Ghana has been successful in increasing penetration beyond the regional average. Having reached 100% by the end of 2012, penetration figures touched 102.7% as of February 2013 – figures that are well above the 53% norm for African countries and even the developing world average of 89%. However, average revenue per user is beginning to fall as penetration rises, prompting operators to increasingly...
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Ghana 2013
The Republic of Ghana has experienced two peaceful handovers of power in the two decades since it has returned to civilian, multiparty democracy and has gained a deserved reputation as a bastion of stability. However, in recent years, it has been the country’s economic performance in the headlines.
Articles & Analysis | Strategic strength: Government and consumer spending buoy growth as the sector waits for a new law and an independent regulator from The Report: Kuwait 2013
The IT sector has gained much ground over the last decade, witnessing a dramatic rise in internet penetration – from a negligible rate in the year 2000 to levels of access comparable to Europe by 2013. Substantial government investment in e-services and infrastructure have boosted the nation’s network readiness and gone some way towards mitigating...
Articles & Analysis | Rising profile: Governmental reforms and promotional efforts aim to boost sector performance from The Report: Kuwait 2013
The headline statistic of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) annual “Global Information Technology Report” for 2012 brought good news for Kuwait: the country jumped 13 places above its 2011 position to reach a ranking of 62nd out of 144 on the IT Networked Readiness Index, which assesses economies on their IT usage, acceptance and efficiency. The...
Articles & Analysis | Firm foundations: Advanced infrastructure and a liberalised mobile market augur well for the sector’s prospects from The Report: Kuwait 2013
In many respects, Kuwait has established itself as a telecoms innovator in the region, becoming the first GCC country to license a second mobile operator (in 1999) and thereafter overseeing a new era of competition in the mobile segment. The government continues to play a dominant role in the fixed-line sector and has yet to follow its regional...
Articles & Analysis | Fast four: New mobile technologies offer competitive advantages from The Report: Kuwait 2013
In October 2012 the Kuwaiti Ministry of Communications (MoC) issued a decree authorising Kuwait’s three mobile providers to roll out their long-anticipated fourth-generation long-term evolution (4G LTE) high-speed data services. The nation’s increasingly data-hungry consumer base will have a much smoother experience streaming video on handsets and...