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Below are the details: You have successfully paid RTGS$53. Douglas Mboweni, the CEO of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe. Major mobile operators · Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ) · NetOne · Telecel Zimbabwe · Mobile Virtual Network operators (MVNOs). You have successfully paid RTGS3. The report analyses the fixed-line, mobile and broadband sectors.
Growth in Zimbabwe's mobile market has been hampered by the poor economic climate, exacerbated by taxes and recent measures affecting tariffs on calls and SMS services. The regulator has also proposed a ceiling price for voice and data bundles. Although these burdens have placed greater pressure on network operators, revenue grew by almost 33% in 2018.
The sale of the financially troubled Telecel Zimbabwe was completed in mid-2016, with the government now owing the company through its ISP Zarnet. Organisational changes within the company have caused havoc, leading many subscribers to churn to the other two providers. The government also owns a 60% stake in NetOne, though it has considered merging the operator with its sister company TelOne and selling a majority stake to an international investor in a bid to revitalise the market.
Key developments:
Key Topics Covered:
1 Market analysis
2 Mobile statistics
3 Mobile infrastructure
3.1 4G (LTE)
3.2 3G
3.3 Satellite mobile
4 Mobile data
5 Mobile broadband
6 Regulatory issues
6.1 SIM card registration
6.2 Fourth mobile licence
6.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
6.4 Network sharing
6.5 Spectrum auction
6.6 Spectrum Allocation Plan
7 Major mobile operators
7.1 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ)
7.2 NetOne
7.3 Telecel Zimbabwe
7.4 Mobile Virtual Network operators (MVNOs)
8 Mobile content and applications
8.1 Money transfer, m-banking
8.2 M-commerce
9 Appendix
Companies Mentioned
Local mobile operator Econet Wireless has started exploring plans to introduce ad-blocking on its network through the introduction of software on its data centres. This information was revealed at the launch of the redesigned Econet brand.
Responding to questions on the disappearance of airtime and broadband use Econet CEO Douglas Mboweni mentioned that the operator was investigating the option of introducing ad blocking as a way of helping subscribers manage data consumption.
Adverts and pop-ups on various web platforms have been identified as contributors to data usage that subscribers are not always aware of.
There has been an increasing focus on the individual use of ad blocking software as internet users try to avoid the annoyance that comes with adverts which are used by websites and applications as the primary source of revenue.
As such, adverts are regarded as a necessary evil of sorts. To keep the free content coming, the payment has to be made in some way.
Through the use of ad blocking software installed in its data centres, Econet will be able to prevent these same adverts and any additional data use on behalf of all its subscribers.
It’s great from a user experience standpoint. Subscribers won’t be annoyed by ads and their data isn’t used up on any page by a popup.
This approach has already been in other markets like Europe where the mobile operator Three became the first to publicly announce its experiments with this move while other unnamed operators were also reported to be pursuing the option.
Despite the benefits outlined for subscribers, a network level ad blocking strategy has been criticised because of the negative impact it has on the online advertising industry led by companies like Google and properties that rely on advertising revenue.
Platforms with a strong online presence that include blogs and internet news publications would be affected but the wave of disruption won’t stop there.
As traditional media companies like Zimpapers and Alpha Media adapt to an increasingly digital world where print publications have a decreasing audience, online platforms have emerged as new sources of revenue with some scope of growth.
Ad blocking from the widest provider of mobile services and internet access in the primary market will have a marked impression.
