Category: Broadband & High-Speed
Africa Broadband & High-Speed
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Middle East and Africa (MEA) Fixed Broadband Market Trends and Opportunities, 2023 Update
... an executive-level overview of the fixed broadband market in AME. It delivers quantitative and qualitative insights into the fixed market, analyzing key trends and growth drivers in the region. AME as a region is largely ... Read More
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Middle East and Africa (MEA) Mobile Broadband Market Trends and Opportunities, 2023 Update
... provides an executive-level overview of the mobile broadband market in AME. It delivers quantitative and qualitative insights into the mobile market, analyzing key trends and growth drivers in the region. 'There are stark differences in ... Read More
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Nigeria - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... to existing submarine cable networks as well as improved terrestrial connectivity. In coming years there will be additional capacity available from two more cables, which will help drive down wholesale costs for internet services. In ... Read More
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Africa - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
... and neglect among governments and telecom sector regulators, more recently there have been determined efforts across much of the region to address these shortcomings. Even so, some countries continue to suffer from a mix on ... Read More
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Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... bid to compensate for lost state revenues, the sales and services tax for telcos was raised from 20% to 30%, while the tax on profits was raised from 15% to 30%. GDP growth was stagnant ... Read More
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Liberia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... basic analogue switching stations situated in each of the 15 counties, interconnected using microwave links. While this fixed-line network was neither efficient nor accessible to much of the population, the war rendered it virtually inoperable. ... Read More
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Senegal - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... Sentel, was later rebranded as Tigo Senegal before being rebranded again as Free Senegal in 2019. The introduction of competition heralded a dramatic growth in the number of mobile subscribers. Tigo’s parent company, MIC, in ... Read More
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Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... SIM cards from MTN Eswatini and its two smaller competitors, so enabling them to make cheaper on-net calls. The vast majority of mobile calls made are on-net, which encourages MNOs to offer competitive pricing and ... Read More
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Djibouti - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... infrastructure. The additional capacity and resilience should make services cheaper and so encourage subscriber growth. This in turn will make the company more attractive to prospective foreign buyers looking to invest in a market which ... Read More
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Democratic Republic of Congo - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... which remain lawless, and where the authority of the central government is nominal. The telecom sector is largely based on mobile services, given that fixed-line networks are sparse. Nevertheless, the country continues to attract investment ... Read More
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Tunisia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... Hannibal cable which gave it a separate link to Italy, The country by late 2022 will be tied into Google’s Blue-Raman submarine cable linking to Italy, France, and Greece, as well as to a number ... Read More
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Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... of many markets in the region, itself a legacy of years of underinvestment. However, the government and the wholesale network provider BoFiNet have made considerable progress in recent years to expand the reach of the ... Read More
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Sierra Leone - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... were not available in most parts of Sierra Leone, leaving mobile telephony services as the only option for voice and data services. There is effective competition in the mobile market between Africell and Orange Sierra ... Read More
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Mauritania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... national broadband network had been completed, linking regional capitals. Although this has widened the availability of fixed-line connections, take-up remains stubbornly low. The incumbent telco Moov Mauritel reported a fall in the number of fixed-line ... Read More
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Niger - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... Zamani Com. Formerly operating as Orange Niger before a rebranding exercise in December 2020, the company had endured strained relations with the government and for several years, culminating in the company requesting a settlement in ... Read More
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Uganda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... with new licenses and be required to list at least 20% of their equity on the local stock exchange, This move was aimed at encouraging local ownership among operators in the sector. MTN in March ... Read More
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Namibia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... even though the country was one of the first in the region to provide a competitive telecom industry. The market is dominated by older technologies, including 3G, though this in itself is still common among ... Read More
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Algeria - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... years longer than necessary before committing to investments in LTE. Once LTE services were launched in September 2016, services quickly reached all 48 provinces. However, within the provinces access to LTE was patchy, and where ... Read More
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Somalia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... to infrastructure. The government has in the past demonstrated effective husbandry of the resources at its disposal. Having previously failed to sell most of its remaining interest in Moov Gabon in a bid to attract ... Read More
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Mozambique - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... fibre project as early as 1998, initially offering services to businesses and government departments. FttP services were launched in 2006, and extensive investment in subsequent years meant that national fibre coverage was reached by the ... Read More
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Mauritius - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... revoke Vodafone Lesotho’s licence in late 2020, the company fought back and secured a reprieve from the courts. Having considered that one of the difficulties in its relationship with the telco stemmed from its reliance ... Read More
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Chad - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... limited capacity of the electricity grid, especially in rural areas. A national fibre backbone has been built to connect all 28 districts in the country. Started in May 2017, the first phase of the project, ... Read More
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Malawi - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... existing technology partner. Huawei is upgrading the state-owned network managed by Zamtel with 5G-enabled equipment. The MNOs are considered to have sufficient capacity with their LTE networks that they are not too pressed to invest ... Read More
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Libya - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... of which had been destroyed during the civil war and the subsequent fighting between the main opposing factions. The company has developed a working relationship with US companies for the first time in many years. ... Read More
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Cameroon - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... a combination of operator disputes, mismanagement, and laxity from the regulator has meant the market has not reached its potential. Camtel has long held a licence to offer mobile services, yet it has failed to ... Read More
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