The spread of mobile telephony has revolutionized ordinary life in a continent with the world's lowest penetration of fixed-line telephones. Satellite links have vastly improved Internet access, and a new undersea cable that runs along the coast of Africa (SAT-3) promises to improve and reduce the cost of all types of communications.
确切地说，非洲的营商环境比起5年前已大为进步了。移动电话公司的发展彻底改变了这个固定线路电话渗透率最低的大洲里人们的生活方式。卫星联接极大的改善了英特网的接入状况，纵贯非洲海岸的新的海底电缆（SAT-3）将会改善所有电信服务的质量并降低其价格。