The total number of mobile data subscriptions in South Africa exceeded 100 million in 2023, with around two thirds of these using 3G mobile technology. Fewer than two million used the latest 5G technology, with this figure set to more than double in 2024.
Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation
(in millions)
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Global Monitor. (May 2, 2024). Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/
Global Monitor. "Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation (in millions)." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/
Global Monitor. (2024). Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/
Global Monitor. "Number of Mobile Broadband Subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by Mobile Network Generation (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/
Global Monitor, Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of mobile broadband subscriptions in South Africa from 2015 to 2024, by mobile network generation (in millions) [Graph], Global Monitor, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1489110/south-africa-mobile-data-subscriptions-by-type/
