Ethiopia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Ethiopia preps for sale of stake in Ethio Telecom
Following several delays, the government has begun the process of selling a 40% stake in the incumbent telco Ethio Telecom to an international investor, as well as a 5% stake to local investors. This is part of a wider government strategy to open the telecom market and other economic sectors to competition, and so develop socio-economic growth through diversity while focussing on making better use of digital services and technologies.
Competition in the telecom sector has recently been enabled by licensing the GPE consortium, though services are not expected to be launched until 2022. In coming years, the mobile market in particular will be transformed through additional investment, supported by the know-how and scale of the consortium’s participants, which include Safaricom and Vodacom, as well as Vodafone Group as the chief shareholder in those companies.
The consortium will also provide an entry point for Western vendors to enter Ethiopia’s telecom market, loosening the stranglehold long held by ZTE and Huawei. With mobile penetration at only about 44%, the potential for growth is considerable. Further growth is expected to be concentrated on mobile services, though there is also room for greater wholesale access for ISPs.
- 1 Key statistics
- 2 Regional African Market Comparison
- 2.1 TMI vs GDP
- 2.2 Mobile and mobile broadband
- 2.3 Fixed and mobile broadband
- 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 Telecommunications market
- 5.1 Market analysis
- 6 Regulatory environment
- 6.1 Regulatory authority
- 6.2 Telecom service licences
- 6.3 Telecom sector liberalisation
- 6.4 Privatisation
- 7 Mobile market
- 7.1 Market analysis
- 7.2 Mobile statistics
- 7.3 Mobile operator
- 7.4 Mobile infrastructure
- 7.5 Mobile content and applications
- 7.6 Mobile handsets
- 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 Fixed network operators
- 9.1 Ethio Telecom
- 9.2 Safaricom
- 9.3 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- 9.4 Leased lines, data services
- 9.5 VSAT
- 9.6 Orange Group management contract
- 10 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 10.1 Overview of the national telecom network
- 10.2 Rural area network
- 10.3 National backbone network
- 10.4 Next Generation Network (NGN)
- 10.5 Network development plan 2007-2012
- 10.6 Growth and development Plans I and II
- 10.7 International infrastructure
- 10.8 Smart infrastructure
- 10.9 Data centres
- 11 Digital economy
- 11.1 E-government
- 11.2 E-learning
- 12 Appendix Historic data
- 13 Glossary of abbreviations
- 14 Related reports
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities- Ethiopia 2021 (e)
- Table 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers, and penetration 2011 - 2026
- Table 3 Growth in SMS traffic 2010 2021
- Table 4 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers, and penetration 2010 2026
- Table 5 Growth in the proportion of households with internet access 2010 - 2021
- Table 6 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 7 Growth in the number of Ethio Telecom's DSL subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 8 Growth in Ethio Telecom's revenue 2012 - 2021
- Table 9 Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2010 2026
- Table 10 Growth development Plan I and II objectives 2015; 2020
- Table 11 International internet bandwidth 2010 2017
- Table 12 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1999 2009
- Table 13 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1996 2015
- Table 14 Historic Fixed internet subscribers 1997 - 2009
- Table 15 Historic - Broadband subscribers 2003 2009
- Table 16 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 - 2009
- Table 17 Historic - International internet bandwidth 2002 2009
- Chart 1 Overall Africa view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
- Chart 2 East Africa - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
- Chart 3 Africa Bottom-tier Telecoms Maturity Index (Market Emergents)
- Chart 4 East Africa Telecoms Maturity Index by country
- Chart 5 East Africa mobile subscriber penetration versus mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 6 East Africa fixed and mobile penetration rates
- Chart 7 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers, and penetration 2011 - 2026
- Chart 8 Growth in SMS traffic 2010 2021
- Chart 9 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers, and penetration 2010 - 2026
- Chart 10 Growth in the proportion of households with internet access 2010 - 2021
- Chart 11 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 12 Growth in the number of Ethio Telecom's DSL subscribers 2011 2021
- Chart 13 Growth in Ethio Telecom's revenue 2012 - 2021
- Chart 14 Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2011 2026
- Chart 15 International internet bandwidth 2002 2017
- Exhibit 1 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
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