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2007 Telecoms Mobile And Broadband In Africa Report Contains A Comprehensive Analysis Of The Telecoms Industry And The Companies Involved In It

Posted on: Thursday, 20 December 2007, 12:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c78056) has announced the addition of "2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Africa - Market Reports" to their offering.

With over 830 pages of research covering 34 African countries, 2007 Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband in Africa - Market series contains a comprehensive analysis of the telecoms industry and the companies involved in it.

Research includes --

- Key Statistics

- Brief overviews of the major telecommunications carriers and service providers;

- National telecom networks;

- Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems;

- Next Generation Networks (NGNs);

- International infrastructure;

- VSAT networks;

- Datacomms Infrastructure;

- Leased Lines, ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM, DSL;

- Public and value-added data services.

- The broadbanding of Africa - policies, initiatives, projects

- Internet statistics and market analyses

- Barriers to Internet development

- Internet and broadband infrastructure

- International bandwidth and local connectivity

- Community telecentres

- The emergence of ADSL in Africa

- Internet via satellite

- Wireless Broadband

- Local, national and regional ISPs

- The role of the mobile networks and 3G

- VoIP telephony liberalisation and grey markets

- 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.

- Market and industry overviews;

- Regulatory environment;

- Major players;

- Satellite coverage;

- Infrastructure development;

- NGN and WiMAX;

- Internet telephony (VoIP);

- Digital TV, Interactive TV, IPTV in Africa;

- E-services;

- Convergence of telecommunications, digital media and broadcasting;

- Triple play.

This research is divided into the following volumes:

- Volume 1 -- African Broadband and Internet Market

- Volume 2 -- African Telecommunications, Infrastructure, Fixed Voice and Data Markets

- Volume 3 -- African Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Markets

- Volume 4 -- 2007 African Convergence and Broadcasting Market report

While being the worlds most rapidly growing market for mobile telephony and also home to the fastest growing fixed telephony markets in the world, Africa still has some of the world's lowest penetration rates.

Foreign investors are scrambling for positions in this very lucrative market as privatisation and liberalisation are progressively being introduced. Explosive growth in the mobile sector has meant that by early 2007 mobile users constituted almost 90% of all African telephone subscribers. Other wireless solutions are also used to serve as substitutes for inadequate fixed-line infrastructure. A surge in demand for Internet access and broadband capabilities is expected to drive these developments further in the coming years. Several international fibre projects currently under development will deliver the necessary bandwidth to Africa and bring down costs. Overall, Africa's telecoms future looks very promising and offers great opportunities to service providers, equipment vendors and investors.

Compilation of the 4 African vertical market reports

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c78056.

Source: Business Wire

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