Creating Mobile Telecom Markets in Africa

• Tác giả: Edgardo Sepulveda
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 276 Christianity in Africa Christian church in Africa
• Thông tin xuất bản: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC, 2018
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 325224
• Chủ đề: 1. BROADBAND; 2. MOBILE BANKING; 3. MOBILE PHONES; 4. SERVICE DELIVERY; 5. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET

Tóm tắt

Mobile telecommunications has many benefits, from linking communities and citizens to mobile applications that bring financial services to the unbanked and help farmers improve crop yields. Yet at one time it looked as though Africa's mobile sector might fare as poorly as its fixed line system did. Instead, an appropriate mix of regulation and competition, investment, and affordability allowed mobile phones and broadband access to flourish.