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© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 1 “ Competitive Platforms for the Delivery of Digital Content” EBU June 2007, Geneva Dr. Tracy Cohen, Councillor, ICASA

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 2 Disclaimer The views expressed in this presentation are not necessarily those of ICASA, its Council, management or staff.

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 3 The business case for mobile  Voice continues to be dominant in Africa  Segmented approach to the mobile business case “Emerging markets” are not uniform markets  Africa can be split into 2 categories Markets nearing maturity (Egypt, Morocco, South Africa)  Data becoming increasingly important for mature markets  Markets with growth potential (other African markets) are still based on voice

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 4 Mobile data business model Source: Olla, P. & Patel, N. 2002

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 5 Mobile subscriber growth

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 6 Declining ARPUs

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 7 Mobile data  Operators see data as a growth area –"Take advantage of opportunities within the value chain [such as] data opportunities" (MTN) "The alliance with Vodafone Group Plc is expected to provide further impetus to revenue growth from innovative products, which will also support the group's growth strategy for new technologies..... where the focus remains on growing data revenues" (Vodacom)  Operators seeking new sources of revenue and enhanced user experience  Fixed –data  Mobile broadband (data, gaming, entertainment…)  Mobile TV (DVB-H)  IPTV  CAPEX to NGN  Exploit success of pre-paid model 366% 78%

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 8 Data revenues - Vodacom & MTN Dec 2006 Mar 2007

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 9 The business case for broadband services Tactic: Undercut fixed line Fixed line

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 10 The business case for mobile TV in SA 2m pay TV subscribers 10m TV sets 33m mobile phones Declining ARPU Increased delivery platforms 2010 World Cup Football Maturing market Success of prepaid model Increased data spend

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 11 The changing/cyclical nature of regulation  Noam suggests that all regulation will converge around a single platform – the Internet - changing the nature of all regulation to become, in essence, telecom regulation.  Eli M. Noam, “Why TV Regulation will become telecom regulation” OFCOM, de/ de/ Media players Regulators/ policy makers New media

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 12 SA market - vertical to horizontal

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 13 Electronic Communications Act - licensing Radio Frequency Spectrum Broadcasting Services Communication Services Communication Network Services IndividualClassExempt Licensed 4 licensable activities or markets Unlicensed

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 14 Converged approach to licensing Generic provisions of the Bill apply to all relevant activities Standard licence conditions common to Individual and Class licenses Standard Licence Conditions common to Individual Licenses Special conditions Undertakings Exempt IndividualClass

© 2007 Independent Communications Authority of South Africa All Rights Reserved 15 Conclusion  Legal and market convergence underway  Supplementary revenue through data and mobile broadcasting  NGN capex commitments confirm  User experience sought to be enhanced  Business case for mobile TV is untested  2010 world cup football – major driver of DVB-H in SA  Legal and regulatory framework not an impediment  Implications for competition (regulation)