{"id":407,"date":"2023-03-01T12:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ictglobe.cy\/?p=407"},"modified":"2023-05-04T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:05:05","slug":"consolidation-puts-sas-telco-competition-at-risk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ictglobe.cy\/?p=407","title":{"rendered":"Consolidation puts SA\u2019s telco competition at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"407\" class=\"elementor elementor-407\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88e34df elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88e34df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec1d402\" data-id=\"ec1d402\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-929e21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"929e21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consolidation puts SA\u2019s telco competition at risk\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35458211 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35458211\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36001391\" data-id=\"36001391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121126ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"121126ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AN industry executive has warned that anti-competitive consolidation in the local information and communications technology (ICT) sector is a major threat to business and consumers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They risk being stripped of the freedom to choose their telecoms provider.<\/p>\n<p>This is reminiscent of the days of the Telkom monopoly. However, legislative and regulatory victories saw South Africa emerge in the 2000s as a bastion of free ICT competition.<\/p>\n<p>Rad Jankovic, co-Chief Executive Officer of ICTGlobe, sounded a warning that South Africa\u2019s smaller voice and data operators are being devoured by large players at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLacklustre economic growth, telecoms market maturity and pressure on margins has seen dozens of ICT SMEs folding or being rolled into bigger operators,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s tremendously bad for both business and end consumers who remain under pressure and need greater, not less, competition to deliver affordable voice and data services,\u201d Jankovic said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tech.africa\/virtual-isp-a-game-changer-for-small-ict-firms-in-2023\/\">Read more<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Article published by<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-3657\" 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