As of 2021, 99.9 percent of the population in South Africa had access to the 3G mobile network. 4G/LTE coverage increased significantly from 53 percent in 2015 to 97.7 percent in 2021. This trend was accompanied by rapidly growing smartphone penetration that more than doubled to 91.2 percent over the four year period from 2016 to 2019. In 2021, 7.5 percent of South Africa had 5G coverage.
3G/4G LTE/5G population coverage and smartphone penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021*
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ICASA. (March 17, 2022). 3G/4G LTE/5G population coverage and smartphone penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074377/south-africa-mobile-coverage-and-smartphone-penetration/
ICASA. "3G/4G LTE/5G population coverage and smartphone penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021*." Chart. March 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074377/south-africa-mobile-coverage-and-smartphone-penetration/
ICASA. (2022). 3G/4G LTE/5G population coverage and smartphone penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074377/south-africa-mobile-coverage-and-smartphone-penetration/
ICASA. "3g/4g Lte/5g Population Coverage and Smartphone Penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074377/south-africa-mobile-coverage-and-smartphone-penetration/
ICASA, 3G/4G LTE/5G population coverage and smartphone penetration in South Africa from 2015 to 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074377/south-africa-mobile-coverage-and-smartphone-penetration/ (last visited August 19, 2022)