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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461404203321

Autore

Williams Mark D. J. <1972->

Titolo

Africa's ICT infrastructure [[electronic resource] ] : building on the mobile revolution / / Mark D.J. Williams, Rebecca Mayer, and Michael Minges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2011

ISBN

0-8213-8676-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Infrastructure

Altri autori (Persone)

MayerRebecca

MingesMichael

FosterVivien <1968->

Briceño-GarmendiaCecilia

Disciplina

384.5/3

Soggetti

Information technology - Africa

Telecommunication - Africa

Economic assistance - Africa

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Vivien Foster and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia, series editors."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About the AICD; Series Foreword; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Figures; Chapter 2 Access to Telecommunications in Africa; Boxes; Tables; Chapter 3 Market Reform and Regulation; Chapter 4 Financing Telecommunications in Africa; Chapter 5 Future Investment Needs; Chapter 6 Policy Analysis and Conclusions; Appendix 1 Access to Telecommunications in Africa; Appendix 2 Market Reform and Regulation; Appendix 3 Financing Telecommunications in Africa; Appendix 4 Future Investment Needs

Appendix 5 Rates of Penetration of ICT Services in Sub-Saharan AfricaIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. In just 10 years-dating from the end of the 1990s-mobile network coverage rose from 16 percent to 90 percent of the urban population and by 2009 nearly half of Africa's rural population was also living within range of a mobile network.



Large-scale investment in the sector across the continent has transformed telecommunications from a luxury enjoyed by a privileged few to a mass-market, low-cost service, used in villages and cities alike.Africa's ICT Infrastructure: Building on the Mobile Revolution char