Nepal - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Nepal’s telcos providing more fibre broadband competition. Nepal’s fixed broadband penetration rate remains very low, though there has been much progress made in recent years by telcos and the government to broaden the reach of services.In the fibre market in particular, telcos have extended the reach of their networks to many more areas, and have been able to offer relatively cheap services. This has resulted in a flurry of activity in the sector, with operators providing cheaper packages and with more generous data allowances in a bid to secure new subscribers or at least to retain existing ones.
- 1 Key statistics
- 2 Regional Asian market comparison
- 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 overview and analysis
- 6 Regulatory environment
- 6.1 Regulatory authority
- 6.2 Fixed-line developments
- 6.3 Mobile market developments
- 7 Mobile market
- 7.1 Mobile statistics
- 7.2 Mobile infrastructure
- 7.3 Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)
- 7.4 Major mobile operators
- 7.5 Mobile content and applications
- 8 Fixed-line broadband market
- 8.1 ISP market
- 8.2 Broadband statistics
- 8.3 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- 9 Digital economy
- 9.1 e-Government
- 9.2 e-ID cards
- 9.3 e-Commerce
- 10 Fixed network operators
- 10.1 Major operators
- 10.2 Nepal Telecom
- 10.3 United Telecom (UTL)
- 10.4 Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL)
- 10.5 Smart Telecom (STPL)
- 10.6 STM Telecom
- 11 Telecommunications infrastructure
- 11.1 Overview of the national telecom network
- 11.2 Fibre networks
- 11.3 International infrastructure
- 11.4 Data centres
- 12 Glossary of abbreviations
- 13 Related reports
- List of Tables, Charts and Exhibits
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Nepal 2021 (e)
- Table 2 Licences issued for telecom services 2021 May
- Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 4 Change in the number of 3G/LTE subscribers (million) 2017 2021
- Table 5 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2026
- Table 6 Mobile broadband subscribers by type 2017 2021
- Table 7 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's mobile broadband subscribers 2017 2021
- Table 8 Change in the number of Ncell's mobile broadband subscribers 2017 2021
- Table 9 Change in the number of Smart Telecom's mobile broadband subscribers 2017 2021
- Table 10 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operators (million) 2011 2021
- Table 11 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2021
- Table 12 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 13 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's mobile subscribers by technology (million) 2009 2021
- Table 14 Development of Ncell's financial data (NPR million) 2015 2021
- Table 15 Development of Ncell's financial data (RM million) 2016 2021
- Table 16 Change in the number of Ncell's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 17 Change in the number of Ncell's mobile subscribers by type (million) 2015 2021
- Table 18 Development of Ncell's mobile ARPU (NPR/month) 2015 2021
- Table 19 Growth in the number of Smart Telecom's mobile subscribers 2015 2021
- Table 20 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 21 Data and internet subscribers by technology (New format) 2017 2021
- Table 22 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's WiMAX subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 23 Change in the number of Wi-Fi subscribers 2017 2021
- Table 24 Change in the number of PSTN fixed-line subscribers by operator 2009 2021
- Table 25 Change in the number of WLL fixed subscribers by operator 2009 2021
- Table 26 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's fixed subscribers by type 2011 2021
- Table 27 Development of Nepal Telecom's financial data (NPR billion) 2016 2021
- Table 28 Decline in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2009 2021
- Table 29 Fixed-line subscribers - wireline and WLL 2010 2021
- Table 30 Increase in international internet capacity 2011 2018
- Table 31 Historic - Mobile subscribers, annual change, and penetration rate 1999 2010
- Table 32 Historic - Internet bandwidth capacity 2001 2010
- Table 33 Historic - STM's subscribers - limited mobility and fixed-line 2010 2017
- Table 34 Historic - fixed-lines in service and teledensity 1995 2010
- Table 35 Historic - Nepal Satellite Telecom (NSPTL) - mobile subscribers 2017 2018
- Table 36 Historic - UTL's subscribers - limited mobility and WLL 2011 2017
- Table 37 Historic - Nepal Telecom (NDCL) - mobile subscribers 2006 2010
- Table 38 Historic - Ncell - mobile subscribers 2006 2010
- Table 39 Historic - Data and Internet subscribers by technology (old format) 2013 2016
- Chart 1 Asian Telecoms Maturity Index by Market Category
- Chart 2 Asian Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
- Chart 3 Telecoms Maturity Index Central Asia
- Chart 4 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 5 Change in the number of 3G/LTE subscribers 2017 2021
- Chart 6 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2026
- Chart 7 Mobile broadband subscribers by type 2017 2021
- Chart 8 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operators (million) 2011 2021
- Chart 9 Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2021
- Chart 10 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Chart 11 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's mobile subscribers by technology 2009 2021
- Chart 12 Development of Ncell's financial data (NPR million) 2015 2021
- Chart 13 Development of Ncell's financial data (RM million) 2016 2021
- Chart 14 Change in the number of Ncell's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Chart 15 Change in the number of Ncell's mobile subscribers by type 2015 2021
- Chart 16 Development of Ncell's mobile ARPU 2015 2021
- Chart 17 Growth in the number of Smart Telecom's mobile subscribers 2015 2021
- Chart 18 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 19 Change in the number of Nepal Telecom's fixed subscribers by type 2011 2021
- Chart 20 Development of Nepal Telecom's financial data 2009 2021
- Chart 21 Decline in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2009 2021
- Exhibit 1 Key Market Characteristics by Market Segment
- Exhibit 2 Central Asia - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country
- Exhibit 3 Level of competition by market segment
- Exhibit 4 Mobile operators and systems
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