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Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2022

Stephen Timm | South Africa | 29 July 2022

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2021

Stephen Timm | South Africa | 23 January 2021

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2019

Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 29 April 2019

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2017

Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 09 October 2017

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2016

Duncan Bekker | South Africa | 23 June 2016

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2014

Amand van der Westhuizen | South Africa | 31 July 2014

Report Coverage

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. \r\n
• Demand for data has also fallen back to pre-pandemic growth levels, which experts attribute to the return to office or hybrid work. \r\n
• As traditional voice and data revenue slows, telecoms companies are investing in services such as fintech in a bid to grow revenue. \r\n
• 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. \r\n
• Telkom expects growth in its mobile business to continue to slow and fixed voice lines to continue to decline, while mobile revenue will moderate.\r\n
• Vodacom said inflation could impact customer affordability and weigh on economic growth.\r\n
• MTN said there was increased pressure in the prepaid business, particularly for lower-income customers affected by job losses. \r\n
• Telecoms operator profits are being squeezed by regulators determined to reduce calls and data costs. \r\n
• 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. \r\n
• Voice revenue will remain flat due to lack of demand and high pricing.

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		PAGE
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. \r\n\r\nThe 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. \r\n\r\nWhile 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

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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		PAGE
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

Strengths

Weaknesses

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.\r\n\r\nIcasa 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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		PAGE
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. \r\n\r\nThe 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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		PAGE
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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		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\ncurrent and proposed sub-marine fibre-optic cables.
• In general, the industry has a well-established\ninfrastructure in urban areas.
• Increased competition and decreasing costs in some\nsectors 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\nrural infrastructure is far behind global fixed telecommunications infrastructure standards.

Opportunities

• Increasing demand for data because of the increase in\nsmartphone use.
• Increasing demand for mobile broadband and\napplications, especially in rural areas.
• Lack of fixed line networks in Africa and the rise of\ndisposable income create a significant growth\nopportunity in the mobile sub-sector.
• Social media and mobile banking provide opportunities\nfor 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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Outlook

Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. Full Industry reports also profile all major players operating in the industry.

Industry Landscape Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. The Overview reports do not include profiles of major players.

Historical Reports

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2021-01-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2019-04-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2017-10-09

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2016-06-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2014-07-31

Table of Contents

Report Coverage

Introduction

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Outlook

Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. Full Industry reports also profile all major players operating in the industry.

Industry Landscape Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. The Overview reports do not include profiles of major players.

Historical Reports

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2022-07-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2019-04-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2017-10-09

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2016-06-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2014-07-31

Table of Contents

Report Coverage

Introduction

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Outlook

Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. Full Industry reports also profile all major players operating in the industry.

Industry Landscape Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. The Overview reports do not include profiles of major players.

Historical Reports

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2022-07-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2021-01-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2017-10-09

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2016-06-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2014-07-31

Table of Contents

Report Coverage

Introduction

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Outlook

Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. Full Industry reports also profile all major players operating in the industry.

Industry Landscape Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. The Overview reports do not include profiles of major players.

Historical Reports

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2022-07-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2021-01-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2019-04-29

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2016-06-23

Telecommunications and Retail of Devices in South Africa 2014-07-31

Table of Contents

Report Coverage

Introduction

Strengths

Weaknesses

Opportunities

Threats

Outlook

Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. Full Industry reports also profile all major players operating in the industry.

Full Report

Industry Landscape

Full Report

Industry Landscape

Full Report

Industry Landscape

Full Report

Industry Landscape

Full Report

Industry Landscape

Full Report

Industry Landscape