Mmmmh interesting read.
The perspectives mentioned are unfolding
Thank you for sharing

On 3/13/14, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
> Listers
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> For this of you who may not have seen this report. Its a compelling read.
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>> From: Nikhil Hira <nhira@deloitte.co.ke>
>> Date: March 13, 2014 at 8:00:06 AM GMT+3
>> To: Ali <ali@hussein.me.ke>
>> Subject: Deloitte report - The Future of Telecoms in Africa
>> Reply-To: nhira@deloitte.co.ke
>>
>>
>> East Africa
>>
>> Dear Ali
>>
>> Following our successful launch of the 2014 TMT Predictions last month, we
>> are pleased to share with you yet another piece of thought leadership
>> relevant to the telecommunications sector.
>>
>> Africa can no longer be considered the Dark Continent. Given the rate at
>> which mobile connectivity is growing, it seems only natural that the way
>> business is done will change. But how will Telco's embrace this change and
>> are they even ready for it?
>>
>> Deloitte has recently completed an in-depth analysis of the African
>> Telecommunications market, its trends, and the drivers of it. We are
>> convinced that there will be consolidation in the telecommunications
>> sector and inevitably more inbound investment as the market opens up and
>> the economic returns improve. Locally we are already seeing this take
>> place with the recent announcement by Safaricom and Airtel of their
>> intended purchase of Yu Mobile.
>>
>> Indigenous companies, foreign investors, and global players have all made
>> significant investment into the continent or certainly parts of it. Even
>> governments are waking up to the opportunity to regulate and to auction
>> spectrum and licences.
>>
>> While the future shape is still far from clear, we see four potential
>> scenarios:
>>
>> Winner takes all - as the markets consolidate quicker than most operators
>> can respond;
>> Turf wars continue as new and existing operators battle it out for the
>> profitable market and are joined by banks trying to protect their core
>> business against mobile payments;
>> New entrants come into the market from adjacent sectors with greater added
>> value than the traditional carriers - foreign media and even advertising
>> groups are viewing telcos as a readymade channel to market; Equity bank
>> recently applied to the CCK for a licence to become a Mobile Virtual
>> Network Operator; and
>> Owning the hearts, minds, and wallets of consumers is the end goal. Will
>> telcos, who have laid the foundation for connectivity and access, be the
>> winners; or will it be global technology groups, the banks, media,
>> advertisers or retailer giants?
>> The impact is not just on the industry incumbents, but on all players in
>> their respective value chains (hardware, software, services and people
>> provisioning) as they reposition their offerings to keep in step with an
>> unchartered end-state.
>>
>> Click here to download the full report
>>
>> Yours Sincerely
>>
>> Nikhil Hira
>> TMT Leader
>> Deloitte East Africa
>> Tel +254 (0)20 423 000
>> nhira@deloitte.co.ke
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