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Title: The Internet Caf


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The Internet Café Industry in South Africa
  • Ramon Thomas
  • ramon_at_netucation.co.za
  • www.netucation.co.za

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Introduction
  • Background
  • What is an Internet Café?
  • What are the worldwide trends?
  • What is status quo in South Africa?

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What is an Internet Café?
  • A café or shop that provides Internet Access to
    the public at a fee
  • Community access
  • Helps to bridge the digital divide

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The Internet Café Timeline
  • 1994 Café Cyberia, London
  • 1995 Suba, Chicago Milky Way, Joburg
  • 1998 Iran, segregated
  • 2000 Irbid, Jordan, 130 on a single street
  • 2004 20,000 in 171 countries

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Taiwan
  • 2001 700 Internet Cafes
  • 2002 4,000 due to boom in PC Games
  • Value R2.5 billion!!

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India
  • 50,000 Internet Cafes
  • Satyam Infoway set-up 2,000 cybercafés across 67
    cities in 3 years
  • Half-million users a month

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South Africa
  • 135 Internet Cafes (NETucation)
  • 18 Citizens Post Offices (240 sites)
  • 600 PiT
  • 32 Digital Villages (Microsoft)
  • 196 Telecentres

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Provincial Breakdown
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Franchises Branches
  • Odyssey Internet Café (10)
  • 3_at_1 Communications (19)
  • Jetline (10)

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Pricing Models
  • Average Hourly Rate R27
  • Lowest R6 per hour
  • Highest R75 per hour

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Computers other Peripherals
  • Average 9
  • Lowest is 1 or 2
  • Highest is 29 (including laptops)
  • Printers 1.7
  • Scanners 1.3

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Operating Hours
  • Average 12
  • 6 operate 24x7
  • 44 closed on Sundays

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Bandwidth
  • ADSL
  • MyWireless
  • Diginet
  • ISDN

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The Future?
  • Wi-Fi Hotspots
  • Cheaper Internet access
  • Support from ISPA, et al.

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Thank You
  • Contact Details
  • Ramon Thomas
  • ramon_at_netucation.co.za
  • 082-940-7137
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