total subscriptions: 1,309,590 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2022 est.)
total subscriptions: 100,259,890 (2022 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 167 (2022 est.)
general assessment: South Africa’s telecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent; the focus in recent years has been on back haul capacity and on fiber and LTE networks to extend and improve internet service connectivity; several satellite solutions also appeared in 2023, aimed at providing additional backhaul and improving connectivity in rural areas; the mobile sector has developed strongly in recent years, partly due to the poor availability and level of service of fixed-line networks, which meant that many people had no alternative to mobile networks for voice and data services (2024)
domestic: fixed-line is 2 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is 167 telephones per 100 persons (2022)
international: country code - 27; landing points for the WACS, ACE, SAFE, SAT-3, Equiano, SABR, SAEx1, SAEx2, IOX Cable System, METISS, EASSy, and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems connecting South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, Asia, South America, Indian Ocean Islands, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 6 free-to-air TV stations; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well-developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas
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total: 42.48 million (2021 est.)
percent of population: 72% (2021 est.)
total: 1,303,057 (2020 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2020 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding South Africa on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of South Africa 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about South Africa 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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