Deloitte recently completed an in-depth analysis of the African mobile telecommunications market that aptly covers all aspects of the current mobile telecoms business in Africa, from recent trends to operational strategies to new opportunities.

The 4th Annual African Peering Interconnection Forum addressed the key interconnection, peering, and traffic exchange opportunities and challenges on the continent.

Visuals on Sub-Saharan African broadband prices, international connectivity, and Internet speeds highlight a need to lower access barriers.

The 3rd Annual African Peering Interconnection Forum addressed two major themes: peering coordination and Africa’s Internet transit deficit.

The image above shows the nations with known Internet connections as of late 1995. Even in cases of no TLD or public access, private citizens or governments could still have had dial-up via long-distance. Internet-Ham packet-radio connections were also an option.

Nations with no Internet included predominantly war-torn or island nations, …