Fibre-Optic Cables Will Drive the Fixed-Line Telecoms in Sub-Saharan Africa, Says Frost & Sullivan
May 24, 10 by Yahoo! News Search Results for telecommunications
Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest fixed-line penetration rate in the world. Incumbent operators mainly attribute this to low investments in copper-wire network infrastructure in the past. However, a series of fibre-optic cables that are being placed along the east and west coasts of the continent are expected to give a second life to fixed-line telecommunications and cater to the rising demand ...Read the rest of this entry »