Africa's ICT Infrastructure :
            Building on the Mobile Revolution

Williams, Mark D. J.; Mayer, Rebecca; Minges, Michael

dc.contributor	Foster, Vivien
dc.contributor	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.creator	Williams, Mark D. J.
dc.creator	Mayer, Rebecca
dc.creator	Minges, Michael
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:07Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T09:04:07Z
dc.date	2011-06-23
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:34:40Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:34:40Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20110714014116
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-8454-1
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2325
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242703
dc.description	Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. Across the continent, the availability and quality of service have gone up and the cost has gone down. In just 10 years dating from the end of the 1990s mobile network coverage rose from 16 percent to 90 percent of the urban population; by 2009, rural coverage stood at just under 50 percent of the population. Although the performance of Africa's mobile networks over the past decade has been remarkable, the telecommunications sector in the rest of the world has also evolved rapidly. Many countries now regard broadband Internet as central to their long-term economic development strategies, and many companies realize that the use of ICT is the key to maintaining profitability. This book is about that challenge and others. Chapters two and three describe the recent history of the telecommunications market in Africa; they cover such issues as prices, access, the performance of the networks, and the regulatory reforms that have triggered much of the investment. This part of the book compares network performance across the region and tries to explain why some countries have moved so much more quickly than others in providing affordable telecommunications services. Chapter four explores the financial side of the telecommunications revolution in Africa and details how the massive investments have been financed and which companies have most influenced the sector. Chapter five deals with the future of the sector. The final chapter synthesizes the main chapters of the book and presents policy recommendations intended to drive the sector forward.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	Direction in Development ; infrastructure
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ALUMINUM
dc.subject	ANNUAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subject	BACKUP POWER
dc.subject	BLACKOUTS
dc.subject	BLOCK TARIFF
dc.subject	BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	BORDER TRADE
dc.subject	BORDER TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	CAPACITY EXPANSION
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CAR
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COAL RESERVES
dc.subject	COLORS
dc.subject	COMPENSATION MECHANISMS
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	COST OF POWER
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COSTS OF POWER
dc.subject	DAMS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIESEL GENERATORS
dc.subject	DIESEL POWER
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ENERGY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subject	DOMINANT FUEL
dc.subject	DRIVING
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRIC POWER
dc.subject	ELECTRICAL POWER
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subject	EMISSION
dc.subject	EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT
dc.subject	EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS SAVINGS
dc.subject	ENERGY POLICY
dc.subject	ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	EXCESS CAPACITY
dc.subject	FARES
dc.subject	FOSSIL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL OIL
dc.subject	FUEL PRICES
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GAS
dc.subject	GAS PRODUCTION
dc.subject	GAS RESOURCES
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION COSTS
dc.subject	GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GEOTHERMAL PLANTS
dc.subject	GEOTHERMAL POWER
dc.subject	GLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT POLICY
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject	GRID POWER
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HEAT
dc.subject	HEAT PRODUCTION
dc.subject	HEAVY FUEL OIL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER GENERATION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	KEROSENE
dc.subject	KILOWATT HOUR
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	LEASE CONTRACTS
dc.subject	LOAD SHEDDING
dc.subject	LOWER TARIFFS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
dc.subject	MARGINAL COST OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	MARGINAL COSTS
dc.subject	METHANE
dc.subject	NATURAL GAS
dc.subject	NUCLEAR POWER
dc.subject	NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
dc.subject	O&M
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL PRICES
dc.subject	OIL PRODUCTION
dc.subject	OIL RESERVES
dc.subject	PE
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POWER CORPORATION
dc.subject	POWER COSTS
dc.subject	POWER CRISIS
dc.subject	POWER DEMAND
dc.subject	POWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GRID
dc.subject	POWER MARKETS
dc.subject	POWER OUTAGES
dc.subject	POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	POWER POOLS
dc.subject	POWER PRICES
dc.subject	POWER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	POWER PROJECT
dc.subject	POWER PROJECTS
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR PLANNING
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	POWER SHORTAGES
dc.subject	POWER STATIONS
dc.subject	POWER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	POWER SUPPLY
dc.subject	POWER SYSTEM
dc.subject	POWER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	POWER TRADE
dc.subject	POWER TRADING
dc.subject	PP
dc.subject	PREPAYMENT
dc.subject	PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subject	PRICE OF OIL
dc.subject	PRICE OF POWER
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PROFIT MARGIN
dc.subject	PROPANE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	ROUTES
dc.subject	RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SERVICE EXPANSION
dc.subject	SHIPPING CONTAINERS
dc.subject	SURPLUS POWER
dc.subject	TARIFF STRUCTURES
dc.subject	THERMAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	THERMAL ENERGY
dc.subject	THERMAL POWER
dc.subject	THERMAL POWER PLANTS
dc.subject	TIN
dc.subject	TOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject	TRADING PATTERNS
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION GRID
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	URANIUM
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY BILL
dc.subject	UTILITY LOAD
dc.subject	VEHICLE
dc.subject	VOLTAGE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subject	WIND
dc.title	Africa's ICT Infrastructure : Building on the Mobile Revolution
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa