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In September 2010 the penetration rate was estimated at 99.6% over a population estimate of 49 million.
By the end of July 2009 it was estimated that there were some 54.0 million mobile subscribers in South Africa, giving South Africa a 13 percent market share of the estimated 415.3 million mobile subscribers in Africa.
| Rank |
Operator |
Technology |
Subscribers
(in millions) |
Ownership |
| 1 |
Vodacom |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
LTE (Planned)
WiMAX, HSPA+ |
23.873 (Q3 2010) |
Vodafone (65%) |
| 2 |
MTN |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
17.772 (Q3 2010) |
MTN |
| 3 |
Cell C |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+(Planned) |
6.7 [142] (June 2009) |
Oger Telecom |
| 4 |
Telkom |
HSDPA, HSUPA |
Not Yet Available |
Telkom |
| 5 |
Virgin Mobile (MVNO, uses Cell C) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+(Planned) |
Not Yet Available |
Virgin Group and Cell C |
| 6 |
8ta (rMVNO, using MTN) |
GSM, GPRS, EDGE
UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
Not Yet Available |
Telkom SA |
| 7 |
Red Bull Mobile (rMVNO, using Cell C) |
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Red Bull |
Source: Wikipedia
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