Telecom

Facing the increasing challenge of mature mobile voice services, network operators are seeking new sources of revenue to retain customers. Mobile value-added services (VAS) have been an effective tool to drive data service revenue in South Africa. Services designed with culturally relevant contents and being practical are key value propositions in ...

Facing the challenge of increasing market competition and declining average revenue per user (ARPU), mobile operators have developed strategies, offering innovative products and services and pricing structure to achieve revenue growth. Moreover, with the expansion of the middle and upper-middle classes, in conjunction with the impact of the global ...

This study provides a overview of the eEducation and eGovernment initiatives in South Africa. It discusses the key concepts of the successful integration of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) into the market, including the different types of focus areas. Key drivers and restraints into ICT integration are mentioned as well as the recommen...

Mobile telecom expansion into rural South Africa is now seen as a key driver for the future of cellular market growth. In a time where subscriber growth begins to fall due to the over saturation of mobile devices, the under-served rural areas present alternate growth opportunities for operators. Expansion into rural areas of developing countries p...

The study provides a strategic analysis of telecommunication and IT industry merger and acquisition opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Facing challenges of increasing competition and rising operational costs, service providers and technology vendors are offering innovative products and services and expanding footprints to achieve revenue growth. ...

The study provides an opportunity analysis on the value-added services (VAS) market in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). VAS has been an effective tool to retain customers in the dominant mobile communications market of SSA. With the increasing deployment of VAS, VAS are becoming a new source of revenues of telecommunication service providers. The study pr...

Infrastructure sharing has been widely adopted in the United States, Europe and India. Towers have been consolidated into companies to unlock the value of a reduced CAPEX. Tower sharing is gradually being adopted in various parts of Africa. This study aims to find out what opportunities can be attained through infrastructure sharing and whether the...

This research service provides insight into the South African mobile application services market by highlighting key services offered in the market and international best practices that will impact the future uptake of mobile application services. In addition, the study analyses market challenges, drivers and restraints that influence the market.

Until recently, Africa had been plagued by unreliable and expensive Internet bandwidth. In 2010 an unprecedented number of submarine cables went live resulting a new era of connectivity for the continent, promising greater international bandwidth, more reliable connectivity and, potentially, a reduction in prices for communication service. The laun...