Region in Focus: Sub-Saharan Africa, Q1 2026
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The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world.
Recent developments in Sub-Saharan Africa’s telecoms sector include a shift in infrastructure ownership as operators look to reclaim passive assets; the move to the mainstream for satellite connectivity as a core network layer; the emergence of wholesale infrastructure as a policy-led tool for 5G deployment; and unprecedented disruption to global subsea connectivity exposing the region’s infrastructure dependencies.
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Region in Focus: Sub-Saharan Africa, Q1 2026
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