Study on International Internet Connectivity in Sub-Saharan Africa / International Telecommunication Union.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Telecommunication Union, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Telecommunication Union, 2013.

Summary:

This report analyses the various actors in the provision of Internet connection and the role played by each one, as well as the bottlenecks that can lead to inefficiencies and associated costs in the sub-Saharan Africa. It also sets out concrete recommendations to enable conditions for healthy and dynamic competition in the market as well as for the reduction of the cost of Internet connectivity at the international level. It also proposes measures to encourage use of the Internet, and to promote development of local content especially in developing countries.

Contents:

Study on international Internet connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa

Foreword

Table of contents

I Introduction

II Focus on Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa

II.1 The different forms of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa

II.1.1 Wired Internet connection

II.1.2 Wireless (or radio) Internet connection

II.2 Internet use in sub-Saharan Africa

II.2.1 The number of users per hundred inhabitants in sub-Saharan Africa

II.2.2 Trends in the number of Internet users per hundred inhabitants

II.2.3 Comparison of numbers of Internet users vs. mobile phone users per hundred inhabitants

II.2.4 Comparison of the number of Internet users per hundred inhabitants with the rest of the world

II.3 Correlation between Internet use and other factors

III Analysis of the value chain in the provision of Internet access in sub-Saharan Africa

III.1 Key players in the provision of Internet connectivity

III.1.1 Institutional stakeholders

III.1.2 Operators and providers

III.1.3 Interest groups

III.2 Bottlenecks in the provision of Internet connectivity

III.2.1 The Internet service provision market

III.2.2 The market for Internet backbone provision

III.3 Causes of dysfunctions in the Internet connection market

III.3.1 Endogenous reasons for observed dysfunctions

III.3.2 Exogenous factors impeding the development of Internet connection

IV Reasons for the high cost of Internet connection

IV.1 The cost of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa

IV.1.1 Charges for wired broadband Internet connection

IV.1.2 Tariffs for wired broadband Internet connection and the minimum wage

IV.1.3 Comparison of wired broadband tariffs with those applied elsewhere in the world

IV.1.4 Comparison of tariffs for wired broadband Internet connection with the minimum wage in Africa and the rest o. . .

IV.2 Reasons for the high cost of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa

IV.2.1 Inadequate investment in basic infrastructure

IV.2.2 Unfavourable economic market conditions

IV.2.3 Insufficient competition in certain market segments

IV.2.4 Current model and costs of international Internet connection

V Recommendations for developing broadband and reducing the costs of Internet connection

V.1 Optimization of international bandwidth use and reduction of the associated costs

V.1.1 Optimizing the use of the international bandwidth

V.1.2 Reducing the cost of the international Internet bandwidth

V.2 Facilitating construction of basic broadband infrastructure

V.2.1 Cooperative stakeholders

V.2.2 Objectives of the cooperative

V.3 Improving the legislative and regulatory framework in order to promote competition

V.3.1 Application of existing laws and regulations

V.3.2 Adoption of texts promoting infrastructure construction

V.4 Developing and implementing a plan for mass Internet access

V.4.1 Programme description

V.4.2 Programme funding

V.5 Strong political action at the regional level

VI Conclusion

References

Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations.

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