• 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