Delegates from the African Union, governments and regulators, operators and enterprise representatives, analysts in the region have met to discuss strategies to expand broadband services and develop broadband applications in Africa. Broadband has became an important engine for economic development. According to the World Bank studies, every 10 per cent of broadband penetration can generate 1.5 per cent of GDP growth. In the past few years, the broadband penetration rate and average speed in the African region have increased rapidly, but they are still far behind the global average.…
Governments, regulators meet, discuss Africa’s broadband future
