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12%

12% -- mobile penetration rate for East Africa mobile market (2007)

2007  · Deloitte for GSMA / GSM Africa

Only 12% of East Africans are actually connected to mobile services.

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12%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2007
Entity
East Africa mobile market
Geography
MEA
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Methodology
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Deloitte for GSMA / GSM Africa Primary Tier A
https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/telecom-trends-forecasts/830-gsma-urges-east-africa-… ↗
Confidence: 57/100 Vintage: 2007 Channel: Deep Crawl
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East Africa mobile market: 12% mobile penetration rate. Source: Deloitte for GSMA / GSM Africa (2007). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/east-africa-mobile-connected-12pct-2007
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