Côte d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Côte d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Cote d’Ivoire reports strong growth in fibre broadband connections

All segments of Cote d’Ivoire’s telecom sector have benefited from an upsurge in investment during the pandemic. Investment among the MNOs increased 8.7% in the third quarter of 2021, year-on-year, as they upgraded network infrastructure to better manage higher data traffic demand. Similarly, investment in the fixed-line internet sector increased 181% in the third quarter of 2021, year-on-year, largely due to Orange Côte d’Ivoire improving network capabilities. The company accounted for 91.4% of the total invested in the quarter, followed by MTN and VipNet.

Much of the fixed-line investment has been earmarked for fibre infrastructure. The DSL platform accounts for a declining share of fixed-line broadband connections, having fallen quite rapidly since 2018. By contrast, the share held by fibre has increased steadily in recent years, and by early 2022 about a third of all fixed and fixed-wireless broadband connections were via fibre. Again, the vast majority of investment is undertaken by Orange Côte d’Ivoire.

The company operates terrestrial fibre links to the borders of Burkina Faso and Mali, providing connectivity to its landing station for the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable. The parent company Orange Group also operates the recently launched Djoliba cable system, reaching across several countries in the region and bolstering Cote d’Ivoire’s internet connectivity.


1 Key statistics
2 Regional Africa Market Comparison
2.1 Market characteristics
2.2 Market Leaders
2.3 Market Challengers
2.4 Market Emergents
2.5 TMI vs GDP
2.6 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
2.7 Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
3 Country overview
4 Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
4.1 Economic considerations and responses
4.2 Subscribers
4.3 Infrastructure
5 Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authority
5.2 Fixed-line developments
5.3 Mobile network developments
6 Telecommunications market
6.1 Market analysis
7 Mobile market
7.1 Mobile statistics
7.2 Mobile infrastructure
7.3 Major mobile operators
7.4 Mobile content and applications
8 Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
8.2 Broadband statistics
8.3 Public Internet access locations
8.4 Fixed-line broadband technologies
9 Digital Economy
9.1 E-Commerce
9.2 E-agriculture
10 Fixed network operators
10.1 Orange Côte d'Ivoire
10.2 MTN CI (Arobase Telecom)
11 Telecommunications infrastructure
11.1 Overview of the national telecom network
11.2 International infrastructure
11.3 Terrestrial fibre
11.4 Satellite
11.5 Data centres
11.6 Internet Exchange Point
11.7 Internet-of-Things (IoT)
12 Appendix Historic data
13 Glossary of abbreviations
14 Related reports
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Côte d'Ivoire 2021 (e)
Table 2 Development of mobile market revenue and investment (CFA billion) 2012 2021
Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 4 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2021
Table 5 Change in the number of national SMS sent 2015 2021
Table 6 Development of mobile internet revenue 2015 2021
Table 7 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2013 2027
Table 8 Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by operator (million) 2015 2021
Table 9 Increase in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 10 Development of MTN Côte d'Ivoire's revenue 2012 2021
Table 11 MTN Côte d'Ivoire's revenue by type (ZAR million) 2012 2021
Table 12 Decline in MTN Côte d'Ivoire's mobile ARPU 2012 2021
Table 13 Orange Côte d'Ivoire's mobile subscribers (regulator data) 2013 2021
Table 14 Increase in the number of Orange Côte d'Ivoire's subscribers (company data) 2012 2021
Table 15 Orange Côte d'Ivoire revenue ( million) 2012 2021
Table 16 Increase in the number of Moov's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 17 Change in the number of m-money users by operator (million) 2014 2021
Table 18 Change in the market share of m-money users by operator 2014 2021
Table 19 Growth in the number of m-money users 2014 2021
Table 20 Increase in fixed internet revenue 2012 2021
Table 21 Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire 2012 2021
Table 22 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 23 ISP market share of subscribers 2012 2021
Table 24 Change in the number of broadband subscribers by ISP 2013 2021
Table 25 Change in the proportion of fixed/fixed-wireless broadband connections by platform 2016 2021
Table 26 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2015 2021
Table 27 Growth in the number of Orange CI's DSL broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Table 28 Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers 2015 2022
Table 29 Fixed-wireless (LTE/WiMAX) broadband subscribers 2015 2021
Table 30 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Table 31 Fixed lines in service by operator 2013 2021
Table 32 Development of fixed-line revenue and investment (CFA billion) 2012 2021
Table 33 Increase in international bandwidth 2012 2020
Table 34 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Côte d'Ivoire 1999 2011
Table 35 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Côte d'Ivoire 2000 2015
Table 36 Historic - Mobile market revenue and investment (CFA billion) 2003 2011
Table 37 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1997 2011
Table 38 Historic - 3G subscribers by operator (thousand) 2014 2015
Table 39 Historic - MTN Côte d'Ivoire subscribers 2002 2011
Table 40 Historic - MTN Côte d'Ivoire ARPU 2005 2011
Table 41 Historic - Orange Côte d'Ivoire subscribers 2002 2011
Table 42 Historic - Comium Côte d'Ivoire subscribers 2007 2016
Table 43 Historic - Green mobile subscribers 2012 2016
Table 44 Historic - Internet access market revenue 2008 2009
Table 45 Historic - Fixed-line revenue and investment (CFA billion) 2005 2011
Table 46 Historic - Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire 2008 2011
Table 47 Historic - International bandwidth 2003 2011
Chart 1 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Africa Market Leaders global ranking
Chart 3 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 4 Africa Market Challengers global ranking
Chart 5 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 6 Africa Market Emergents global ranking
Chart 7 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 8 Africa Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 Africa Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 Development of mobile market revenue and investment 2012 2021
Chart 11 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 12 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2021
Chart 13 Change in the number of national SMS sent 2015 2021
Chart 14 Development of mobile internet revenue 2015 2021
Chart 15 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2013 2027
Chart 16 Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by operator 2015 2021
Chart 17 Increase in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 18 Development of MTN Côte d'Ivoire's revenue 2012 2021
Chart 19 MTN Côte d'Ivoire's revenue by type 2012 2021
Chart 20 Decline in MTN Côte d'Ivoire's mobile ARPU 2012 2021
Chart 21 Orange Côte d'Ivoire's mobile subscribers (regulator data) 2013 2021
Chart 22 Increase in the number of Orange Côte d'Ivoire's subscribers (company data) 2012 2021
Chart 23 Orange Côte d'Ivoire revenue 2012 2021
Chart 24 Increase in the number of Moov's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 25 Change in the number of m-money users by operator 2014 2021
Chart 26 Change in the market share of m-money users by operator 2014 2021
Chart 27 Growth in the number of m-money users 2014 2021
Chart 28 Increase in fixed internet revenue 2012 2021
Chart 29 Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire 2012 2021
Chart 30 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 31 ISP market share of subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 32 Change in the proportion of fixed/fixed-wireless broadband connections by platform 2016 2021
Chart 33 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2015 2021
Chart 34 Growth in the number of Orange CI's DSL broadband subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 35 Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers 2015 2022
Chart 36 Fixed-wireless (LTE/WiMAX) broadband subscribers 2015 2021
Chart 37 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Chart 38 Fixed lines in service by operator 2013 2021
Chart 39 Development of fixed-line revenue and investment 2012 2021
Chart 40 Increase in international bandwidth 2012 2020
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Africa
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Africa Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Africa Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Africa Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Map of Côte d'Ivoire
Exhibit 7 Geographic coverage by mobile platform and operator September 2021
Exhibit 8 Population coverage by mobile platform and operator September 2021
Exhibit 9 2Africa landing stations

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