South Africa MNO MVNO Market Outlook 2028

The South Africa MNO-MVNO market is anticipated to grow with a CAGR of 3.7%, during the forecast period of 2020-2028. Factors such as the growing adoption of smartphones in the country, followed by the favorable initiatives of the government that support the expansion of the telecom network, increasing investments by telecom players, rising internet penetration, and the increasing adoption of 5G technology in the country are anticipated to drive the market growth. In the statistics by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), the total number of LTE devices per province in South Africa, grew from 12644 units in 2018 to 27,999 units in 2019. Further, mobile penetration grew from 43.5% in September 2016 to 91.2% in September 2019. The growth of the market can also be attributed to the increasing interests of telecom players to expand their services in the country. The South Africa MNO-MVNO market is expected to reach around USD 98 million by 2028, up from about USD 71 million in 2019.

The South Africa MNO-MVNO market is segmented by operating mode and by end user. Based on operating mode, the market is segmented into reseller, full MVNO and others, out of which, the reseller segment is expected to register a revenue of over USD 34 million by the end of 2028. Moreover, the market is segmented by end user into enterprise and consumer, out of which, the consumer segment is expected to hold the largest market share throughout the forecast period, whereas, the enterprise segment is expected to grow with the highest CAGR of about 5% during the forecast period.

Some of the leading market players in the South Africa MNO-MVNO market that are mentioned in our report are Cell C (Pty) Ltd, Mobile Telephone Networks (Proprietary) Ltd., Rain (Pty) Ltd., Telkom SA SOC Ltd., Vodacom Group Ltd., Virgin Mobile South Africa (PTY) Ltd, Afrihost, SmartMobile, Ignition Telecoms Investments (Pty) Ltd. (Me&You Mobile), Bayede Mobile (Proprietary) Limited, and others.