Forbes: Africa’s continent-wide mobile broadband rollout intensifies

Until recently, demand for broadband in Africa appeared too small to justify the heavy costs in mobile network infrastructure and license fees, especially since there was so much growth in the voice market. However, the business case for mobile broadband has been recently bolstered by decreased costs for bandwidth and handsets, as well as the exploding popularity of Internet-based social networking.

http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/28/africa-mobile-broadband-business-oxford-analytica.html (via)