Africa - Mobile Market Overview & Statistics - Document Details

Mobile phones represent around 90% of all telephone lines in Africa. The continent’s mobile market is consistently growing at around 50 to 60% every year. Enormous further potential remains, with market penetration standing at little more than 20%. Due to Africa's poor fixed-line infrastructure, the mobile networks are beginning to play an increasing role in Internet service provision as well, following the launch of third-generation (3G) services in a number of markets – a welcome new revenue stream in an environment of low Average Revenue per User (ARPU) levels. Newly introduced converged licensing regimes have increased the competitive pressure in a number of key markets but also allow the mobile operators to branch out into new service segments.

1. Synopsis
2. Analysis of Africa’s mobile market
- 2.1 The impact of mobile phones in Africa
- 2.2 Statistical analysis
- 2.3 More mobiles than fixed lines
- 2.4 Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
- 2.5 Churn
3. Mobile technologies
- 3.1 Analogue
- 3.2 Digital
  - 3.2.1 GSM
  - 3.2.2 CDMA
- 3.3 Third Generation mobile (3G)
4. Fixed-mobile convergence
- 4.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- 4.2 Converged licensing regimes
5. Pan-African mobile operators
6. Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)
7. Mobile voice services
- 7.1 Prepaid cards
- 7.2 Community phones
8. Mobile data services
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 SMS
- 8.3 MMS
- 8.4 GPRS
- 8.5 EDGE
- 8.6 3G
- 8.7 EV-DO
9. Mobile banking
10. Satellite mobile
- 10.1 Globalstar
- 10.2 Inmarsat
- 10.3 Iridium
- 10.4 Thuraya
11. Related reports