Internet Usage Statistics for Africa

[Lydon]

That list is seriously outdated for South Africa. According to the latest figures South Africa should be at the top of the list

[xAbd0o]

Nice, good to hear. I believe the number of Egyptian's Broadband Subscriber should increase rabidly as it's the new era in Egypt nowadays.

[Muttie]

Originally Posted by Lydon

That list is seriously outdated for South Africa. According to the latest figures South Africa should be at the top of the list

Well yeah, it says september 2008. What are the figures now?

[Lydon]

Over 2 million: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Broadband/11077.html

[CasaMor]

Originally Posted by Lydon

That list is seriously outdated for South Africa. According to the latest figures South Africa should be at the top of the list

Mauvais perdant!

[Lydon]

Originally Posted by CasaMor

Mauvais perdant!

Ah, so now it's a competition ey? That explains quite a lot, actually. I'll make sure to bring it up next time a thread gets derailed by the gang

Regardless, your comment makes little sense considering I just posted figures that aren't from 2008

[kulani]

Originally Posted by Lydon

Those figures are from 2007, so I expect the number to be significantly larger by now.

Yes, ITU gets their figures largely from national regulators and african telecommunication regulators are notorious for giving outdated figures.

Nigeria probably has around 500,000 - 600,000 broadband subscribers at this stage. Ghana likely has 50,000 - 60,000 broadband subscribers. It is growing so fast we are all racing to get spectrum to deploy services there. I am involved with the controversial Wimax spectrum auction which is still going through the courts.

I was involved with the launch of iBurst mobile broadband network in Ghana and we sold 15,000 modems there. 11,000 of these are active subscribers. Zain has also entered market with 3G services and i believe they have 5000 subs. Other notable competitors are Ghana Telecom with ADSL, Internet Ghana, MyZipnet, Africa Online and other smaller players. As for Nigeria, there are obviously a lot of competition from local and foreign owned players, but current services have been largely too expensive and slow with a lot of operators offering unreliable service. But 3G services appear to be growing really well.

[Ikengawo]

Originally Posted by Mereo

I've always wondered why South Africa, The most advanced country in Africa, doesn't have a big internet penetration...

south africa's wealth is poorly distributed.

nigerians not on here cause there's hardly any electricity and the use of second hand computers that can't carry broadband is too high

i dont see nigeria entering the list anytime soon.

[kulani]

Originally Posted by Ikengawo

south africa's wealth is poorly distributed.

nigerians not on here cause there's hardly any electricity and the use of second hand computers that can't carry broadband is too high

i dont see nigeria entering the list anytime soon.

South Africa had large operators extracting monopoly profits and making access to internet a very expensive exercise. Hence the lower penetration levels especially among black people who are poorer than white people. We also have one disadvantage compared to say West Africa. in a place like Nima (a slum in Accra, Ghana), you dont have to explain to the average guy there why they should get connected, they wanted to get hooked ASAP.

In Alexandra (a slum in Joburg), you would have to explain to them why they should spend their money to get internet instead of buying booze and other things. I guess the fact that there is something they can use it for that can benefit them immediately like getting a VISA invitation, connecting with a relative in London and perhaps even benefiting financially makes internet access more important in West Africa than it would appear to be to an average person in Alexander, South Africa. I still have a picture on my other laptop of a woman who sells peanuts stopping by the street to inquire on how she could get connected to the internet in Ghana.

[BUTEMBO21]

I really hate these South African companies that just crew up everyone with their moon prices.

Now do the government allows these practices? Its like communism. monopoly, monopoly. This isn't Capitalism/free market. There is no competition.

VODACOM that is expensive compare to other operators in Congo, but we wont allow monopoly. Monopoly screwed us up for long time.

[CasaMor]

Originally Posted by Lydon

Ah, so now it's a competition ey? That explains quite a lot, actually. I'll make sure to bring it up next time a thread gets derailed by the gang

Regardless, your comment makes little sense considering I just posted figures that aren't from 2008

You say that South Africa should be number 1 but as you can see Morocco is! So SA doesn't deserve to be number 1!

[Lydon]

Originally Posted by CasaMor

You say that South Africa should be number 1 but as you can see Morocco is! So SA doesn't deserve to be number 1!

That makes absolutely no sense

[CasaMor]

Originally Posted by Lydon

That makes absolutely no sense

Maybe but Morocco is number 1!

[Lydon]

As they say, ignorance is bliss

[CasaMor]

Originally Posted by Lydon

As they say, ignorance is bliss

You are the ignorant!!!! You think that your country is the best in all the fields but in this one WE (Morocco) are the best!

[Slaoui]

It remember me when i was a child...

[CasaMor]

Originally Posted by Slaoui

It remember me when i was a child...

SSC = Fun!
Thanks SSC!

[Slaoui]

Originally Posted by CasaMor

SSC = Fun!
Thanks SSC!

I would like to say Funky like this song : http://www.webloader.org/dj-abdel-we...NXVnU0RXM1RnM=

remix made by Moroccan DJ

[Muttie]

Originally Posted by CasaMor

You are the ignorant!!!! You think that your country is the best in all the fields but in this one WE (Morocco) are the best!

Not only in this field! We are also the country with the largest e-penis!

[CasaMor]