Africa's mobile phone growth fastest

It quotes a report released by Groupe Speciale Mobile Association that says mobile connections in Africa reached 649 million users this year, second only to Asia.

Meanwhile, Business Report quotes experts at the Africa Com conference as saying that there are 616 million users on the continent, surpassing the number of users in North America.

It quotes Marc Rennard, executive vice president at France Telecom-Orange in charge of Africa and Asia as saying that Africa will become a pioneer in information and communications technology in the years ahead as it rolls out the fourth generation (4G) network.

For more:

• News24.com: Africa fastest growing mobile market
  
• Business Report: Africa cellphone users surpass North America