Growth in the African mobile industry surpassed estimates 4 years...
Growth in the African mobile industry surpassed estimates 4 years ago, the ITU said in a report of telecom indicators released Monday. The goal of 200 million users by 2010 was reached in 2006, and furthered by another 65…
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million in 2007, the report said. Africa has the world’s highest growth in mobile subscribers, the ITU said. The sub-Sahara region had the highest growth rate on the continent since 2004, it said. Africa remains far behind other regions with a mere 3.1 fixed telephone lines per 100 Africans and 4.8 Internet users per 100 inhabitants in 2006, the report said. Broadband penetration is low across Africa. Only five African countries had more than 1 percent of the population with broadband, the report said. By comparison, average broadband penetration in Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development countries was 18.8 percent of inhabitants. Of OECD countries, Mexico, the lowest at 4.6 percent penetration, was 38 times better than Africa’s, the report said.