South Africa
In September 2010 the penetration rate was estimated at 99.6% over a population estimate of 49 million.
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.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodacom | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ 1800 MHz LTE WiMAX |
23.873 (Q3 2010) | Vodafone (65%) |
| 2 | MTN | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ |
17.772 (Q3 2010) | MTN |
| 3 | Cell C | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSPA+(Planned) |
6.7 (June 2009) | Oger Telecom |
| 4 | Telkom | GSM-1800 850 MHz UMTS, (HSDPA, HSUPA) |
Not Yet Available | Telkom |
| Mobile Virtual Network Operators | ||||
| 5 | Virgin Mobile ( |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE HSPA+(Planned) |
Not Yet Available | Virgin Group and Cell C |
| 6 | 8ta |
GSM (GPRS, EDGE) UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
Not Yet Available | Telkom SA |
| 7 | Red Bull Mobile |
Red Bull | ||
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