Guinea - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd

Published: Dec. 13, 2012 - 20 Pages


Table of Contents

1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
2.1 Country overview
3. Telecommunications market
3.1 Overview of Guinea’s telecom market
4. Regulatory environment
4.1 Background
4.2 Regulatory authority
4.2.1 DNPT
5. Fixed network operators in Guinea
5.1 Sotelgui
5.1.1 Privatisation
5.1.2 Network infrastructure
5.1.3 Fixed-line statistics
5.1.4 Wireless Local Loop (WLL), CDMA2000 1x
5.1.5 Public payphones
5.1.6 Telecentres
5.2 International infrastructure
6. Internet market
6.1 Overview
6.1.1 Internet statistics
6.2 ISP market
6.2.1 Sotelgui
6.2.2 MiriNet
6.2.3 ETI (Biasy)
6.2.4 Universal Communication, Ristel
7. Broadband market
7.1 Overview
7.2 WiMAX
7.3 SchoolWeb WiFi Network
7.4 VoIP Internet telephony
8. Mobile communications
8.1 Overview of Guinea’s mobile market
8.1.1 Mobile statistics
8.2 Major mobile operators
8.2.1 MTN Guinea (Areeba)
8.2.2 Sotelgui (Lagui)
8.2.3 Orange Guinea (formerly Spacetel Guinee)
8.2.4 Intercel Guinea (formerly Télécel Guinea)
8.2.5 Cellcom Guinee
8.3 Mobile data services
8.4 Mobile payments
8.5 Satellite mobile
9. Related reports
List of Tables, Charts and Exhibits
Table 1 – Country statistics Guinea – 2013
Table 2 – Fixed-line network statistics – 2013
Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2013
Table 4 – Mobile statistics – 2013
Table 5 – National telecommunications authority
Table 6 – Fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 1999 - 2013
Table 7 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1999 - 2013
Table 8 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1999 - 2013
Table 9 – MTN Guinea subscribers and ARPU – 2006 - 2012
Table 10 – Orange Guinea subscribers – 2007 - 2012
Chart 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2002 - 2013
Exhibit 1 – Map of Guinea
Exhibit 2 – West African common regulatory framework 2005
Exhibit 3 – International submarine fibre optic cables in West Africa – 2009 - 2012

Abstract

3G mobile broadband rollouts expected following first international fibre landing

This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Guinea’s telecommunications market.

Subjects covered include:

One of the fastest growing mobile markets in the region;
The impact of the global economic crisis;
Key statistics;
Market and industry overviews;
Government policies affecting the telecoms industry;
Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;
Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband);
Infrastructure development;
Mobile voice and data markets;
Internet and broadband development and growth;
Broadband and mobile data services and pricing trends;
Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile);
Mobile Average Revenue per User (ARPU).

Guinea in West Africa has vast mineral resources and is yet one of the poorest countries in the world. With five competing mobile networks, its telecommunications sector has shown triple-digit growth rates for three years in a row following the entry of two world-class international operators, MTN and Orange. The other competitors are Intercel, Cellcom and Lagui, the mobile unit of the national fixed-line operator, Sotelgui.

Following the exit of Telekom Malaysia in 2008, Sotelgui is being prepared for renewed privatisation, creating an attractive opportunity for a strategic investor. Despite the rapid growth, mobile market penetration is still below the African average, and the country’s fixed-line and Internet markets are virtually untapped.

Broadband services are still very limited and expensive. The landing of the first international fibre optic submarine cable in 2012 will have nothing short of a revolutionary effect on telecommunications in the country by dramatically reducing the cost of internet bandwidth.

The country slipped into a mild recession in 2009, but stable GDP growth of around 5% per year is expected in 2013 and 2014, with a jump to 20% in 2015 and 2016.

Market highlights:

First ever international fibre optic submarine cable lands;
Second privatisation of Sotelgui expected;
Mobile Money services launched.

Estimated market penetration rates in Guinea’s telecoms sector – end-2013
Market | Penetration rate
Mobile | 67%
Fixed | 0.1%
Internet | 1.3%
(Source: BuddeComm based on various sources)

Companies covered in this report:

Société des Télécommunications de Guinée (Sotelgui), MTN (Areeba, Investcom), Orange (France Telecom, Spacetel), Intercel (Télécel Guinea), Cellcom Guinee, MiriNet (Afribone), ETI, Universal Communication (DiscoveryTel), Ristel, Afripa Telecom, , Alternet Systems, Broad Telecom, Soguicis, Thucatel, Telekom Malaysia.

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