Mobile Communications in Africa - 1G, 2G (GSM and cdmaOne), 3G and 4G
Mobile Communication Technologies
Defining the boundaries of the terminology, Mobile Communications Technology can be quite a task; being too rigid with the definition would leave out many technologies and being too lax would bring in too many. On this website, we are giving prior attention to the mainstream mobile technologies and would also put other related technologies into the spotlight where it is very necessary to do so. We have extended our coverage to include Wireless technologies like Wi-Fi as well.
This section of this website defines the mobile communications technologies, and also includes latest headlines of the related news items.
Generations of Mobile Phone Technologies in Africa
Much of the technology available globally is also available in Africa. Thus, the information here might apply elsewhere. Our prime focus though is Africa.
1G: AMPS - Analogue. (still in use by very few cellular networks in Africa)
2.5G: GPRS
2.75G: EDGE
3G: UMTS, CDMA2000 1xRTT
3.5G: HSDPA
Mobile Handset Market In Africa (an article)
The mobile phone market in Africa can be amusing if one takes a good look. One might have an initial thinking that Africans would have little or no use for cutting-edge technology. This is however not the case.
The mobile phone industry in Africa is gradually maturing, albeit slowly. The number of subscribers in many countries are rising as the network operators launch more exciting offerings aimed at luring more people to get on board. It can get as high as it is in Nigeria, where number of subscribers double every year and currently stands at about 10 million (March 2005).
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