2008 African Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Markets

This annual report offers a wealth of information on the mobile communications and mobile data markets in 38 African countries. Subjects covered include:

• Mobile statistics, trends, analysis;
• Government policies and regulatory issues;
• Major mobile operators;
• Mobile technologies - GSM, CDMA, 3G;
• Fixed-mobile convergence;
• Prepaid;
• Mobile data services - SMS, MMS, WAP, GPRS, EDGE, 3G;
• Mobile satellite services;
• Location-based services;
• M-commerce, mobile banking.