Mobile Monday’s recent state of the African mobile industry report provides an insight into the next 5 years of progress. 68% of the African pop. is expected to have a mobile phone within 5 years.

A timeline of Internet user predictions by South Africa’s World Wide Worx sheds light on the challenges in forecasting Internet growth. In this case, the predictions proved conservative.

A look at WiMAX progress, its challenges, and LTE technology. Includes maps from 2008 and 2011.

The video is the cherry on top of a three-part research process conducted by the Artefact Group, who:

Partnered with a resident and expert of the hard-to-access township communities for cultural immersion
Conducted in-context research with the youth and their peers, witnessing genuine interactions with each other and …

If 2009 can be considered the year of the undersea fibre-optic cable, then 2010 can surely be dubbed “year of the mobile device”. Texting, m-Money, m-Health, the local creation of apps, and expansion by telecoms garnered a large share of attention. The coming year will undoubtedly see many of the …

The short answer appears to be “no”, although there will be uncertainty for some time.