SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD 166
    STRIKE MEDIA (PTY) LTD 169
    TELEMASTERS HOLDINGSC LTD 171
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 174
    TELLUMAT (PTY) LTD 179
    TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS (PTY) LTD 182
    TRIBAL ZONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 184
    TRUTEQ WIRELESS (PTY) LTD 186
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 188
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 190
    VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 194
    VUMATEL (PTY) LTD 197
    COMPANY PROFILES – WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS OF DEVICES 199
    2C TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 199
    CELL C LTD 201
    CORE COMPUTER GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 205
    HISENSE SA SALES HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 207
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 209
    KNR FLATROCK (PTY) LTD 211
    LENOVO (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 213
    LG ELECTRONICS SA (PTY) LTD 215
    MICROSOFT (S A) (PTY) LTD 217
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 222
    MTN GROUP LTD 223
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 227
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 229
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 234
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 236
    ZTE CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 240

    Report Coverage

    The detailed report on the South African Telecommunications sector examines the key trends and developments in the sector over the last year and the market for mobile devices. Also discussed are the regulatory challenges facing the sector, particularly the revised plan for South Africa's broadband strategy, SA Connect, as well as the publication of the National Integrated ICT Policy. Profiles for 77 companies are provided. These include the three dominant companies in the mobile arena, Vodacom, MTN and Cell C, as well as smaller firms such as FNB Connect and me&you which act as mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). Also profiled are wholesalers and retailers of mobile devices including the largest non-network retailer of phones, PEP Stores, which sold more than 7 million handsets during 2016.

    Introduction

    This report examines the South African telecommunications industry and the market for mobile devices, with a particular focus on key trends and events over the past year. While the total sector formally includes broadcasting and postal services, this report emphasises telephony, internet and broadband, and the relevant supporting infrastructure. Telecommunications services were worth R148bn in 2016 and provided employment for 27,000 people. The industry is growing, driven by increasing mobile telephony penetration, fibre roll-out and surging demand for data and low-cost smartphones. Demand is forecast to continue to grow in future but many in the sector have expressed concerns about consistently high data prices, ineffective regulation and threatening policy decisions.

    Strengths

    • High levels of investment in capital expansion and network upgrade.
    • Local players well-positioned in the regional market for mobile, fibre, and data centre.
    • Shifting structure of the market, particularly for fixed-line, is increasing competition.
    • Well-established core infrastructure with basic mobile coverage of more than 99%.

    Weaknesses

    • High barriers to entry.
    • High data prices.
    • Ineffective regulation and delays in policy formation and implementation.
    • Lack of access to 4G/LTE spectrum.
    • Relatively mature market with slowing subscriber growth, particularly in the post-paid segment.

    Opportunities

    • Fibre, both as a network operator and an internet service provider.
    • Increasing demand for smart devices, particularly affordable handsets.
    • Increasing internet penetration and increasing demand for data.
    • SA Connect roll-out.
    • The proposed state WOAN may allow numerous new firms to provide mobile services.

    Threats

    • Continued depressed economic conditions.
    • Continuing delays in regulation, legislation and implementation of digital TV migration and SA Connect.
    • Continuing lack of access to spectrum.
    • National Integrated ICT Policy and proposed WOAN set to radically change the structure of the market with unpredictable consequences.

