Study on international Internet connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa
Foreword
Table of contents
I Introduction
II Focus on Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa
II.1 The different forms of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa
II.1.1 Wired Internet connection
II.1.2 Wireless (or radio) Internet connection
II.2 Internet use in sub-Saharan Africa
II.2.1 The number of users per hundred inhabitants in sub-Saharan Africa
II.2.2 Trends in the number of Internet users per hundred inhabitants
II.2.3 Comparison of numbers of Internet users vs. mobile phone users per hundred inhabitants
II.2.4 Comparison of the number of Internet users per hundred inhabitants with the rest of the world
II.3 Correlation between Internet use and other factors
III Analysis of the value chain in the provision of Internet access in sub-Saharan Africa
III.1 Key players in the provision of Internet connectivity
III.1.1 Institutional stakeholders
III.1.2 Operators and providers
III.1.3 Interest groups
III.2 Bottlenecks in the provision of Internet connectivity
III.2.1 The Internet service provision market
III.2.2 The market for Internet backbone provision
III.3 Causes of dysfunctions in the Internet connection market
III.3.1 Endogenous reasons for observed dysfunctions
III.3.2 Exogenous factors impeding the development of Internet connection
IV Reasons for the high cost of Internet connection
IV.1 The cost of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa
IV.1.1 Charges for wired broadband Internet connection
IV.1.2 Tariffs for wired broadband Internet connection and the minimum wage
IV.1.3 Comparison of wired broadband tariffs with those applied elsewhere in the world
IV.1.4 Comparison of tariffs for wired broadband Internet connection with the minimum wage in Africa and the rest o...
IV.2 Reasons for the high cost of Internet connection in sub-Saharan Africa
IV.2.1 Inadequate investment in basic infrastructure
IV.2.2 Unfavourable economic market conditions
IV.2.3 Insufficient competition in certain market segments
IV.2.4 Current model and costs of international Internet connection
V Recommendations for developing broadband and reducing the costs of Internet connection
V.1 Optimization of international bandwidth use and reduction of the associated costs
V.1.1 Optimizing the use of the international bandwidth
V.1.2 Reducing the cost of the international Internet bandwidth
V.2 Facilitating construction of basic broadband infrastructure
V.2.1 Cooperative stakeholders
V.2.2 Objectives of the cooperative
V.3 Improving the legislative and regulatory framework in order to promote competition
V.3.1 Application of existing laws and regulations
V.3.2 Adoption of texts promoting infrastructure construction
V.4 Developing and implementing a plan for mass Internet access
V.4.1 Programme description
V.4.2 Programme funding
V.5 Strong political action at the regional level
VI Conclusion
References
Glossary of acronyms and abbreviations