Abstract
Africa is the least developed broadband region worldwide, with broadband
penetration rates mostly under 1%. Latin America - another developing
broadband region - has significantly higher rates with around 6%. In total
less than 4% of Africans have Internet access.
Much the same as their overall economic situation, African countries are at
very different stages in terms of broadband evolution. Countries such as
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, South Africa and Botswana have far higher fixed and
mobile penetration than countries from the sub-Saharan part, such as Ethiopia,
Niger or Zimbabwe. South Africa, Egypt and Algeria are leading the African
countries in terms of total number of subscribers. In general, mobile
penetration in African countries is much higher than fixed penetration. The
biggest issue for African countries for greater broadband take-up is its
affordability (as in other developing regions/countries). Our analysis shows
that only the minority of the population in African countries can actually
afford broadband services.
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