    Outlook

    Despite slow economic growth, the industry continues to be buoyed by increasing internet penetration, smartphone usage and data demand. Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub believes the trend in data is set to continue and is driving the heavy investment in infrastructure across all large operators. In the fixed-line segment, the fibre market is set to grow very rapidly, reaching 360,000 active connections over the next 12 to 18 months, according to Vox Telecoms. Increasing competition has already resulted in price cuts in the voice and fixed-line broadband arenas, while regulator inquiries and consumer pressure could do the same for data. The major event in the industry's future is however the proposed creation of a state-controlled wholesale open-access network (WOAN), resulting in a very significant shift in overall market structure. According to analysts at the Free Market Foundation, the proposed WOAN has “potentially disastrous consequences for the telecommunications sector”, reducing incentives for infrastructure investment, undermining business confidence and resulting in less competition and worse service. The Department, on the other hand, emphasises the opportunities represented by the WOAN, lowering barriers to entry and releasing spectrum for the roll-out of an equitable-access network.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 5
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 25
    4.1. Local 25
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 44
    4.1.2. Regulations 46
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 48
    4.2. Continental 49
    4.3. International 51
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 52
    5.1. Economic Environment 52
    5.2. Lack of Spectrum 53
    5.3. Unbundling the Local Loop 54
    5.4. Ineffective Governance and Regulatory Bodies 54
    5.5. Labour 55
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 57
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 58
    6. COMPETITION 60
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 61
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 62
    8. OUTLOOK 62
    1. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 63
    2. REFERENCES 63
    2.1. Publications 63
    2.2. Websites 64
    COMPANY PROFILES - CELLULAR & FIXED LINES TELEPHONY 65
    BITCO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 65
    CELL C (PTY) LTD 67
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 71
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 73
    MTN GROUP LTD 74
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 78
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 82
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 84
    COMPANY PROFILES - INFASTRUCTURE & RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING HARDWARE, NETWORKING & CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY 88
    AFRIHOST (PTY) LTD 88
    ALCATEL-LUCENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 90
    ALTRON TMT (PTY) LTD 93
    ATIO CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 95
    BITCO TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 98
    BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LTD 100
    BUSINESS CONNEXION (PTY) LTD 104
    CELCOM GROUP (PTY) LTD 108
    CYBERSMART (PTY) LTD 110
    DARK FIBRE AFRICA (PTY) LTD 112
    DATAPRO (PTY) LTD 115
    DATATEC LTD 117
    DIMENSION DATA (PTY) LTD 120
    EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD 123
    FIBRECO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 126
    FONEWORX (PTY) LTD 128
    GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 130
    HUGE TELECOM (PTY) LTD 132
    HUNTLEY MEDIA SERVICES (PTY) LTD 134
    IGNITION TELECOMS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 136
    JASCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD 138
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 142
    NASHUA COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 144
    NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 146
    PLESSEY (PTY) LTD 148
    RAIN (PTY) LTD 150
    REUNERT LTD 152
    SAAB GRINTEK TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD 157
    SABRE RADIO NETWORKS (PTY) LTD 160
    SENTECH SOC LTD 162
    STRIKE MEDIA (PTY) LTD 165
    TELEMASTERS HOLDINGS LTD 167
    TELLUMAT (PTY) LTD 169
    TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS (PTY) LTD 172
    TRIBAL ZONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 174
    TRUTEQ WIRELESS (PTY) LTD 176
    VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 178
    VUMATEL (PTY) LTD 181
    WISPA (PTY) LTD 183
    WORLDTEL BROADBAND (PTY) LTD 185
    COMPANY PROFILES - CABLING AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 186
    A T C (PTY) LTD 186
    ABERDARE CABLES (PTY) LTD 188
    LUNGISA-VRG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND PROJECTS (PTY) LTD 191
    METRO FIBRE NETWORX (PTY) LTD 193
    REUNERT LTD 195
    SMART VILLAGE (PTY) LTD 200
    COMPANY PROFILES - UNDERSEA CABLING 202
    BROADBAND INFRACO SOC LTD 202
    LIQUID TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 205
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 207
    COMPANY PROFILES – WHOLESALE AND RETAIL OF DEVICES 211
    2C TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 211
    CELL C (PTY) LTD 213
    CORE COMPUTER GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 217
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 219
    KNR FLATROCK (PTY) LTD 221
    LENOVO (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 223
    LG ELECTRONICS SA (PTY) LTD 225
    MICROSOFT (S A) (PTY) LTD 227
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 230
    MTN GROUP LTD 231
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 235
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 237
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 241
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 243
    ZTE CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 247

    Report Coverage

    The detailed report on South Africa’s competitive Telecommunications sector describes the current market, examines the latest regulatory and corporate developments and discusses factors influencing the success of the sector. The report profiles 72 players in four sub-sectors: Cellular and Fixed-Line Telephony; Infrastructure & Related Services, including Hardware, Networking & Convergence Technology; Cabling and Related Infrastructure; Undersea Cabling; and the Retail of Smartphones and Tablets.

    Introduction

    This report focuses on the South African telecommunications industry as well as the retailing of mobile devices. Although telecommunications formally includes a vast array of sub-sectors, including radio and television, this report emphasises telephony, internet and broadband, and the infrastructure that supports them. With a 2.1% contribution to GDP, telecommunication services were worth R176bn in 2015 and the sector employs some 103,300 people. Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing sectors in South Africa, driven by huge growth in mobile telephony penetration and usage. Total demand is only set to increase in the future but the industry is plagued by concerns regarding the availability of access to radio spectrum required to meet this demand.

