The transition to mobile broadband is underway by the end of 2019 there will be more mobile broadband connections 3G and 4G than 2G connections in Sub Saharan Africa.
This reflects a growing shift from basic voice to data centric services ongoing investments in 3G and 4G networks have taken mobile broadband coverage to around a quarter of the total population, while smartphone adoption has doubled over the last three years and now accounts for two in five mobile connections.