2010-09-01 11:28:24 -
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/31aa07/south_africa_bro : 
) has announced the addition of the "South Africa - Broadband & Internet Market" report to their offering.
South Africas Internet and Broadband market is finally taking off after years of stagnation due to an expensive operating environment created by Telkom SAs dominance in the fixed-line and international bandwidth market. Wireless broadband, including 3G/HSDPA mobile data services now rival available ADSL offerings in terms of both speed and price, and consequently subscriber numbers. With its fixed-line network reaching less than 10% of the population, the incumbent has reacted by launching its own 3G network and the countrys first commercial WiMAX service, but various competitors are hard on its heels rolling out the same technology,
including second national operator Neotel.
A new converged licensing regime has created hundreds of companies licensed to offer Internet services. There has been consolidation in the sector which is expected to continue.
The arrival of Seacom as the second international submarine fibre optic cable in South Africa in 2009 has brought down the cost of international bandwidth dramatically. Previously, Telkom had been monopolising access to the only major cable serving the country, SAT-3/WASC/SAFE. Several other cables are scheduled to go live in 2010 and 2011.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Synopsis
2. Internet market
2.1 Overview
2.2 Internet demographics
2.3 Community access projects
3. South Africas ISP market
3.1 Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA)
3.2 Selected major ISPs
4. Broadband market
4.1 Overview
4.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
4.3 Wireless broadband
4.4 3G mobile broadband
4.5 Broadband via satellite
4.6 Broadband over powerlines (BPL)
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