Penang / Dakar / Durban / Bloemfontein / Johannesburg / Cape Town / Port Elizabeth / /
Company
Mobile Telephone Networks / Transtel / Competition Act / Yebonet / DSTV / Inmarsat / The South African Broadcasting Corporation / Telecommunications Market Southern Africa / MIH / Telekom Malaysia Berhad / Sentech / Orbicom / M-Net / Digital Terrestrial Television / Iridium / Telkom / Multichoice / Intelligent Transport Systems / SBC Communications International Inc / /
Continent
Africa / Europe / /
Country
Italy / Malaysia / Spain / Senegal / South Africa / Australia / Portugal / United States / /
Currency
USD / ZAR / / /
Event
Business Partnership / FDA Phase / M&A / Reorganization / /
IndustryTerm
e-rate / spectrum end-to-end e-commerce services / licensed operator / Internet nodes / copper infrastructure / local telephony services / mobile telephony / internet services / telecommunications industry / mobile cellular telephony / real time / fixed line operator / Internet access calls / private subsidiary / service operators / broadband applications / telecommunications policy / telecommunications markets / telecommunications / little accounting separation / telecommunications licences / cellular telephony / internet protocol / poor last mile infrastructure / video and audio streaming services / subscription broadcaster / e - commerce / telecommunications operators / private networks / Wireless market GSM / generation satellite / signal distributors / Private telecommunications networks / telecommunications infrastructure / online Internet-ready applications / rail network / transmission network / satellite television / telecommunications network / access to broadband services / telecommunications services / Internet industry / opportunities in applications / long-distance services / satellite system / broadband and new technologies / optimum technology / wireless services / Internet Services Providers / broadband services / converged services / broadband technologies / communications services / public broadcaster / leased line Internet links / electricity utilility / mobile cellular telecommunications services / video services / high bandwidth Internet access / Satellite transponder capacity / audiovisual services / carry voice services / technology applications / telephony service / fixed-mobile services / telecommunications systems / Internet access / broadband networks / transportation / telecommunications regulatory environments / database systems / health services / broadband satellite network / telephony / fibre-based technology / Internet connectivity / Internet market South Africa / telecommunications legislation / satellite earth / technology development / dial-up services / online nature / higher quality Internet connectivity / unidirectional telecommunications / government-owned common carrier signal distributor / finance / widespread e-commerce adoption / telecommunications service market / Internet market / telecommunications service provision / attachment devices / public land mobile network / voice and data services / satellite signal distributor / access network / low cost broadband technologies / mass media / Internet Exchange / distinct services / speed broadband technology / private sector broadband networks / vs Wireless vs Digital / telecommunications services makes / public telecommunications / communications infrastructure / manufacturing / telecommunications agenda / telecommunications players / satellite network / Fixed-line telephony / Directory services / telecommunications capability / satellite broadcasting / satellite services / Internet / copper based access networks / communications service / Content application services / mass Internet access / broadband and other new technologies / adopted telecommunications policy direction / speed broadband technologies / broadband network / terrestrial network / Internet communication / telecommunications sector / terrestrial services / correctional services / “traditional” infrastructure / social development goals using telecommunications / sufficient technology / technology alternatives / Internet Solution / incumbent operator / voice satellite links / fixed and mobile technologies / public switch national networks / software / advertising point of view / prepaid mobile cellular services / Internet Africa / satellite providers / telecommunications licenses / network operator / closed / broadband technology / mining / public switched telephony / telecommunications sectors / fixed broadband infrastructure / licensed technologies / encryption services / telecommunications regulator / /
MusicGroup
UHF / /
Organization
World Trade Organization / African Telecommunications Union / Technical Unit / National Assembly / Broadcasting Complaints Commission / Independent Communications Authority of South Africa / Southern African Development Community / General Secretariat / Public Switched Telecommunications Service / Current government / University of the Witwatersrand / United Nations / Ministry of Communications / National Unity / Universal Service / International Telecommunication Union / Department of Posts / Telecommunications Regulators Association of Southern Africa / Competition Tribunal / Government of South Africa / South African government / Ministry of Posts / Telecommunications and Broadcasting / Universal Service Agency / Administrative Council / world trade organisation / ITU Strategy and Policy Unit / African National Congress / national television service / Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act / Ministerial Committee / South African Cabinet / Competition Commission / Graduate School / Independent Broadcasting Authority / Advisory Committee on Digital Broadcasting / South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority / /
Person
Alison Gillwald / DataTec / Thabo Mbeki / Peter Benjamin / Ben A. Petrazzini / Nelson Mandela / /
PoliticalEvent
democratic elections / /
Position
Case Study author / General / Telecommunication Policy Adviser / Secretary-General / Minister / Director / LINK Centre / co-operative / President / Minister of Communications / usher / competitive player / deputy / /
Product
internet / /
RadioStation
WIP / Radio 5 / /
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa / Middle East / South Africa / Southern Africa / /
Technology
alternative technology / low cost broadband technologies / ADSL / DSL technologies / encryption / WAP / PSTN / SDSL / cell phones / 3G / satellite television / audio streaming / VPN / GPS / VSAT / ISDN / Telemedicine / coaxial cable / satellite TV / Optical fibre / optimum technology / Radio Frequency / broadband network / VOIP / mobile telephony / high-speed broadband technologies / fibre optic / fixed and mobile technologies / broadband technology / DSL technology / ISP / GSM / incoming broadband technologies / high-speed broadband technology / broadband / ATM / broadband access / DSL / cellular telephone / VDSL / internet protocol / Digital TV / fibre-based technology / broadband technologies / SAN / /
South Africa Case Study Regulatory implications of broadband INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION