Research Article
State of Internet Measurement in Africa - A Survey
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-41593-8_9, author={Musab Isah and Amreesh Phokeer and Josiah Chavula and Ahmed Elmokashfi and Alemnew Asrese}, title={State of Internet Measurement in Africa - A Survey}, proceedings={e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries. 11th EAI International Conference, AFRICOMM 2019, Porto-Novo, Benin, December 3--4, 2019, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={AFRICOMM}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={Measurement Network monitoring Platforms Mobile Metrics Fixed-line Measurement-tools}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-41593-8_9} }- Musab Isah
Amreesh Phokeer
Josiah Chavula
Ahmed Elmokashfi
Alemnew Asrese
Year: 2020
State of Internet Measurement in Africa - A Survey
AFRICOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41593-8_9
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a survey aimed at understanding the status of Internet measurement platforms usage, deployment and capabilities in Africa. It presents findings related to prevalence of measurement in the region, the reasons why the different business categories investigated conduct Internet measurement as well as the metrics of interest to these entities. The survey also looked at the popular measurement platforms that the respondents use in their measurement activities as well as the platforms that are hosted by businesses and users in the African region. The survey also recorded responses related to data handling and privacy considerations. A total of 123 responses were received from 34 countries. The survey revealed that Internet measurements are not widely conducted in the region largely due to the inadequacy of deployed measurement platforms, the lack of awareness in the subject, and the lack of relevant skills to carry out the measurement tasks. We outlined some recommendations to remedy these issues.