The South African broadband market has shown consistently significant
growth rates of over 30.0 per cent in the last two years. Frost & Sullivan
expects this positive trend to continue for the next two years as well.



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    Despite the expense of network infrastructure roll-out, the country's top
operators are still engaged in the crucial activity of increasing broadband
penetration in South Africa. There are immense opportunities for Internet
service providers (ISPs) and vendors because all electronic communications
network services (ECNS) license holders are currently permitted to
self-provision.



    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan 
(http://www.ipcommunications.frost.com), South African Broadband Market, 
finds that the market earned revenues of over $291.6 million in 2008 and 
estimates this to reach $1.62 billion in 2015. The vertical sectors covered 
in this study are: retail, financial services, tourism, government and 
healthcare. The technologies covered are: asymmetric digital subscriber line 
(ADSL), worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), mobile, 
wireless fidelity (WiFi), satellite and iBurst.



    If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief
synopsis of the research and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to
Patrick Cairns, Corporate Communications, at patrick.cairns@frost.com, with
your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail
address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above
information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.



    "The introduction of undersea cables and the anticipation that prices
will be lowered due to new competition has resulted in greater optimism about
broadband services with higher rates of uptake," says Frost & Sullivan Senior
Industry Analyst Lindsey Mc Donald. "Operators have decided to provide better
value to their clients and this trend is likely to intensify over the next
three years."



    However, the market's ability to capitalise on the potential connectivity
of undersea cables depends on the level of national infrastructure.
Unfortunately, the required quality of infrastructure is still lacking in
South Africa. Operators such as MTN, Neotel and Telkom are working towards
addressing this challenge.



    "A lack of sufficient infrastructure is the main threat to the growth of
broadband in the country," explains Mc Donald. "Most people utilise mobile
technology which is still very expensive and out of the reach of many people
in the country."



    ISPs should understand the nature of their customer base. Engaging in
customer segmentation processes will help them understand who their clients
actually are and also reveal the best way, in which to offer services to
these clients.



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    South African Broadband Market

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    Contact:
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    Corporate Communications - Africa
    P: +27-18-468-2315
    E: patrick.cairns@frost.com

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Source: Frost & Sullivan

Patrick Cairns, Corporate Communications - Africa of Frost & Sullivan, +27-18-468-2315, patrick.cairns@frost.com / Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO