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South Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publisher Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
Published Mar 01, 2022
Length 109 Pages
SKU # PBC17443982

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South Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

South Sudan secures addition terrestrial fibre link

The civil war which erupted in South Sudan in late 2013 caused considerable damage to national telecom infrastructure. Fixed-line networks are largely restricted to urban areas, and are often subject to theft, either of equipment or copper cabling. As a result, the number of lines in service has fallen dramatically, with little incentive to invest in fixed-line infrastructure. Such investment as there is tends to go to upgrading mobile networks.

The landlocked country depends on its neighbours for transit connections to international submarine fibre cables. Two of these countries have direct access to such cables: Sudan and Kenya. Another option is to connect via Ethiopia to cables landing in Djibouti. Kenya, which is connected to the EASSy, Seacom, TEAMS, and LION cables, offered South Sudan access to its landing stations in 2012, and has extended a fibre link to the border. An alternative route via Uganda was also considered: a consortium including Sudatel and the incumbent telcos of Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya, worked on a plan for a fibre route following the Nile River but this was put on hold by the civil war.

In early 2015 the governments of Kenya and South Sudan agreed to construct a fibre link from Eldoret (Kenya) to Juba. Kenya laid 630km of cable from Eldoret to the border at Nakadok, while South Sudan was responsible for the link to Juba and on to other parts of the country. The project was completed at the end of 2021, and formed part of Kenya’s National Fibre Optic Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI), as also the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade, and Development Facilitation Project. The World Bank contributed $25.5 million for the new cable.

Table of Contents

109 Pages
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 Telecommunications market
5.1 Market analysis
6 Regulatory environment
6.1 Historical overview
6.2 Regulatory authorities
6.3 ICT Policy
6.4 Universal access
6.5 International gateway
6.6 SIM card registration
6.7 Investment protection
6.8 Foreign ownership restrictions
7 Mobile market
7.1 Market analysis
7.2 Mobile statistics
7.3 Mobile data SMS and MMS
7.4 Mobile broadband
7.5 Mobile infrastructure
7.6 Major mobile operators
7.7 Mobile content and applications
8 Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
8.2 Broadband infrastructure
9 Fixed network operators
9.1 Sudatel
9.2 Canartel (Canar Telecom)
9.3 Niletel
10 Telecommunications infrastructure
10.1 Overview of the national telecom network
10.2 International infrastructure
11 Data centre
12 Appendix Historic data
13 Glossary of abbreviations
14 Related reports
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities South Sudan 2021 (e)
Table 2 South Sudan consumer price index 2010 2020
Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 4 Change in SMS traffic 2012 2019
Table 5 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers 2012 2027
Table 6 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by type 2015 2019
Table 7 Growth in the number of Zain South Sudan's subscribers and ARPU 2012 2021
Table 8 Development of MTN South Sudan's financial data (ZAR million) 2015 2021
Table 9 Change in the number of MTN South Sudan's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 10 Change in MTN South Sudan's mobile ARPU 2014 2021
Table 11 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscriptions 2012 2027
Table 12 International internet bandwidth 2012 2019
Table 13 Historic - Internet users 2000 2015
Table 14 Historic - VivaCell South Sudan subscribers 2013 2017
Table 15 Historic - Zain South Sudan financial data ($ million) 2012 2016
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 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 8 Change in SMS traffic 2012 2019
Chart 9 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers 2012 2027
Chart 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 11 Change in SMS traffic 2012 2019
Chart 12 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers 2012 2027
Chart 13 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by type 2015 2019
Chart 14 Growth in the number of Zain South Sudan's subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 15 Development of MTN South Sudan's revenue 2015 2021
Chart 16 Change in the number of MTN South Sudan's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 17 Change in MTN South Sudan's mobile ARPU 2014 2021
Chart 18 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscriptions 2012 2027
Chart 19 International internet bandwidth 2012 2019
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
Exhibit 6 Maps of Sudan and South Sudan

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