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This Ain’t a Phone, It’s An Arms Race
Posted By Jon On November 5, 2009 @ 7:31 pm In Mobile | No Comments
It goes without saying that mobile is exciting business these days across Africa. Chris Andrews writes [1]….
If you want a picture of explosive growth in mobile communications, look to Africa. A report from The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found that between 2003 and 2008, mobile subscriptions surged from 54 million to almost 350 million; or a 550% increase in five years.
In 2008, the report found, Gabon, Seychelles, and South Africa had a mobile penetration rate of almost 100 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. In North Africa, the average penetration stood at almost two thirds of the population, and for Africa as a whole, it was over one third.
Things are definitely picking up. Recently In Uganda a price war’s been brewing between local providers…
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