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Robust growth for online media
Posted in Internet Research, News | No CommentsJOHANNESBURG:- Online advertising in South Africa grew at the fastest rate of all countries in the English-language world in 2008, and is likely to repeat this performance in 2009, according to the Online Media in South Africa 2009 study, conducted by World Wide Worx in collaboration with the Online Publishers Association (OPA).
The findings indicate an [...]
VoIP finally meets expectations
Posted in Internet Research | No CommentsVoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which allows Internet users to make phone calls to each other at no cost, is finally taking off among South African businesses, four years after it became legal to use it outside company networks.
This is the key finding of the VoIP in South Africa 2008 study, released today by World [...]
WiMAX delays dampen impact in SA
Posted in Internet Research, Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsDelays in the award of licenses for providing the new WiMAX high-speed wireless broadband service to businesses and consumers and the limited roll-out of services that have been licensed has resulted in dampening of its potential impact.
This is the core conclusion of the first study on the impact of the technology in South Africa, conducted [...]
Dreaming of an e-Christmas
Posted in Internet Research | 1 Comments8 December 2007:- Online retailers will have generated around R200-million by the time stores close for Christmas this year. And the most popular item on sale on the Internet? Satellite navigation systems for cars.
Research conducted separately by leading independent technology market researchers World Wide Worx and the shopping search site Jump Shopping confirms that this [...]
Internet access grows – for the haves
Posted in Internet Research | No Comments5 July 2007:- The number of South Africans with access to the Internet will grow by little more than 3% in 2007, despite massive growth in broadband connectivity.This is the key finding of the “Internet Access in SA 2007” study, announced today by World Wide Worx. The study shows that a total [...]
Many SME’s dont consider ICT critical
Posted in Internet Research, SME Research | No CommentsSmall to medium businesses are increasingly satisfied with the availability of information and communications technology but still wrestle with the challenge of securing the skills and expertise necessary for sustained performance.This is among the key findings of SME Survey 2006, in which 6000 owners of South African small to medium businesses [...]
Online media comes of age in South Africa
Posted in Internet Research, Web site audits | No CommentsOnline advertising revenue in South Africa is expected to reach R183-million in 2006, and to pass the R200-million mark in 2007, according to a new survey from World Wide Worx.“Online Media in South Africa 2005”, a study conducted with the cooperation of the Online Publishers Association (OPA), which represents the country’s [...]
Broadband and experience the keys to online retail
Posted in Internet Research | No CommentsOnline retail in South Africa grew by 20% in 2005, down from the 25% growth rate of 2004, as the industry finds itself lagging due to the high cost of broadband Internet access in South Africa.The total spent on online retail goods in South Africa in 2005 was [...]
Great expectations stall on the internet
Posted in Internet Research, Web site audits | No CommentsDespite great expectations, growth in Internet access among the South African public has slowed to a crawl, with the dial-up market experiencing no growth in subscribers for the first time since the industry was launched in 1993.Solid growth in corporate usage and dramatic uptake of broadband has, [...]
Broadband in South Africa to double up
Posted in Internet Research | No CommentsBroadband Internet access, which finally made an impact on South Africa in 2005 with the first 147,000 users settling into high speed online lives, will almost double in usage in 2006 to 277,000 users.This is one of the key findings of “Broadband in South Africa 2005”, a new research [...]
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