Recently, Deloitte (consultancy) and GSMA (association of worldwide mobile operators) produced a report on the state of mobile in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A handful of inspirational quotes made by leaders in the African tech space in June 2012.

Nearly one year ago amid great hype, Namibian mobile operator MTC conducted 4G trials in the capital. One year later, MTC is still waiting on obtaining the appropriate spectrum license.

3G for Djibouti, Ivory Coast; joint 4G licensing in Kenya; LTE not 4G in South Africa; Bharti brings 2G/3G to 7 nations; 18% annual mobile growth in Africa

3G action: Airtel in Rwanda, Algerian license bidding, Gambian expansion; 4G licensing in South Africa & Kenya, costs addressed in Kenya, Nigeria; new smartphones abound

GSM roaming standards were discussed on the regional level years ago. What’s in store for the regional harmonization of 3G/4G/LTE standards?