Africa is the fastest-growing mobile phone market in the world. According to a recent UN report, there was a 550 per cent surge in mobile subscriptions -- from 54 million to almost 350 million between 2003 and 2008. Of course India’s growth is a world phenomenon – between January and July, it registered almost 100 million new subscriptions – but Africa is growing more rapidly off a small base.
In 2008, Gabon, Seychelles, and South Africa had nearly 100 mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants -– higher than the United States. One African mobile operator predicts an 80 percent penetration rate in its markets by 2012.
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