SA MVNO Report 2025

 

Market Focus

This report is focused on the MVNO market in South Africa, together with the context in which the market is evolving.

Key research components

Trends, market sizing and growth of the MVNO market, relative to the growth and evolution of other dimensions of the telecoms marketplace, within the policy/regulatory context.

Methodology 

  • The descriptive elements of this report are based on desktop research, interviews, and information gathered by BMIT over the course of multiple engagements over the years with the mobile and broader telecoms industry – including government, policy makers, regulators & regulatory experts, telecom operators & vendors.
  • Interviews were also conducted with key industry players, specifically for this report.
  • The quantitative elements are based on over 20 years of modelling the broadband industry, the MVNO market itself, and specific models develop for the mobile broadband industry, retail and wholesale.

 

Table of Contents

Introduction

  • Market Focus & Methodology
  • MVNO Terminology
  • MVNO Introduction
  • Executive Summary
  • Background and History
  • Background and History (cont.)
  • MVNO Companies List (South Africa)

South African Regulatory Framework

  • South Africa | Regulatory Framework (a work in progress)
  • South Africa | Regulatory Framework (mobile number management)

South Africa Market Landscape

  • Country Landscape
  • Market Size Landscape
  • Mobile Telecoms Landscape
  • Mobile Broadband
  • Broadband Landscape
  • MVNOs in the Mobile Broadband Landscape
  • Television & Social Media Landscape
  • Number Portability Perspective
  • Banking Sector Perspective
  • Top 30 Brands
  • MVNO Brand Popularity
  • Loyalty Programme Perspective

South Africa MVNO Definitions

  • MVNO Operating Models
  • Fixed Wireless Broadband
  • Classic vs Broader

South African MVNO Market Analysis

  • Key Success Factors
  • Market Entry Strategies
  • FNB Connect Success Story
  • Capitec Success Story
  • Segment Specialisations
  • Market Segmentation
  • Mobile Data Bundle Pricing Landscape
  • Fixed Wireless Pricing Landscape (Uncapped)
  • Competitive Landscape (Data Pricing)
  • MVNO Market Share Landscape
  • MVNO Subscriber Growth
  • MVNO Subscriber Spend
  • MVNO Market Size
  • MVNO Segment Contributions
  • MVNO Host Network Market Share
  • IoT Perspective
  • Perspectives on the Wholesale APN Market
  • Perspectives on the MVNO Market
  • Perspectives on the MVNO Market Structure Evolution

South African Market Trends

  • Key Market Trends

South Africa Company Profiles

  • Mobile Operators
  • Mobile Virtual Network Enablers
  • Mobile Virtual Network Operators

Prominent Branded Resellers

Global Market Growth & Forecasts

  • MVNO Market Size
  • MVNO Market Share
  • MVNE & MVNO Landscape
  • Geographic Segmentation
  • Key Trends

ESIM Perspectives

  • Global, Context, ESIM
  • Australia ESIM Scenarios

Deliverables and format

  • PDF PowerPoint format and excel workbook
  • Clients are also entitled to a virtual presentation/workshop (may be combined with other topics at BMI-T’s discretion).

 

Related research

  • SA Wholesale Telecoms Report This report provides incisive analysis of key Wholesale Telecoms service categories, leading off the major international trends influencing the future of these markets. It explores the evolving wholesale services landscape and the competitive and regulatory environments in South Africa.
  • SA Broadband Market Report. A  review of the South African broadband market and industry including market sizing and 5-year forecasts. Unpacks competitive forces and substitution across access media including fibre, fixed wireless, LTE and 5G in the local residential and business broadband segments against the backdrop of global trends.
  • Technology  in the Finance Sector Report.
  • IoT Market report. A review of the South African IoT market, including market sizing and 5-year forecasts.
  • GeoBroadband Data.  A GIS data file with spatial data and relevant information for geographic business planning.
  • Other relevant private and government ICT reports, as listed at https://www.bmit.africa/#publications

Further information

For further information and details on how to subscribe to this research please contact Anita Mathews on 011 540 8000 | 082 466 2317 | anita@bmit.africa

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