As with many markets, South Africa’s spectrum allocation is the purview of the government, which controls and regulates the process through the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). Operators are increasingly frustrated with the spectrum shortage, pointing to growing consumer demand and government inefficiencies. The government has also been...
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Articles & Analysis | Continuing spectrum allocation delays frustrate operators from The Report: South Africa 2014
Articles & Analysis | Operators push regulator to finalise policy on infrastructure sharing from The Report: South Africa 2014
Operators push regulator to finalise policy on infrastructure sharing Unbundling the loop The country is facing a dilemma when it comes to network sharing. In the telecoms sector, companies that have invested vast sums in network infrastructure are understandably reluctant to allow competitors to piggyback on their investment; however, South Africa’s comparatively high...
Articles & Analysis | Businesses and government share in support of ICT expansion from The Report: South Africa 2014
The ICT sector is growing rapidly in terms of numbers connected, speeds attained and services provided. The industry as a whole is by far the largest and most sophisticated on the continent, contributing around 6% to GDP. Robust growth has benefitted in part from strong government support and high levels of corporate consumption; however, it has also faced challenges...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sipho Maseko, CEO, Telkom from The Report: South Africa 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Orlando Ayala, Corporate Vice-President & Chairman – Emerging Markets, Microsoft from The Report: South Africa 2014
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: South Africa 2014
Four main mobile operators and two fixed-line players cater to subscribers in a market that – like much of the emerging world – is seeing slowing subscriber growth and price cuts encourage a shift towards new value-added services. Delays by government agencies were cited as the biggest problem facing mobile operators, particularly in terms of getting permission to build infrastructure....