Wireless Telecommunication Services in South Africa
Summary
Wireless Telecommunication Services in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2018-23, and forecast to 2028). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The wireless telecommunications services market includes cellular (mobile) phones, pagers, and any other wireless or cellular telecommunication service. Market values represent revenues based on payments to operators of all of these services for subscriptions and usage. Market volumes refer to the total number of subscriptions for each of these services. Market shares are in terms of subscription volumes. Regional market shares are at a parent company level.
- The South African wireless telecommunication services market recorded revenues of $6.4 billion in 2023, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.1% between 2018 and 2023.
- Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 4.6% between 2018 and 2023, to reach a total of 126.1 million subscriptions in 2023.
- The information and communications technology (ICT) market in South Africa is one of the biggest in all of Africa.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key wireless telecommunication services market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa wireless telecommunication services market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
- What was the size of the South Africa wireless telecommunication services market by value in 2023?
- What will be the size of the South Africa wireless telecommunication services market in 2028?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa wireless telecommunication services market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in South Africa's wireless telecommunication services market?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Market volume
- 1.4. Market volume forecast
- 1.5. Category segmentation
- 1.6. Geography segmentation
- 1.7. Market share
- 1.8. Market rivalry
- 1.9. Competitive landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 3.2. Market volume
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 5.2. Market volume forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Market share
- 7.2. Who are the leading players?
- 7.3. What are the strengths & strategies of the leading players?
- 7.4. What have been the recent developments in the market?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. MTN Group Limited
- 8.2. Vodacom Group Limited
- 8.3. Cell C (Pty) Ltd
- 8.4. Telkom SA SOC Limited
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2018-23
- Table 2: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million subscriptions, 2018-23
- Table 3: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2018-2023
- Table 4: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2018-2023
- Table 5: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2023
- Table 6: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2023-28
- Table 7: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million subscriptions, 2023-28
- Table 8: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2023
- Table 9: MTN Group Limited: key facts
- Table 10: MTN Group Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 11: MTN Group Limited: Key Employees
- Table 12: MTN Group Limited: Key Employees Continued
- Table 13: Vodacom Group Limited: key facts
- Table 14: Vodacom Group Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 15: Vodacom Group Limited: Key Employees
- Table 16: Vodacom Group Limited: Key Employees Continued
- Table 17: Cell C (Pty) Ltd: key facts
- Table 18: Cell C (Pty) Ltd: Key Employees
- Table 19: Telkom SA SOC Limited: key facts
- Table 20: Telkom SA SOC Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 21: Telkom SA SOC Limited: Key Employees
- Table 22: South Africa size of population (million), 2019-23
- Table 23: South Africa real gdp (constant 2010 prices, $ billion), 2019-23
- Table 24: South Africa gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2019-23
- Table 25: South Africa inflation, 2019-23
- Table 26: South Africa consumer price index (absolute), 2019-23
- Table 27: South Africa exchange rate, 2018-23
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2018-23
- Figure 2: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million subscriptions, 2018-23
- Figure 3: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2018-2023
- Figure 4: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2023
- Figure 5: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2023-28
- Figure 6: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million subscriptions, 2023-28
- Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the wireless telecommunication services market in South Africa, 2023
- Figure 13: South Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2023
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