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Mobile Africa: Cutting-edge Insights and Future Prospects

Explore the dynamic mobile sector in Africa, a booming market with strategic investors, mobile policy enhancements, wireless internet advancements, and sustainable growth potential. Learn about key players, market structures, universal access policies, and forecasts for mobile subscribers. Take a deep dive into mobile business opportunities and the evolving landscape of telecommunications in Africa.

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Mobile Africa: Cutting-edge Insights and Future Prospects

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  1. Contents • Mobile sector overview • Mobile Africa • Mobile business • Mobile policy • Wireless Internet • Mobile future • 22 Topical Tables • 55 Country Pages • Directory of ministries, regulators & operators

  2. MOBILE AFRICA:World’s fastest growing mobile market

  3. Mobile predominant method of telecommunications in Africa • 43 African countries (78%) have more mobile than fixed telephone subscribers • Almost 70% of African telephone subscribers use mobile • Mobile passed fixed in 2001

  4. Strategic investors in Africa, 2003 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) Per month, 2003, US$ CelTel,MTN, Orascom, Vodacom Other strategic investors (> 1 country) MOBILE BUSINESS

  5. MOBILE POLICY Mobile market structure in Africa, number of countries • Enhancing competition • Universal access Majority allow competition

  6. Universal service • Community access centres • Coverage • Subsidizing low income users

  7. WIRELESS INTERNET • Second Generation (2G) • Second and a half (2.5G) • Third Generation (3G) • Fixed wireless

  8. SMS per subscriber per month, 2002 2G • SMS close to or above world average • SMS4D: Agriculture, democracy, health, finance • GSM dial-up

  9. 2.5G

  10. Source: Uganda Communications Commission. 3G • No “formal” launches or licensing procedures • Fixed wireless 3G using CDMA2000 1x • First mobile 3G network in Angola

  11. Fixed wireless

  12. MOBILE FUTURECan growth be sustained? New mobile subscribers in Africa, millions

  13. Barriers? • Little relation between mobile penetration and low levels of income • Little relation between mobile coverage and urban population

  14. Forecast mobile subscribers in Africa under different scenarios. Millions, 2010 Low: annual growth 10% Medium: annual growth 16% High: annual growth 21% Expanding mobile • Government • Minimizing / eliminating taxes/fees • Promote infrastructure sharing • Full service licenses • Interconnect • Minimize inefficiencies • Universal access policies • Market information • Operators • Lower interconnect rates • Expand coverage • Roaming/data services • Manufacturers • Cheaper & appropriate equipment • Poverty reduction • Donors • Capacity building • Recycle handsets • Backbones

  15. Report available here: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/africa/2004/

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