NAIROBI – 11. februar 2010. Mobile subscribers in Africa have reached 448.1 million representing a 20% rise, according to a latest report from Ovum Research. In 2008, the figures stood at 373 million subscribers meaning an additional 75 million new people have been recorded in just one year, wrote Africa News.
The African mobile market took off about 2000 but the industry revealed wonderful growth in 2009. MTN Nigeria was listed as the largest mobile operator in Africa and defeated South African representative and Vodacom SA.