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Research and Markets: South Africa - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews

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Posted January 11, 2011

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3c753b/south_africa_key) has announced the addition of the "South Africa - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews" report to their offering.

South Africas telecom sector boasts the continents most advanced networks in terms of technology deployed and services provided. In a virtually saturated voice market, four mobile networks are competing for market share in the next growth wave, mobile broadband. Following years of delays with its licensing, the second fixed-line operator Neotel is gaining traction in the market in competition with Telkom SA. This, in combination with other sweeping liberalisation measures also delayed by years has changed the countrys telecoms landscape fundamentally and brought prices down. Under a converging regulatory regime, hundreds of alternative service providers are now pushing into the market with converged services.

The end of Telkoms monopoly on international submarine fibre-optic cables has reduced the cost of telecommunication in South Africa dramatically. Several additional cables are scheduled to land in 2011 and 2012.

Key regulatory events shaping the market in 2011 will be the complete unbundling of the local loop, the staged reduction of interconnect charges, the auctioning of WiMAX and LTE spectrum, and a deadline for mobile subscribers to register their personal details with service providers under new legislation, which could lead to a significant drop in mobile penetration.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Synopsis

2. Key statistics

3. Telecommunications market

4. Regulatory environment

5. Telecom sector liberalisation in South Africa

6. Spectrum licensing

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3c753b/south_africa_key



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KEYWORDS:   South Africa  Africa

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Telecommunications

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