Good times surely lie ahead in the online industry in South Africa. The latest statistics released today by World Wide Worx show that 4.5 million South African’s are now online. “The increase comes on the eve of the biggest shakeup in South African Internet access we’ve seen since the dawn of the commercial Internet in 1994,” says Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx. “It is only the beginning of a dramatic turnaround, and is occurring despite numerous obstacles in the way of growth.”

More and more people are getting online due to the falling prices on connectivity and prices are set to come further down in mid-2009 when the first new major under sea cable comes into operation. With the ever changes in technology, there are new ways for one to get connected to the Internet and connecting via the ‘old fashioned’ way of dial up is going to be a story of the past soon with the advent of broadband and 3G technology.

Right now I am connected to the Internet via a 3G card whilst at a coffee shop. Who would have thought this would be possible a few years ago?

The more people coming online the better for the online industry in South Africa. Access to the internet is becoming a near essential in the world we live in today.