Digital Media: Myths & Realities

The old picture 1901 Eastern Telegraph Company System Map

The new picture Courtesy Telegeography

The next picture? Courtesy Steve Song, Many Possibilities Sub-saharan Africa Undersea Cables in 2010 – maybe

Are we about to be wrong-footed?

Broadband and citizen journalism
Under the current dispensation, bandwidth is a luxury. For Web 2.0, citizen journalism and innovation to flourish, broadband needs to become a commodity.

Reality check: SA Internet user base
2000: 2 416 000 (32% growth)
2001: 2 886 000 (20%)
2002: 3 098 000 (7%)
2003: 3 283 000 (6%)
2004: 3.5m (6%)
2005: 3.6m (3%)
2006: 3.75m (3%)
2007: 3.96m (6%)
2008: 4.4m (8%)

New Reality: The experience curve
SA Internet users with 5 years experience:
2001: 354 700
2002: 696 620 (96% growth)
2003: 1 266 235 (81%)
2004: 1 820 000 (44%)
2005: 2 416 000 (32%)
2006: 2 886 000 (20%)
2007: 3 098 000 (7%)
2008: 3 28m (6%)
2009: 3.5m (6%)

New Reality: The Experience Curve World Wide Worx Internet users in South Africa, 2008 Online banking customers Online retail customers Broadband emerges 6 Years on the Internet: The Experience Curve

Digital Media: Myths & Realities

by Levi Kabwato

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