    Strengths

    • Government has stated its commitment to growing the sector.
    • High levels of investment in infrastructure expansion and upgrading.
    • Increasing competition between mobile players driving down prices.
    • Local players are well positioned in the regional market.
    • Well-established core infrastructure, with over 99% basic mobile coverage.

    Weaknesses

    • High barriers to entry.
    • High prices and low performance relative to the rest of the world.
    • Highly mature market entails slow subscriber growth in the future.
    • Ineffective regulation development and enforcement.

    Opportunities

    • Increasing demand for data and internet services.
    • Increasing demand for smart devices, particularly at low cost.
    • The future release of in-demand spectrum and the unbundling of the local loop.
    • Value-added services such as mobile finance and content delivery.

    Threats

    • Continuing lack of access to spectrum required for the roll-out of mobile broadband.
    • Worsening economic performance, driving down consumer spend and increasing the value of debt.

    Outlook

    Fixed-line and mobile connectivity has become a vital aspect of the modern economy and demand for telecommunications services is only set to grow in the future. The local industry has solid fundamentals, with overall revenue, subscriber numbers and device penetration steadily increasing. According to Karel Pienaar, former CEO of MTN, this trend is set to slow as the sector matures and mobile penetration soars past 150%. However, maturity will bring increased demand for broadband and mobile data. According to Ericsson's 2015 Mobility report, demand for high speed internet is expected to grow 200% by 2021 with MTN forecasting local data demand to increase over 30% annually in coming years. Industry players have identified growth in data demand and revenue as the key strategic focus for the telecommunications sector. Heavy investment in infrastructure entails that the local industry is well suited to meet this demand. However, Vodacom CEO, Shameel Joosub, believes that while the industry is ready to take advantage of the opportunities presented by increasing demand for telecommunications services, solving the problems related to spectrum is vital to “fulfil the growing demands of the population.”

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    Table of Contents

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    PAGE
    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 21
    4.1. Local 21
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 44
    4.1.2. Regulations 45
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 47
    4.2. Continental 48
    4.3. International 50
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 51
    5.1. Economic Environment 51
    5.2. Escalating Need for Spectrum and LLU 52
    5.3. Ineffective Government and Regulatory Bodies 53
    5.4. Labour 54
    5.5. Environmental Concerns 56
    5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 57
    6. COMPETITION 59
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 60
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 61
    8. OUTLOOK 62
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 62
    10. REFERENCES 63
    10.1. Publications 63
    10.2. Websites 64
    COMPANY PROFILES - CELLULAR & FIXED LINES TELEPHONY 66
    Cell C (Pty) Ltd 66
    MRP Mobile (Pty) Ltd 70
    MTN Group Ltd 71
    Neotel (Pty) Ltd 75
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 78
    Virgin Mobile South Africa (Pty) Ltd 84
    Vodacom Group Ltd 86
    COMPANY PROFILES - INFASTRUCTURE & RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING HARDWARE, NETWORKING & CONVERGENCE TECHNOLOGY 90
    Afrihost (Pty) Ltd 90
    Alcatel-Lucent South Africa (Pty) Ltd 92
    Altech Alcom Radio Distributors (Pty) Ltd 95
    Altron TMT Holdings (Pty) Ltd 97
    Blue Label Telecoms Ltd 100
    Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd 105
    Celcom Group (Pty) Ltd 110
    CIS Engineering (Pty) Ltd 112
    Conduct Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 114
    Cybersmart (Pty) Ltd 116
    Dark Fibre Africa (Pty) Ltd 118
    Datapro (Pty) Ltd 121
    Datatec Ltd 123
    Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd 127
    EOH Managed Services PS (Pty) Ltd 130
    EOH Mthombo (Pty) Ltd 132
    FibreCo Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 135
    Foneworx (Pty) Ltd 137
    Gateway Communications (Pty) Ltd 140
    Huge Telecom (Pty) Ltd 142
    iBurst (Pty) Ltd 144
    Ignition Telecoms Investments (Pty) Ltd 146
    Jasco Electronics Holdings Ltd 148
    Lungisa-VRG Telecommunications and Projects (Pty) Ltd 152
    MWEB Connect (Pty) Ltd 154
    Nashua Communications (Pty) Ltd 157
    Nokia Solutions And Networks South Africa (Pty) Ltd 159
    Orange Horizons South Africa (Pty) Ltd 161
    Plessey (Pty) Ltd 163
    Posix Systems (Pty) Ltd 165
    Reunert Ltd 167
    SAAB Grintek Technologies (Pty) Ltd 171
    Sabre Radio Networks (Pty) Ltd 174
    Sentech SOC Ltd 176
    Smart Village (Pty) Ltd 179
    Strike Media (Pty) Ltd 181
    Telemasters Holdings Ltd 183
    Tellumat (Pty) Ltd 185
    Tribal Zone Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 189
    Truteq Wireless (Pty) Ltd 191
    Vox Telecommunications (Pty) Ltd 193
    Wispa (Pty) Ltd 196
    COMPANY PROFILES - CABLING AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE 198
    Aberdare Cables (Pty) Ltd 198
    ATC (Pty) Ltd 201
    ATIO Corporation (Pty) Ltd 203
    Neotel (Pty) Ltd 206
    Reunert Ltd 209
    COMPANY PROFILES - UNDERSEA CABLING 213
    Broadband Infraco SOC Ltd 213
    Neotel (Pty) Ltd 216
    South Atlantic Express Submarine Cable (Pty) Ltd 219
    Telkom SA SOC Ltd 220
    COMPANY PROFILES - RETAIL OF SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS 226
    2C Telecoms (Pty) Ltd 226
    Blackberry Mobile South Africa (Pty) Ltd 228
    Core Computer Group (Pty) Ltd (The) 230
    Huawei Technologies Africa (Pty) Ltd 232
    KNR Flatrock (Pty) Ltd 234
    Lenovo (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd 236
    LG Electronics SA (Pty) Ltd 238
    Microsoft (S A) (Pty) Ltd 240
    Samsung Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd 243
    ZTE Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd 245

