Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa

Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa

Mobile telecommunications has many benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile applications that bring financial services to the unbanked and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it looked as though Africa’s mobile sector...

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Main Author: Sepulveda, Edgardo
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
MOBILE PHONES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET
SERVICE DELIVERY
MOBILE BANKING
BROADBAND
ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY
NETWORK INVESTMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429581477468111659/Creating-mobile-telecom-markets-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30345
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spelling okr-10986-303452021-05-25T10:54:41Z Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa Sepulveda, Edgardo MOBILE PHONES TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET SERVICE DELIVERY MOBILE BANKING BROADBAND ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY NETWORK INVESTMENT Mobile telecommunications has many benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile applications that bring financial services to the unbanked and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it looked as though Africa’s mobile sector might fare as poorly as its fixed line system did. Instead, an appropriate mix of regulation and competition, investment, and affordability allowed mobile phones and broadband access to flourish. 2018-09-05T19:07:29Z 2018-09-05T19:07:29Z 2016-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429581477468111659/Creating-mobile-telecom-markets-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30345 English EMCompass,no. 19; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic MOBILE PHONES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET
SERVICE DELIVERY
MOBILE BANKING
BROADBAND
ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY
NETWORK INVESTMENT
spellingShingle MOBILE PHONES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET
SERVICE DELIVERY
MOBILE BANKING
BROADBAND
ACCESS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY
NETWORK INVESTMENT
Sepulveda, Edgardo
Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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description Mobile telecommunications has many benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile applications that bring financial services to the unbanked and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it looked as though Africa’s mobile sector might fare as poorly as its fixed line system did. Instead, an appropriate mix of regulation and competition, investment, and affordability allowed mobile phones and broadband access to flourish.
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author Sepulveda, Edgardo
author_facet Sepulveda, Edgardo
author_sort Sepulveda, Edgardo
title Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
title_short Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
title_full Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
title_fullStr Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa
title_sort creating mobile telecom markets in africa
publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/429581477468111659/Creating-mobile-telecom-markets-in-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30345
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