The report "integrates data from a wide range of existing sources to provide a comprehensive picture of the African mobile industry. These include public sources such as the ITU, World Bank and research by National Regulatory Authorities as well as commercial providers such as Wireless Intelligence, Informa, Gartner, Buddecomm and ID."
Africa now has 620 million mobile connections, passing Latin America
Regional penetration has risen from 2% in 2000, to 57% this year
Over the last decade, the number of mobile connections has grown an average of 30% per year, forecast to reach 735 million by the end of next year
Mobile provides 3.5% of African GDP
Highly competetive sector has resulted in price decreases of up to 60% in some areas, with an overall average of 18% decrease in the last year
96% of is pre-paid with voice services currently dominating, however data is increasing rapidly - Kenya data revenues, for instance, including SMS, have increased at a 67% annual growth over the last 4 years, representing 26% of total revenues in that country