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May 21st 2011

Reblogged from futuramb|78 notes |# Comments

poptech:

An fantastic overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa from the Praekelt Foundation.

Interesting facts:

In 202 there were 49 million cellphones in Africa, now there are 500 million

In South Africa and Gabon there are more active SIM cards than there are people

In Africa 95% of mobile users are pre-paid subscribers

(Source: youtube.com)

Posted at 3:40pm and tagged with: mobile, Africa, tech, technology,.

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