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South Africa Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile, Fixed and Pay-TV by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027

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  • 44 Pages
  • December 2022
  • Region: South Africa
  • GlobalData
  • ID: 5719781
'South Africa Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile, Fixed and Pay-TV by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2022-2027,' a new Country Intelligence Report by the publisher, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in South Africa today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2027. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV markets, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The total telecom and pay-TV service revenues will grow at a CAGR of 4.3% over the 2022-2027 period, supported by revenue growth in fixed broadband and mobile data segments. Mobile data services revenues will grow at a CAGR of 5.7% over 2022-2027. This growth will be driven by increasing mobile internet subscriptions, growing adoption of 4G services and projected growth in 5G services as mobile network coverage improves, surge in data consumption for online video and social media applications, on the back of data centric plans promoted by MNOs, and increasing mobile data ARPU over the forecast period.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

  • Demographic and macroeconomic context in South Africa.
  • The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, DTT migration, IoT regulations, etc.
  • Telecom and pay-TV services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
  • The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
  • Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
  • Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Scope

  • The overall telecom services revenue in South Africa will grow at a CAGR of 4.3% during the forecast period 2022-2027.
  • Mobile data service revenues will grow at a CAGR of 5.7% over 2022-2027, driven by increasing mobile internet subscriptions, growing adoption of 4G services and projected growth in 5G services as mobile network coverage improves, surge in data consumption for online video and social media applications, on the back of data centric plans promoted by MNOs, and increasing mobile data ARPU over the forecast period.
  • Fixed broadband service revenue will increase at a robust CAGR of 15.7% over 2022-2027, supported by ongoing efforts by the government and telecom operators to improve and expand fixed broadband connectivity in the country and growing adoption of high-speed fiber and fixed wireless services.

Reasons to Buy

  • This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of South Africa's telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
  • Accompanying the publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in South Africa's mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
  • With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
  • The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in South Africa's telecommunications markets.
  • The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in South Africa.

Table of Contents

  • Market highlights
  • Demographic, macroeconomic, and regulatory context
  • Demographic and macroeconomic context
  • Regulatory context
  • Telecom market outlook
  • Total telecom service revenue
  • Mobile services market
  • Fixed services market
  • Pay-TV service market
  • Competitive landscape and company snapshots
  • Competitive landscape
  • Vodacom South Africa
  • MTN
  • Telkom
  • Cell C
  • Additional resources
  • Baseline forecast assumptions
  • Data tables
  • Glossary
  • Research methodology
  • Country Intelligence Report coverage
  • About the Publisher

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • Vodacom South Africa
  • MTN South Africa
  • Cell C
  • Telkom
  • Liquid Telecom (Neotel)
  • Super Sonic (Smart Village)
  • Atec Systems
  • Multchoice
  • StarSat