ForgetMeNot Africa » East African Mobile Communication http://www.forgetmenotafrica.com/blog Discussion on telecoms and social issues in Africa Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 East African Mobile Communication market to reach $9 billion in 2015 http://www.forgetmenotafrica.com/blog/2010/01/14/east-african-mobile-communication-market-to-reach-9-billion-in-2015/ http://www.forgetmenotafrica.com/blog/2010/01/14/east-african-mobile-communication-market-to-reach-9-billion-in-2015/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:30:04 +0000 FMNA http://www.forgetmenotafrica.com/blog/?p=327 The mobile communications markets of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, earned revenues of $2.62 billion in 2008 combined and are expected to deliver $8.99 billion in 2015, following the availability of cheaper handsets and network investments in this region, says a recent study compiled by Frost & Sullivan.

“The key drivers in these markets include strong gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates, increasing demand for mobile money transfer services and declining handset costs”, said Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Jiaqi Sun.

According to the study, in 2008 Kenya enjoyed the highest number of active subscribers and revenues among the four countries. The technologies covered in the study are code division multiple access (CDMA), global system for mobile communications (GSM), general packet radio service (GPRS), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) and wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) in each of the countries mentioned.

The analyst added that East African consumers are spending more on mobile communications nowadays due to the low fixed-line network coverage, underdeveloped banking systems, and the current limited availability of inexpensive handsets.

Source: IT NEWS AFRICA

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