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