    Introduction

    This report focuses on the telecommunications industry, including the retail of mobile devices. This fast growing industry, with an estimated value of R281bn in 2011, is driven by increasing demand for mobile broadband resulting from increased smartphone uptake, social networking and relatively high mobile voice and fixed-line broadband tariffs. Demand for high speed internet drives the roll-out of 4G/LTE networks by mobile operators. Large potential for growth exists in the provision of broadband as South Africa’s fixed broadband penetration is only 2.2%, while mobile broadband penetration stands at 26%.

    Strengths

    • Improving connectivity and bandwidth capacity due to current and proposed sub-marine fibre-optic cables.
    • In general, the industry has a well-established infrastructure in urban areas.
    • Increased competition and decreasing costs in some sectors such as broadband and prepaid mobile telephony.

    Weaknesses

    • Regulatory uncertainty and problems.
    • Relatively high pricing in most areas, despite recent decreases.
    • The roll-out of South Africa’s broadband residential and rural infrastructure is far behind global fixed telecommunications infrastructure standards.

    Opportunities

    • Increasing demand for data because of the increase in smartphone use.
    • Increasing demand for mobile broadband and applications, especially in rural areas.
    • Lack of fixed line networks in Africa and the rise of disposable income create a significant growth opportunity in the mobile sub-sector.
    • Social media and mobile banking provide opportunities for mobile penetration in rural and peri-urban areas.

    Threats

    • Delays in completing fixed-line unbundling.
    • Further delays in the allocation of spectrum by ICASA, which will limit the ability of mobile operators to roll out new networks.
    • ICASA’s continuing problems regarding the effective regulation of the industry.
    • The industry is negatively influenced by the national skills shortage.

    Outlook

    Demand for broadband by individual and business subscribers, as the ‘fourth utility’, will account for a large part of the expected growth in the local telecommunications industry. By 2017 mobile penetration is expected to reach 171% total mobile connections, while the number of individual subscribers will increase by 79%. According to Cisco’s Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2013-2018, mobile data traffic with a compound annual growth of 53% will grow twice as fast as fixed line internet traffic. The report also forecasts that South Africans will consume more than 2 billion GB of data annually by 2018, eight times more than that used in 2013. An estimated 60% of devices will be smartphones and 78% of data traffic will carry video. Social networking portals will continue to drive data usage and 4G/LTE networks will support 13.8% of all South African mobile connections, up from 1.1% in 2013. Industry players expect more partnerships between bigger players and smaller specialist players so that innovative new products and OTT offerings can be offered to consumers.

