How the Cell Phone Was Successful in Africa? An Analysis from the Example of the City of Lomé (Togo)
How the Cell Phone Was Successful in Africa? An Analysis from the Example of the City of Lomé (Togo)
Author(s): Gnane Napo Mouncaïla, Razvan C. DinicăSubject(s): Applied Sociology
Published by: Galaţi University Press
Keywords: Africa; rapid expansion; ICT; Mobile Phone;
Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the use of mobile phones experienced a rapid success in African cities, as is the case of the city of Lomé, in Togo. In this city, characterized by a political and technical socio-economic environment, a priori unfavourable to ICT, adoption and diffusion of mobile phones have been a success. This article aims to identify and analyze the factors that explain the success of mobile phones in Lomé.
Journal: Analele Universității „Dunărea de Jos” din Galați, Fascicula XX, Sociologie
- Issue Year: 10/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 23-40
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English