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% PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
TELECOMS INDUSTRY TO GDP (2001 -­‐SEP
2013)
Sep' 2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
ANALYSIS OF THE CHARTS ABOVE
From the active internet subscribers (GSM) chart, it can be seen that haas been a steady increase in
number of active GSM internet subscribers. This increase is due to the increasing popularity of
smartphones such as Blackberry, Androids and tablets which means that Internet users do not
necessarily need a computer or any other equipment (apart from their phones and subscription) to
connect to the Internet. Also, the introduction of cheaper internet subscription rates has also lead to
the increasing GSM usage in the country. The arrival of cheap smartphones in the country has also
contributed to the big leap.
While the number of Active GSM internet subscribers was boomed, the numbers of Active CDMA
internet subscribers kept dwindling, witnessing the highest number of internet subscribers in the month
of November 2013. The numbers remain little compared to that of the GSM internet subscribers.
From chart showing the Percentage contribution of the telecoms industry to GDP reveals that that there
has been a steady increase in the percentage contribution of the Telecoms industry to the nation’s GDP,
with September 2013 recording the highest percentage contribution of 7.76%. This is due to the
development in the Industry, with increasing numbers of investors investing in this sector of the
economy.