Category: Country Overviews
Country Overviews market research reports by Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
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Malaysia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Malaysia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Malaysia encounters further missteps on its 5G rollout Malaysia’s journey towards launching commercial 5G services has been a bumpy one, littered with missteps and backtracks. The first major controversy followed the allocatio ... Read More
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Indonesia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Indonesia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Indonesia’s mobile market to undergo a major shakeup with the merger of Indosat Ooredoo and 3 Indonesia’s telecom market – driven principally by the mobile segment – continues to enjoy year-on-year total rev ... Read More
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Switzerland - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Switzerland - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Switzerland's MNOs not to switch off 3G until 2025 Switzerland has the highest fixed broadband penetration rate within the OECD, and also one of the highest within Europe. The county's infrastructure is still largely based on leg ... Read More
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Papua New Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Papua New Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Independent Consumer Competition Commission concludes inquiry into Papua New Guinea’s broadband market Broadband prices are extremely high in Papua New Guinea, meaning internet access remains out of the reach of the m ... Read More
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Nigeria - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Nigeria - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Nigeria capitalises on improved internet bandwidth with data centre builds Nigeria’s international internet capacity increased 60% in 2020, year-on-year, as the country benefitted from upgrades to existing submarine cable netwo ... Read More
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Africa - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
Africa - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses African countries showing steady progress towards fibre broadband builds Although for many years the development of telecom infrastructure in Africa had been held back by underinvestment and neglect among governments and telecom sector regula ... Read More
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Moldova - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Moldova - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Moldova seeing steady decline in telecom revenue The Moldovan telecom market has been affected by a combination of high unemployment and economic difficulties which have led to constraints on consumer spend. In turn this has resulted ... Read More
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Spain - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Spain - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Spain completes its 5G spectrum auction after an 18-month holdup Following a lengthy Covid-19 pandemic-induced delay, Spain’s regulator proceeded with its 700MHz spectrum auction in July 2021. All three mobile operators able to s ... Read More
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Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Suriname looks to ICT to diversity its economic base Suriname’s fixed telecom services are controlled by the monopoly provider Telesur, though there is effective competition in the mobile market, which is served by is Telesur ... Read More
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Russia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Russia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Russia’s telcos continue with network investment despite difficult economic climate Telcos in Russia have continued to focus on upgrading fixed-line infrastructure, with a focus on fibre and with considerable support from the go ... Read More
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Croatia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Croatia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Croatia prepares to deliver widespread 5G services In recent years Croatia’s small telecom market has undergone several changes in the make-up of its main telcos. The largest players in the sector remain Hrvatski Telekom, Unite ... Read More
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Belarus - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Belarus - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Belarus among leading fibre markets in Europe Despite the country’s political and economic concerns, Belarus has achieved one of the highest penetration rates for fibre in Europe, behind only Iceland. Unlike many other leading ... Read More
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Netherlands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Netherlands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Netherlands delays 3.5GHz 5G auction to at least late 2023 Telecom infrastructure in the Netherlands continues to be upgraded as modernisation schemes undertaken by telcos make steady progress. KPN is replacing its copper access ... Read More
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Guatemala - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Guatemala - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Guatemala improves satellite connectivity Guatemala’s telecom market remains restricted by inferior infrastructure, the legacy of neglect from the government over many years, and of the lack of enthusiasm from the main telcos ... Read More
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Albania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Albania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Albania still coping with legacy of poor fixed-line infrastructure Albania’s broadband market is among the least developed in Europe, though growth has been very strong in recent years. The pandemic acted as a catalyst for grow ... Read More
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Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Zain Group prepares to exit Sudan, citing difficult economic conditions Sudan’s economy has been volatile since South Sudan separated from it in 2011. In a bid to compensate for lost state revenues, the sales and services tax for ... Read More
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Liberia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Liberia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Liberia attracts private enterprise to build fibre networks Liberia had an effective telephone system before civil war erupted in 1989, though national connectivity relied on basic analogue switching stations situated in each of the ... Read More
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Senegal - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Senegal - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Helios Towers extends investment in Senegal The mobile market in Senegal became competitive three years after Sonatel launched GSM services in 1996. This second provider, Sentel, was later rebranded as Tigo Senegal before being rebra ... Read More
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Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Eswatini’s mobile sector shows continuing growth The penetration rate in Eswatini’s mobile market has been buttressed by the common practice of subscibers to have SIM cards from MTN Eswatini and its two small ... Read More
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Djibouti - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Djibouti - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Djibouti secures additional internet connectivity In preparation for the sale of a minority stake in Djibouti Telecom, the company recently announced increased investments in network infrastructure. The additional capacity and resil ... Read More
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Democratic Republic of Congo - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Democratic Republic of Congo - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses DRC improves telecom network infrastructure The DRC poses several difficulties for telcos and infrastructure providers. There are many areas of the country which remain lawless, and where the authority of the cen ... Read More
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Tunisia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Tunisia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Tunisia improves its internet connectivity For internet services, Tunisia has become one of the better connected countries in the region. In 2009 it laid the Hannibal cable which gave it a separate link to Italy, The country by late ... Read More
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Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Botswana using improved fibre connectivity to develop e-commerce Although Botswana has a particularly high mobile penetration rate, the fixed-line sector remains underdeveloped. This is characteristic of many markets in the region, ... Read More
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Mauritania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Mauritania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Mauritania improves on international internet connectivity Mauritania in recent years has received international funds to improve national and international internet services. By late 2021 the national broadband network had been c ... Read More
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Uganda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Uganda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses Uganda's telcos progress with IPOs Under revised regulations governing Uganda’s telecom sector which were introduced at the end of 2019, telcos were to be issued with new licenses and be required to list at least 20% of their e ... Read More
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