Southern Africa Telecom Association (SATA) Conference
Dr. Christoph Stork presented at the 2023 Southern Africa Telecom Association (SATA) Conference in Cape Town on the 27th of April. His presentation gave an overview of how fixed broadband can differentiate itself compared to mobile broadband by offering broadband at faster speeds and lower prices. Download the presentation here.
Part of the presentation was benchmarking Southern Africa according to RIS’s Next Generation Internet Index. Mauritius and South Africa score at the top, while Tanzania and Angola are at the bottom of the table.
| NGII | NGII Rank | NGII Rank Africa | Fast Internet | Latency | Affordability | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 60% | 25 | 1 | 10% | 70% | 100% |
| South Africa | 40% | 70 | 3 | 10% | 30% | 80% |
| Lesotho | 20% | 108 | 13 | 10% | 50% | 0% |
| Seychelles | 20% | 111 | 14 | 20% | 40% | 0% |
| Malawi | 13% | 118 | 20 | 10% | 30% | 0% |
| Namibia | 13% | 120 | 21 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| Botswana | 10% | 125 | 25 | 10% | 0% | 20% |
| Madagascar | 10% | 130 | 29 | 10% | 20% | 0% |
| Mozambique | 7% | 137 | 32 | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| Zimbabwe | 7% | 141 | 34 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| Comoros | 3% | 143 | 36 | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Eswatini | 3% | 145 | 38 | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Zambia | 3% | 150 | 41 | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Angola | 0% | 152 | 42 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Tanzania | 0% | 164 | 51 | 0% | 0% | 0% |