As much as 25% of home fibre broadband infrastructure in South Africa is being duplicated, according to a new report.
25% of home fibre broadband infrastructure in South Africa is being duplicated, according to a new report.
“BMIT forecasts ongoing deployment of access fibre in both the residential and business market, but now far more focused in the lower-Arpu market cohorts,” the researcher said in reference to average revenue per user, a key industry metric. “These are either prepaid or pay-as-you-go services, with price points as low as R5/day or R100/month. Examples are prepaid models from new entrants such as Fibertime in Stellenbosch, Zing Fibre in Umlazi and Ilitha in Mdantsane, along with challenges from mainstream fibre operators such as Vuma with its ‘Key’ offering, Frogfoot with Rise, Openserve with Prepaid Connect, among others.
Meanwhile, 5G deployments continue to challenge fibre for new customers, after investment was partially diverted into mitigating the severe impact of load shedding, battery theft and vandalism.“Mobile operators are also adding coverage and capacity to their 4G/LTE networks, with fixed-LTE still by far the leading broadband medium in South Africa – by coverage and by subscriber numbers,” BMIT said.
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