The latest Ookla Net Index statistics reveal an inconvenient truth about South Africa’s broadband prices The “household value index” shows that South Africa has the highest average price per Mbps for broadband access among all the countries surveyed. The Net Index household value index uses recent surveys
more →The latest statistics from Ookla’s broadband value index shows that South Africa is still far away from its broadband price targets. The recent Ookla report shows that the cost of a broadband connection is 12% of South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. This is significantly
more →A recent report from Research ICT Africa (RIA) reveals that mobile broadband is cheaper and faster than fixed-line broadband – mainly ADSL – in South Africa. This, unfortunately, can be damaging to the country. The high price and low speed of fixed broadband means that mobile broadband
more →Government delays in improving broadband internet access are having a negative impact on the country’s economy, according to rankings by the World Economic Forum (WEF) published in a recent report. In 2013, South Africa occupied 70th place in the WEF rankings of 144 countries, according to their
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