This is why subscriber numbers may not be the best measure for cellphone operators
SA has 58-million people but the four largest operators have about 100-million ‘subscribers’ among them
20 March 2020 - 17:19
At a time when the number of cellphone network connections outweighs the number of people in the country, one has to wonder if subscriber growth is still a good way to measure the performance of telecoms companies.
Andrew Kitson, head of ICT research and telecoms for Fitch Solutions, said operators are very sensitive about the type and breadth of metrics they can share with the investment community and their own shareholders...
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