Internet In Africa

Internet in AFRICA 1. Asia 2. AFRICA AFRICA 3Europe 4. North America is the second-largest 5.South America continent, after Asia, 6. Antarctica in size and population 7.Australia 1,037,524,058 people in Africa Covers Covers 6% of the 6% Earth's total 20.4% of the total land 20.4% surface area area 650 M 7% 2012 represents just over 15% of the population In 2011 it was just over 11% 167,335,676 Internet Úsers mobile phone subscribers of which is more than Households United States and Europe have 700 MD Represents 7% of the world's total internet users Internet SIM cards in Africa Access | Nigeria Over 51.5M Facebook Users | 170M 101.2M 57.9% of Nigeria's web traffic is via mobile compared to the 10% world average Penetration 4.8% Rate Egypt 178.3M 71.4M 8% of the population has internet access MOBILE BROADBAND Kenya 42M 28M 93 MILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS South Africa 150.5 M 59.4M 11% Penetration 15thlargest telecoms market in the world (2012) 11% of the population has internet access 41% Locations where internet is accessed in South Africa: AT WORK 18.9% mobile broadband AT HOME 9.8% growth per year AT SCHOOL 5.4% Africa is one of the fastest-growing in the world in terms of connectivity and usage especially in mobility telephony which has become more widespread than fixed line telephone. TOP 10 INTERNET COUNTRIES IN AFRICA Sudan 1 Nigeria 6. 48.4M Users 6.5M Users Egypt 29.8M Users 7. Tanzania 5.6M Users 3. Morrocco 8. Algeria 16.5M Users 5.2M Users 4 Kenya 6. Uganda 12M Users 4.4M Users Tunisia South Africa 8.5M Users 10 4.2M Users Redundant Internet access is particularly more important in areas where quality bandwidth pipes can be cost prohibitive, or simply not available. Broadband Bonding technology makes it possible to fuse more than one Internet connections into a single line, increasing bandwidth and reliability. This means more ready and practical access in African markets to cloud services, big data and a range of data-intensive Internet content and services such as video and VolP. Sources: mushroom http://techtalkafrica.com/africa-internet-usage-and-statistics.html http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm NET W ORKS www.mushroomnetworks.com http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2013.pdf http://www.fosigrid.org/files/CelebrateDigitalAfrica-A4-Artwork.pdf http://www.mushroomnetworks.com/blog/2013/09/06/redundant-internet-access-now-available-africa/ http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/85165-south-africas-internet-access-stats-revealed.html