South Africa NGO
Mobile and Connectivity
2008
Steven Ambrose CA (SA)
World Wide Worx
Strategy (Pty) Ltd

ICT Technologies-what NGOs Use
(2007)
100% use Fixed line telephone
100% use Fax
99% use E-mail
78% make use of a PABX
65% use Mobile telephones
18% use VoIP (Voice over Internet, e.g. Skype)
12% use Instant messaging (Windows Messenger)
3% use Paging

ICT Technologies-what SME’s Use

Internet Connectivity NGO’s 2007

Awareness of cell phone technologies
has increased by on average 11%
Phone camera 91
97
80
MMS 84 • Awareness of being able to
GPRS 57
71 purchase via a cell phone
Internet d/loads 54
69
increased by 26%
Data d/loads 56
68
• Downloads also posted
50 good increases
3G 62
58 • WIG & WIMAX still have
WAP 61
55
low awareness
Mobile TV 59
Buy via cell 32
58
WIG 13
24 World Wide Worx Mobility 2007
2006 2007
WIMAX 18
0 20 40 60 80 100

Usage of cell phone technologies
has increased by on average 5%
Phone camera 55
67
43
• Usage of Phone cameras,
MMS 46
GPRS and WAP posted
GPRS 26
38 biggest increases
Internet d/loads 20
19 • Buy via cell increased
18
Data d/loads 24 strongly off a low base
3G 6
12
WAP 19 World Wide Worx Mobility 2007
30
Mobile TV 6
4
Buy via cell 7
12
WIG 2
1
2006 2007
WIMAX 2
0 20 40 60 80 100

Growth and Regulatory effects
Lack of competition
Cost of Mobile calls
Cost of Mobile data
International connectivity
Spectrum Squatting
Regulator effectiveness

Thank You
Steven Ambrose CA (SA)
WWW Strategy (Pty) Ltd
011 782 0045
Steven@theworx.biz
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