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    PAGE
    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Supply Chain 1
    3. SIZE OF INDUSTRY 2
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 11
    4.1. Local 11
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 17
    4.1.2. Regulations 18
    4.1.3. Black Economic Empowerment 20
    4.2. Continental and Middle East 21
    4.3. International 23
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 24
    5.1. Economic Environment 24
    5.2. Delay in Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) 24
    5.3. Escalating Need for Spectrum 24
    5.4. Mobile Termination Regulation 25
    5.5. Ineffectiveness of Government and state agencies 25
    5.6. Labour 25
    5.6.1. Skill Shortages 25
    5.6.2. Training Initiatives 26
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 26
    6. COMPETITION 27
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 28
    6.2. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 28
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 29
    8. OUTLOOK 30
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 30
    10. REFERENCES 31
    10.1. Publications 31
    10.2. Websites 31
    ORGANOGRAM 75200a 33
    Cellular and fixed line Telephony 33
    COMPANY PROFILES 34
    CELL C (PTY) LTD 34
    MRP MOBILE (PTY) LTD 37
    MTN GROUP LTD 38
    NEOTEL (PTY) LTD 42
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 44
    VIRGIN MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 49
    VODACOM GROUP LTD 51
    ORGANOGRAM 75200b 54
    Infrastructure & Related Services, Incl Hardware, Networking & Convergence 54
    COMPANY PROFILES 58
    AFRIHOST (PTY) LTD 58
    ALCATEL-LUCENT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 60
    ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES LTD 62
    ALTECH ALCOM RADIO DISTRIBUTORS (PTY) LTD 65
    ARGENTO TRADING 125 CC 67
    BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LTD 68
    BROLAZ SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 72
    BUSINESS CONNEXION (PTY) LTD 74
    CELCOM GROUP (PTY) LTD 78
    CIS ENGINEERING (PTY) LTD 80
    CONDUCT TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 81
    CYBERSMART LTD 82
    DARK FIBRE AFRICA (PTY) LTD 83
    DATAPRO (PTY) LTD 85
    DATATEC LTD 87
    DIMENSION DATA (PTY) LTD 91
    EOH MANAGED SERVICES PS (PTY) LTD 93
    EOH MTHOMBO (PTY) LTD 94
    FIBRECO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 96
    FONEWORX (PTY) LTD 97
    GATEWAY COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 99
    HUGE TELECOM (PTY) LTD 100
    IBURST (PTY) LTD 102
    IGNITION TELECOMS INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 103
    JASCO ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS LTD 105
    LUNGISA-VRG TELECOMMUNICATIONS & PROJECTS (PTY) LTD 108
    MWEB CONNECT (PTY) LTD 110
    NASHUA COMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 112
    NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 113
    ONLINE INNOVATIONS (PTY) LTD 115
    ORANGE HORIZONS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 116
    PLESSEY (PTY) LTD 117
    POSIX SYSTEMS (PTY) LTD 119
    REUNERT LTD 120
    SAAB GRINTEK TECHNOLOGIES (PTY) LTD 123
    SABRE RADIO NETWORKS (PTY) LTD 125
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 126
    SENTECH SOC LTD 128
    SMART VILLAGE (PTY) LTD 130
    TELEMASTERS HOLDINGS LTD 132
    TELLUMAT (PTY) LTD 133
    TRUTEQ WIRELESS (PTY) LTD 135
    VOX TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PTY) LTD 136
    WISPA (PTY) LTD 138
    ORGANOGRAM 75200c 139
    Cabling and Related Infrastructure 139
    COMPANY PROFILES 140
    ABERDARE CABLES (PTY) LTD 140
    ATC (PTY) LTD 143
    ATIO CORPORATION (PTY) LTD 145
    NEOTEL (PTY) LTD 147
    REUNERT LTD 149
    ORGANOGRAM 75200d 152
    Undersea Cabling 152
    COMPANY PROFILES 153
    BROADBAND INFRACO SOC LTD 153
    NEOTEL (PTY) LTD 155
    TELKOM SA SOC LTD 157
    ORGANOGRAM 62399a 162
    Retail of Cellular Phones and Digital Equipment 162
    COMPANY PROFILES 163
    2C TELECOMS (PTY) LTD 163
    BLACKBERRY MOBILE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 164
    CORE COMPUTER GROUP (PTY) LTD (THE) 165
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 166
    LENOVO (SOUTH AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 168
    LG ELECTRONICS SA (PTY) LTD 169
    MICROSOFT (SA) (PTY) LTD 170
    SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 172
    ZTE CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 174

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