TY - BOOK ID - 510717 TI - Africa's ICT infrastructure : building on the mobile revolution AU - Williams, Mark D. J. AU - Mayer, Rebecca. AU - Minges, Michael. AU - Foster, Vivien AU - Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia. AU - World Bank. PY - 2011 SN - 0821384546 082138676X 9780821384541 9780821386767 PB - Washington, D.C. : World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Mass communications KW - Africa KW - Business enterprises -- Computer networks. KW - Virtual corporations. KW - Information technology KW - Telecommunication KW - Economic assistance KW - Business & Economics KW - Economic History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:510717 AB - Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. In just 10 years-dating from the end of the 1990s-mobile network coverage rose from 16 percent to 90 percent of the urban population and by 2009 nearly half of Africa's rural population was also living within range of a mobile network. Large-scale investment in the sector across the continent has transformed telecommunications from a luxury enjoyed by a privileged few to a mass-market, low-cost service, used in villages and cities alike.Africa's ICT Infrastructure: Building on the Mobile Revolution char ER -