Broadband prices plummeted over the last decade, but the same cannot be said for many other products. Rudolph Muller from www.mybroadband.co.za investigated and stumbled upon a few interesting numbers.

ADSL and mobile data prices have plunged over the last decade. The total cost of an ADSL service dropped by over 50% since it was launched in 2002 while mobile data costs decreased by 96% over the last 10 years.

In 2002 a basic 512 Kbps ADSL service cost residential customers R966.72 per month (R67.72 for analogue line rental, R680 for ADSL access and R219 for a 3GB data bundle). In comparison, the price for a 384kbps connection with 5GB of data is now priced at R358.97 (R219.00 + R139.97).

Even more significant price cuts are visible in the mobile data market. In 2002 a 10MB data bundle from Vodacom cost R200 (hence R20 per MB). Today users can buy a 1GB data bundle from the same company for R99 (10c per MB).

Broadband prices have seen price cuts of between 50% and 95% over the last decade. These price reductions were partly fuelled by lower international bandwidth prices made possible by SEACOM.

When compared with products such as petrol and food, broadband stands out as having bucked the trend of price increases.

The following table provides an overview of the price changes of a few products over the last 10 years.

Breëbandpryse het die afgelope dekade ooglopend gedaal, maar dieselfde kan nie van ander produkte gesê word nie.  Rudolph Muller van www.mybroadband.co.za het gaan ondersoek instel en op `n paar interessante feite afgekom.

Die koste van ADSL-diens het met 50% gedaal sedert dit in 2002 geloods is, terwyl die koste van mobiele data met 96% gedaal het die afgelope 10 jaar. 

In 2002 het die basiese  512 Kbps ADSL diens vir residensiële verbruikers  R966.72 per maand gekos (R67.72 vir die huur van `n analooglyn, R680 vir ADSL-toegang en R219 vir `n 3GB databondel). In vergelyking hiermee is die prys van `n  384kbps konneksie met 5GB data nou R358.97 (R219.00 + R139.97).

In die mobiele data mark is die prysvermindering nog duideliker. In 2002 het  10MB data bundle van Vodacom R200 gekos (maw R20 per MB). Vandag kan gebruikers `n 1GB data bondel  by dieselfde maatskappy koop vir R99 (10c per MB).

Breëbandpryse se kostes is dus met tussen  50% en 95% gesny oor die afgelope tien jaar en dis deels te danke aan die laer internasionale bandwydte pryse meegebring deur  SEACOM.

Ongelukkig kan dieselfde nie van ander produkte gesê word nie. Die volgende tabel gee `n oorsig van die verandering in produkpryse die afgelope dekade.

Tags: adsl, broadband, internet

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