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13 essential stats that frame the mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa

As a mobile first region, the growth in Africa is relentless. Landmarks like registering its billionth mobile subscriber have already been passed and the systematic upgrading of mobile networks to 3G and 4G LTE is enabling a flourishing mobile ecosystem that, coupled with the declining cost of smartphones is helping…

MEFJuly 5, 2017

Africa Enterprise Communications

WeChat’s African Adventure

Tencent’s WeChat has already conquered China. Can it do the same in South Africa?. Brett Loubser, CEO of Tencent Africa Services talked to MEF’s Tim Green about rising to the challenge... Fans of South African radio DJ Gareth Cliff have an interesting way of engaging with their favourite shock jock.…

Tim GreenJune 28, 2017

Africa Analytics

Game of Phones, Deloitte’s African consumer survey

Smartphones are not just a part of our lives, they are our lives. That’s just one of the conclusions reached in Deloitte Africa’s recent consumer survey, Game of Phones. Here Arun Babu, Partner in the Strategy & Operations practice of Deloitte Consulting in Africa and Telecommunications Leader looks more deeply…

MEFJune 20, 2017

Africa Country Focus

Unlocking mobile content in Africa, the Basebone imperative

MEF member Basebone is now 10 years old. The company has built a business on providing mobile entertainment and value-added services through paid subscription portals across 10 countries in four continents. Its focus is on high growth, mobile first regions. The model works. In South Africa alone the company has…

MEFJune 14, 2017

Africa

Free download – regional eBulletin: Africa edition – out now

As a mobile first region, the growth in Africa is relentless. Milestones like registering its billionth mobile subscriber; the systematic upgrading of mobile networks and the declining cost of smartphones continue to stimulate a dynamic pan African mobile ecosystem. MEF’s new African regional eBulletin highlights the key trends, challenges and…

MEFJune 8, 2017

Africa Interviews Music VAS

Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

There’s huge potential in Africa’s mobile-first music scene. But you need strong local knowledge to unlock it. So says Antos Stella, managing director of Content Connect Africa. In this exclusive interview for MEF Minute, she explains why she is so excited about the market… In the ‘mature markets’ of Europe…

Tim GreenJanuary 4, 2017

Africa VAS

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

The availability of faster networks, cheaper data tariffs and smartphones all have a part to play when it comes to driving demand for Internet services in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Analysys Mason, total service revenue across Sub-Saharan Africa will reach USD51.1 billion in 2021, driven by growth opportunities in mobile…

MEFDecember 14, 2016

Africa Analytics Stats Roundup VAS

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

The boom in smartphone sales in Africa is slowing, despite the fact that overall mobile handset shipments were up slightly in Q2 2016, with shipments of basic feature phones rising 31.9 per cent year on year to total 29.8 million units. That's according to figures from IDC’s recently published Worldwide…

MEFDecember 6, 2016

Africa VAS

Will NFC have an impact in the African mobile payments space?

NFC technology already supports huge amounts of mobile payments around the world. Ovum forecasts that the number of consumers using it will hit 939 million by 2019 (in 2015 it was 11 million) and the value of transactions is expected to reach $115 billion, from $0.7 billion for the same…

MEFNovember 29, 2016

Africa Music

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

Earlier in November, Africa’s mobile movers and shakers came together for the annual mobile and technology conference, AfricaCom. Here Rimma Perelmuter, CEO at MEF takes the pulse of the event and discusses some of the highlights of MEF's packed programme of events, forums and workshops during the conference in Cape…

Rimma PerelmuterNovember 28, 2016

13 essential stats that frame the mobile market in Sub-Saharan Africa

WeChat’s African Adventure

Game of Phones, Deloitte’s African consumer survey

Unlocking mobile content in Africa, the Basebone imperative

Free download – regional eBulletin: Africa edition – out now

Africa’s mobile-first music scene: Antos Stella, Content Connect Africa

Africa and the shifting sands of Internet services, networks and smartphones

15 stats that explore the growth of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa

Will NFC have an impact in the African mobile payments space?

AfricaCom: new models and mobile services are accelerating digital business in Africa

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