Mobile broadband is the biggest single revenue opportunity in Africa in the immediate and longer term, according to the results of a recent Industry Outlook survey commissioned by Informa Telecoms &Media. By way of contrast, data service revenues represent about 43 percent of service provider revenue in the North American markets.
Informa forecasts that annual mobile data revenues in Africa will reach $18.5 billion by 2016. In 2011 mobile data represented 12 percent of service provider revenue.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mobile Data Will Reach 22% of Total Mobile Service Revenue by 2016
Gary Kim was cited as a global "Power Mobile Influencer" by Forbes, ranked second in the world for coverage of the mobile business, and as a "top 10" telecom analyst. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top two percent.
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