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Africa ’ s new voice Exposing old myths, Establishing new targets

Africa ’ s new voice Exposing old myths, Establishing new targets. Yoshio UTSUMI, Secretary-General, Forum Opening 12 November 2001. Africa ’ s new voice Rise of mobile communications Emergence of new companies Exposing old myths The “ no market ” myth The “ no money ” myth

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Africa ’ s new voice Exposing old myths, Establishing new targets

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  1. Africa’s new voiceExposing old myths,Establishing new targets Yoshio UTSUMI, Secretary-General, Forum Opening 12 November 2001

  2. Africa’s new voice Rise of mobile communications Emergence of new companies Exposing old myths The “no market” myth The “no money” myth Establishing new targets Celebrating Africa’s achievements New definitions of universal service New concepts of the information society Agenda

  3. Africa’s new voice networkSubscribers, in millions 98 Actual Forecast 82 66 Fixed Mobile 47 32 29 28 26 24 22 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 8 3 2 1 0.7 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Source: ITU, African Telecommunication Indicators, 2001.

  4. Africa’s new voices

  5. No mobile network Exposing the “no market” myth 100% 7% Competition 100 80% # of mobile 86 operators 56% 74 44% 60% 66 53 40% 44 No competition 33 33% 20% 49% 11% 0% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Source: ITU, African Telecommunication Indicators, 2001.

  6. Exposing the “no money” mythPre-paid as % of mobile subscribers Kenya 100% Safaricom 85% ClickGSM Egypt 81% Africa 79% Vodacom South Africa 63% Europe 43% World 29% Asia-Pacific 8% USA Source: ITU, African Telecommunication Indicators, 2001.

  7. Africa’s recent ICT achievements • Feb 2000: Sub-Saharan Africa passed teledensity mark of one line per 100 inhabs. • November 2000: Eritrea becomes the final African economy connected to the Internet • May 2001: 100th Mobile company licensed • September 2001: More mobile subscribers than fixed-line, Africa-wide • December 2001: Two-thirds of African states have independent telecom regulatory agencies Note: Dates are only approximate.

  8. Old definitions >>>>>> Universal access: >>> A telephone within walking distance Telecentres in every community Universal service: >>>> A telephone in every home A computer in every school Affordability: >>>>>>>> Subsidised access (high usage charges subsidise low line rental) New definitions Universal access: Mobile coverage of all main population centres Internet cafés in every community Universal service: A mobilephone for everyone who wants one An email address for every citizen Affordability: Pre-paid access(pre-paid usage charges include line rental) Establishing new targetsNew definitions of universal access

  9. African priorities “The telecommunications market has changed, perhaps forever. A new model is emerging for African telecommunications. It is wireless and pre-paid, competitive and shared. “ ITU African Telecommunication indicators, 2001.

  10. Creating the African Information Society • Moving beyond the digital divide • Celebrating African content • Converging carriage and content • Joining Africa to the global information network • Participating in the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva 2003 and Tunis 2005

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