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South Africa Telecommunications Overview 2016 - Google, Netflix and Whatsapp already gaining in terms of consumer mindshare - Research and MarketsResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8qtzml/south_africa) has announced the addition of the "South Africa Telecommunications Overview" report to their offering. The South African Telecommunications Overview analyses the current political climate as well as economic environment together with the major issues impacting the telecommunications sector. The market analysis looks at issues such as the current regulatory environment, the major issues impacting the market and effecting change. Further analysis of total as well as operator level revenue and capex growth is undertaken, with consideration given to overall and operator market growth in terms of connections, devices and expected future uptake and evolution of services. The report offers a profile of the major network operators as well as key issues driving these companies strategy development. Key Points: - Mobile cellular revenue and connection growth will be sluggish with subscribers reaching 90 million with a market penetration of 162% by the end of 2016. This implies networ operators will have to become creative in retaining existing customers and driving revenue growth. - The mobile data market as well as smartphones offer the most attractive growth scenario in the South Africa. Mobile data connections will rise to around 57 million by the end of 2020, at a CAGR of 6% over the 2015 to 2020 period. - Market consolidation will continue. Increased competition, tougher operating environment and the need to be able to offer more to customers will continue to drive increased merger and acquisition activity in the local market. Service providers, system integrators and content providers are expected to play a wider role in the future telecommunications markets with international players such as Google (News - Alert), Netflix and Whatsapp already gaining in terms of consumer mindshare. Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive summary 2. Key Points 3. South Africa Overview Political overview Economic overview Telecommunications overview 4. Regulatory environment The Electronic Communications Act (ECA) The ICASA Amendment Act No. 3 of 2006 Significant market power Mobile number portability (MNP) Local loop unbundling RICA Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) Regulatory outlook Fixed line market 5. The internet Broadband WiFi Internet service providers (ISPs) SAIX Internet Solutions (News - Alert) (IS) 6. Appendix Companies Mentioned
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