Transcript Kenyan Statistics: 2009

Mobile Internet and
Telecommunications in
Africa
Presented by Belcha Agesa
D61/70228/2009
Introduction
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Mobile internet refers to gaining access to
the Internet using a lightweight, handheld
device, such as a PDA or cell phone.
Telecommunications is defined as the
science and technology of the
communication or messages over a
distance, especially using electric,
electronic or electromagnetic impulses;
systems used in transmitting messages
over a distance electronically
Mobile Internet
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Mobile cellular phone is the mostly used
medium of communication.
Affordability, mobility and easy use favor
mobile cellular technology.
So far, in Africa, the mobile phone is used
only rarely to access the Internet, also
due to its slow speed of (9.6 kbps)
available through GSM.
But 3g is coming up in most parts and
promising good speeds.
Why poor quality Internet Services
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Infrastructural shortcomings,
Low Internet bandwidth,
Unreliable electricity,
Outdated end-user technology,
Interconnectivity issues,
Large software solutions or
The small number of 18 African
Internet Exchange Points
Internet Usage
Broadband
Fixed broadband
 Fiber meant to offer this. The East
African Submarine Cable System
(EASSy), TEAMS, SEACOM etc
Wireless broadband
 The hope since fixed has failed. 2 G
or 2.5 G (GSM/GPRS), 3 G -UMTS.
WiMAX. EDGE and EV-DO
Broadband Subscribers
Kenyan Statistics: 2009
Source http://www.internetworldstats.com/af/ke.htm
Conclusion
Obviously, Africa has still great
potential to improve its
telecommunications usage and
infrastructure deployment
What has pinned it down:
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Prohibitively high tariffs
Limited computer literacy
Government regulations
References
Websites
 www.itu.com
 www.internetworldstats.com
 http://www.itu.int/wsis/documents.
 http://www.itu.int/partners/index.ht
ml.
Thank you