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Wireless network data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and forecasts 2016-2021
[March 21, 2017]

Wireless network data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and forecasts 2016-2021


LONDON, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- "Cellular data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa will be over 9 times higher in 2021 than in 2016 – this growth will be key to mobile operators' future prospects."

Mobile network operators in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) hope that cellular data traffic growth will drive increases in their revenue. This report analyses traffic growth over the period until 2021 and the constraints on this growth.

THIS REPORT PROVIDES:
- 5-year forecasts of wireless data traffic for SSA as a whole, and for selected countries
- worldwide context and specific country commentary for four key countries: Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
- analysis of the key trends in, and drivers and inhibitors of, data traffic
- a discussion of the enablers of future capacity on wireless networks and the cost of supplying that capacity
- analysis of the trends in private and public usage, and their effect on the use of mobile and Wi-Fi connectivity.

This report is based on Analysys Mason's: internal research and modelling consumer surveys on smartphone and tablet usage.
Our forecasts are informed andsense-checked by on-the-ground regional market experts.




Report coverage

Geographical coverage


Regions modelled:
- Worldwide
- Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Countries modelled individually:
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Nigeria
- South Africa


Major KPIs

Mobile data

Total volume and average usage for:
- handsets
- mid-screen devices
- USB modems and routers

Traffic split by:
- public and private usage
- median usage per smartphone
- downstream and upstream

Wi-Fi data
Total volume and average usage for:
- handsets
- mid-screen devices, split by mobile-connected and Wi-Fi-only devices
- laptops (public Wi-Fi connectivity only)

Traffic split by:
- public and private usage.

The report serves as a companion to Wireless network data traffic: worldwide trends and forecasts 2016–2021
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