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Africa to invest heavily in broadband

Africa is experiencing a significant investment in broadband technology, with cumulative investment in wireless infrastructure and broadband ADSL expected $ 1.1 billion in 2011. The investment includes equipment costs of customers, says the African ICT research house, a BMI-TechKnowledge.

"These investment data are not for the investments the GSM and fixed-line operator expected at its center, to provide voice and data services that are also used, which leads to makingBroadband data services, "said Richard Hurst, a BMI-T analyst and co-author of the report.

Stephane Tchies, co-author of the report, said Hurst in general, the dominant wireless broadband technology in Africa, which are in increasing use of wireless broadband services.

This is because many African countries, which are traditionally low penetration of fixed network infrastructure and wireless networks cheaper and faster roll-out.

"We expectTelecommunications companies prefer to invest in wireless technologies, because they are much cheaper, "she says.

Crystal Balling 2011

The report says that the number of broadband connections, both fixed and wireless networks will reach more than 7 million in 2011, with DSL customers, less than 3.7 million.

By 2011 will dial-up dramatically from the current basis of a reduction of 76% to 17%, while DSL is up 26% to 43% ofShare of the broadband market, "he says.

Fixed wireless broadband connections (using technologies such as iBurst) is also a big leap to see, and from 2% to 18%. Mobile connections will grow from 2% to 21%, she says.

Providing access to basic Internet and the ability to voice services is the driving force for the spread of broadband services in Africa, says Tchies.

Tchiees adds that in North Africa, is expected to significantly benefit from the growing proliferation of broadband, while theSub-Saharan African markets are likely to remain the same because of the current weakness of international capacity, "says Tchies.

"In North Africa, we have a range of health services with Morocco reporting 350,000 ADSL subscribers and Egypt 150,000, while the rest of the continent are the price of broadband is seen to gain traction," she says.

South Africa also hopes that quantum leap in broadband take-up in 2010, to see if the country is the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer will be.

Currently, there areFive undersea cable projects in various stages of development of the African continent. The cable project to ensure the bandwidth Addo additional African countries, less expensive access to broadband.

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