South Africa Mobile Operators
Mobile Phones | Thursday, 03 March 2011 13:27
South Africa Mobile Operators
The country has 45 million subscribers in total, or an 92.15% penetration rate. [202] (2008). By the end of July 2009 it was estimated that there were some 54.0 million mobile subscribers in South Africa, giving South Africa a 13 percent market share of the estimated 415.3 million mobile subscribers in Africa.[3]
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers (in millions) | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodacom | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA LTE (Planned) WiMAX, HSPA+ |
27.102 [203] (Dec 2009) | Vodafone (65%) |
| 2 | MTN | GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
16.067 [204] (Dec 2009) | MTN |
| 3 | Cell C | GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+(Planned) | 6.7 [205] (June 2009) | Oger Telecom |
| 4 | Telkom | HSDPA, HSUPA | Not Yet Available | Telkom |
| 5 |
(MVNO, uses Cell C) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+(Planned) | Not Yet Available | Virgin Group and Cell C |
| 6 |
(rMVNO, using MTN) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA{jcomments on}, HSUPA |
Not Yet Available | Telkom SA |
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