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Africa Internet and Fixed Broadband Market 2014 Analysis Now Available at ReportsnReports.com(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) June 20, 2014 A number of new international submarine cable links connecting nations on Africa's east and west coast have considerably improved internet access to the continent. Terrestrial links have enabled land-locked countries to benefit from this connectivity by dramatically reducing the cost of services for telcos and customers alike. The new WASACE cable, linking Brazil and other South American landing points, connects directly with Angola, with branch lines to Nigeria and South Africa. In addition to these developments, there continue to be improvements to the Central African Backbone (CAB), a $215 million program funded by the World Bank and the African Development Bank to build fibre-optic infrastructure serving 11 countries in the Central African region. Browse complete report at http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/289326-africa-internet-and-fixed-broadband-market.html. Report highlights: • Key developments in the internet and broadband sectors of African countries; • Profiles of major Internet Service Providers (ISPs); • Overview of DSL services and WiMAX networks, with pricing comparisons; • Updates on CDMA-2000 network rollouts; • Market developments relating to international and national infrastructure projects • FttP developments; • Regulatory policies affecting investment strategies. The countries covered in this report include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Place a direct purchase order at http://www.reportsnreports.com/purchase.aspx?name=289326. Additional international bandwidth has prompted telcos to invest in local backbone infrastructure upgrades to extend networks to population centres. Countries which had previously relied on satellite connectivity have seen wholesale access prices tumble by as much as 90% in recent years. There have also been significant investments in building local Internet Exchange Points to reduce dependence on international connectivity for local internet services, so lowering the cost of developing local hosting and application development. A number of new IXPs, including that in Namibia (opened in May 2014) have been supported by the African Internet Exchange System, an African Union project implemented by the Internet Society. This wide-ranging program aims to have 80% of African users' internet traffic exchanged within Africa by 2020. Despite these encouraging developments, most investment at the local level is handicapped by the poor condition of fixed-line infrastructure in many parts of various countries, particularly in rural areas which also suffer from no or intermittent electricity supply. As a result, many of the local improvements in internet access seen in recent years have been confined to the principal cities. Nevertheless, in adapting to these restrictions telcos serving rural areas have elected to invest in mobile infrastructure to provide voice and 3G-based data services. There is limited Fibre-to-the-Premise (FttP) infrastructure, mainly serving select areas of some cities, though the sector continues to develop. Inquire for discount at http://www.reportsnreports.com/contacts/Discount.aspx?name=289326. Table of Contents 1. Market Overview 2. Algeria 3. Angola 4. Benin 5. Botswana 6. Burkina Faso 7. Cameroon 8. Chad 9. Cote d'Ivoire 10. Democratic Republic of Congo 11. Djibouti 12. Egypt 13. Eritrea 14. Ethiopia 15. Gabon 16. Gambia 17. Ghana 18. Guinea 19. Kenya 20. Lesotho 21. Liberia 22. Libya 23. Madagascar 24. Malawi 25. Mali 26. Mauritius 27. Morocco 28. Mozambique 29. Namibia 30. Nigeria About Us: ReportsnReports.com is an online market research reports library of 350,000+ in-depth studies of over 5000 micro markets. We provide 24/7 online and offline support service to our customers. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/africa-internet-and-fixed/broadband-industry/prweb11962137.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |