The African Mobile Story

Knud Erik Skouby, Williams Idongesit

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English

River Publishers
30 April 2014

Communications engineering & telecommunications

Africa and especially Sub-Saharan Africa has during the past decade witnessed one of the fastest growing markets in mobile communication. This growth is recognized to have played a pivotal role in Africa’s socio-economic development. It has had a huge impact on residential living patterns; on business networks and models; and on government services and income sources. The mobile industry has contributed more to economic growth than in any other comparable region globally introducing innovative, broadly used applications. Technical topics discussed in the book include:• Mobile Development in Sub-Saharan Africa;• Telecom Liberalization in Africa;• Role of Mobile in Socio-economic Development;• Mobile Applications in specific sectors;• Security in African Mobile;• Role of Prepaid in Africa

Edited by: Knud Erik Skouby, Williams Idongesit
Imprint: River Publishers
Country of Publication: Denmark
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9788793102637
ISBN 10: 8793102631
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 30 April 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Introduction; 1. Some Policy Considerations In The Light Of Mobile Broadband Development in Africa; 2. The Impact of Liberalization on the Mobile Telephony Market in Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya; 3. Telecommunications in Africa - Regulation, Technologies, and Markets; 4. The Prepaid Mobile Market in Africa; 5. Mobile Devices Vulnerabilities: Challenges To Mobile Development In Africa; 6. Achieving Scale And Sustainability In M-health Solutions For HIV/Aids In Africa; 7. Mobile ICT And Education Delivery; 8. Dissemination Of Climatic Information And Market Driven Extension Services To Small Farmers In Africa Using Mobile Technology: The Case Of Esoko Ghana Commodity Index In Ghana; 9. Harnessing ICT for Local Government Administration In Africa: A Look At The Push-ICT Theory Approach In Nigeria; 10. Using Mobile Phones for Environmental Protection in Africa: The Equatorial Africa Deposition Network Case Study; 11. Sustainable Energy Generation for ICT Development in Sub-Saharan Africa; 12. The Role of Mobile Telephony to the Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems; Bibliography; Acronyms; List of Contributors.

Knud Erik Skouby, Williams Idongesit