New Smartphone Market Thrives in Nigeria

Publisher:
Al Jazeera English
Publication Date:
7 October 2012
Tags:
Nigeria, Economy, Business and Finance, ICT and Telecom

The smartphone market is fiercely competitive worldwide. While Apple has been making headlines in Europe and America, Research in Motion, the company behind Blackberry, is looking elsewhere. In Nigeria, there are four million people using smartphones, and half of those phones are BlackBerry's. In the next four years, that number is expected to hit 25 million.

Follow AllAfrica

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.