A pioneer in business-to-business commercial and industrial research, BMIT was founded in the late 1970's. BMI-TechKnowledge Group was established as a separate company in 1990, to focus on researching the rapidly emerging South African 'high tech' industry. The company widened its research expertise to include other African markets and developed a focus on specific niche topical research such as the mobile and fixed telecoms market, consumer digital lifestyle, national and provincial broadband policy, and FTTx services. While retaining its research roots, the company has grown substantially to provide a sophisticated set of client-oriented consulting services, based on the provision of high-level information, expert advice, and shoulder-to-shoulder implementation assistance. BMIT has successfully completed over 3000 projects for blue-chip clients - a feat unequaled by its peers.