Rwanda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Rwanda making progress with universal access scheme
The Rwandan government’s Universal Access Fund was set up to finance telecom service deployment in rural areas, and to ensure that basic telecom services are available at an affordable price. The fund is derived from a 2% levy on revenues.
During fiscal 2020-21, the UAF contributions were RWF5.301 billion, while expenditure was RWF3.828 billion. About 91% of expenditure was assigned to building telecom towers to increase network coverage in underserved areas.
Some 68 mobile sites were built in the year under the UAF, which contributed RWF2.698 billion to the initiative.
In addition, the UAF subsidised the cost of broadband services at 193 sites (including public and private institutions). The UAF gives about RWF100 million annually to the Broadband Systems Corporation (BSC), which provides broadband services in subsidised areas.
- 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 Historic overview
- 6.2 Market analysis
- 7 Mobile market
- 7.1 Market analysis
- 7.2 Mobile statistics
- 7.3 Mobile infrastructure
- 7.4 Major mobile operators
- 7.5 Mobile handsets
- 7.6 Mobile content and applications
- 8 Fixed-line broadband market
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Broadband statistics
- 8.3 Rwanda Internet Exchange Point (RIXP)
- 8.4 Cybercafes and telecentres
- 8.5 One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
- 8.6 Other initiatives
- 8.7 Fixed-line broadband technologies
- 9 Digital Economy
- 9.1 E-government
- 9.2 E-health
- 9.3 E-learning
- 9.4 Cloud services
- 10 Fixed network operators
- 10.1 Liquid Telecom
- 10.2 Artel Communications
- 11 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 11.1 Overview of the national telecom network
- 11.2 International infrastructure
- 12 Appendix Historic data
- 13 Glossary of abbreviations
- 14 Related reports
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Rwanda 2021 (e)
- Table 2 Decline in termination rates by service (RWF per minute/SMS) 2017 2019
- Table 3 Development of telecom sector investment 2012 2021
- Table 4 Development of telecom sector revenue 2012 2021
- Table 5 Change in the number of prepaid and contract mobile subscribers (thousand) 2015 2021
- Table 6 Change in mobile call tariffs (RWF / minute) 2012 2021
- Table 7 Development of mobile sector revenue 2015 2021
- Table 8 Mobile geographic coverage by operator 2018
- Table 9 Mobile population coverage by operator 2018
- Table 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 11 Mobile subscribers by operator (regulator data) (million) 2012 2021
- Table 12 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Table 13 Growth in fixed and mobile broadband traffic (TB) 2020 2021
- Table 14 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 15 Change in the share of mobile internet subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Table 16 Change in the number of mobile internet subscribers by operator (million) 2012 2021
- Table 17 Development of MTN Rwanda's mobile ARPU 2012 2021
- Table 18 MTN Rwanda financial data (ZAR million) 2012 2021
- Table 19 Growth in the number of MTN Rwanda's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 20 Change in the number of Airtel Rwanda's subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 21 M-money transactions and value 2016 2018
- Table 22 Growth in the number of internet users and penetration 2012 2021
- Table 23 Internet subscribers by platform 2012 2021
- Table 24 Dial-up internet subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Table 25 Change in the number of fixed broadband (>256kb/s) subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Table 26 Internet subscribers by major ISP 2012 2021
- Table 27 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Table 28 Change in the number of fixed lines by operator 2012 2021
- Table 29 Increase in international bandwidth 2012 2021
- Table 30 Historic - Telecom sector investment 2005 2011
- Table 31 Historic - Telecom sector revenue 2002 2011
- Table 32 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1999 2011
- Table 33 Historic - Internet subscribers and penetration rate 1999 2011
- Table 34 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1999 2011
- Table 35 Historic - MTN Rwanda ARPU 2002 2011
- Table 36 Historic - Tigo Rwanda B2C subscribers 2010 2017
- Table 37 Historic - Tigo Rwanda mobile subscribers 2015 2018
- Table 38 Historic - International bandwidth 2006 2011
- Table 39 Historic - Change in mobile call tariffs (RWF / minute) 2009 2011
- Table 40 Historic - Mobile subscribers by operator (regulator data) (million) 2009 2011
- Table 41 Historic - Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2010 2011
- Table 42 Historic - Change in the number of Airtel Rwanda's subscribers 2010 2011
- Table 43 Historic - Internet subscribers by platform (thousand) 2009 2011
- Table 44 Historic - Change in the number of fixed lines by operator 2010 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 telecom sector investment 2012 2021
- Chart 11 Development of telecom sector revenue 2012 2021
- Chart 12 Change in the number of prepaid and contract mobile subscribers 2015 2021
- Chart 13 Development of mobile sector revenue 2015 2021
- Chart 14 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 15 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Chart 16 Growth in fixed and mobile broadband traffic (TB) 2020 2021
- Chart 17 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 18 Change in the share of mobile internet subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Chart 19 Change in the number of mobile internet subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Chart 20 Development of MTN Rwanda's mobile ARPU 2012 2021
- Chart 21 MTN Rwanda financial data 2012 2021
- Chart 22 Growth in the number of MTN Rwanda's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
- Chart 23 Change in the number of Airtel Rwanda's subscribers 2012 2021
- Chart 24 Growth in the number of internet users and penetration 2012 2021
- Chart 25 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- 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
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