The telecoms monopolies tumble

The result was not unexpected – Telkom steadily lost market share to the wireless broadband providers. The situation has now reached the stage where there are significantly more wireless broadband connections in South Africa than ADSL subscribers. When one considers that over 98% of all broadband connections worldwide are fixed line services it becomes clear how big a mistake Telkom has made.
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Dunno how realistic / accurate that is.
Does the inclusive GPRS/3G/EDGE service you get from MTN/Voda/Cell C count? If so then everyone with an enabled phone has broadband...
what were the criteria?
Was it only bundle subscribers counted?
 
I'm just wondering what the other pay-TV channels will have left to offer us with Multichoice having long term exclusive access agreements with content providers. Example: DSTV = rugby :mad: ... and this will not change. Is there any content of value left for ODM (example) to feed us? I'm really concerned about Multichoice having an unbreakable monopoly on quality content.

That Multichoice is interwoven with the other media giants in SA must make it very difficult for new players to come in with a realistic chance. Sad.
 
Dont believe all DSTV spurts out.
Content suppliers are also awake to the fact that there is now more than 1 broadcaster.

More broadcaster = higher prices for the content - highest bidder wins - simple.

They may have rugby atm - but in Europe , the EU forced BSkyB to supply football to other broadcasters. So anything is possible.

Multichoice cant spell HBO anyway

AVR
 
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