Category: Telecommunications & Wireless
Africa Telecommunications & Wireless
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Zimbabwe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... the sector shows some promise for coming years, particularly from the mobile segment where active mobile penetration has increased rapidly, reaching 93% by early 2019. The three mobile network operators Econet Wireless, NetOne and Telecel ... Read More
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South Africa Telecommunications Q3 2019
... services to deepen their relationships with existingcustomers. We remain positive about the uptake of 4G LTE services on the back of sustained operator investments coupled with thegovernment’s planned auction of additional high-value spectrum in 2019 ... Read More
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South Africa - Mobile Infrastructure, Operators and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... by the beginning of 2019 was about 169%, driven partly by the popularity of multiple card use as also by the take-up of mobile broadband services. Mobile internet accounts for about 95% of all internet ... Read More
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Zimbabwe - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
... in 2017. The contribution to GDP from the telecom sector fell steadily as a result. Sector revenue has also come under pressure from a number of recent regulatory measures and taxes imposed by the cash-strapped ... Read More
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South Africa - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
... Telecom South Africa, Broadband InfraCo and municipal providers as well as from mobile network operators all aimed at improving network capabilities. The focus in recent years has been on backhaul capacity and on fibre and ... Read More
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Zimbabwe - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
... Limitations on international bandwidth are gradually being addressed, with bandwidth available to ISPs increasing sharply. This has greatly reduced the cost of broadband services and encouraged the growth in the number of broadband subscribers. Investment ... Read More
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Zimbabwe - Mobile Infrastructure, Broadband, Operators - Statistics and Analyses
... SMS services. The regulator has also proposed a ceiling price for voice and data bundles. Although these burdens have placed greater pressure on network operators, revenue grew by almost 33% in 2018. The sale of ... Read More
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Rwanda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... the world. Supported by significant foreign aid, this growth has been helped by prudent fiscal and monetary policies which have create a business-friendly environment conducive to investment. Nevertheless, poverty remains widespread. There is little economic ... Read More
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Botswana: Country Intelligence Report
... and fixed broadband segments. Mobile data was the largest revenue-contributing segment in 2018. It will expand at a CAGR of 12.3% over 2018-2023, supported by the expansion of mobile broadband networks and wider adoption of ... Read More
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Democratic Republic of Congo - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... continued to suffer from regional wars among rival groups, resulting in considerable social upheaval. There remain violent conflicts in the eastern part of the country, exacerbated by considerable corruption within the government as well as ... Read More
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Tunisia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... the highest in the region. Stimulated by the Digital Tunisia 2020 program, a number of regulatory measures and infrastructure projects have been instituted aimed at improving internet connectivity to underserved areas. These in initiatives will ... Read More
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Angola - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... the government and regulator have started the process of opening up the telecom sector to new competitors. The mobile market remained a duopoly between Unitel and Movicel for many years: although Angola Telecom had a ... Read More
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Chad - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... falling prices for the commodity on international markets. Economic difficulties, with a sharp fall in GDP recorded for 2017, have been exacerbated by civil unrest and by an influx of refugees from neighbouring countries. Declining ... Read More
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Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... of the former population live in the north, where mobile market penetration is far higher. The country has a relatively well-equipped telecommunications infrastructure by regional standards, including a national fibre optic backbone and international fibre ... Read More
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Egypt - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
... in most sectors, while one key development has been the recent award of unified licences to allow operators to offer services in the fixed-line and mobile sectors. The incumbent telco Telecom Egypt secured one of ... Read More
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Morocco - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
... sector though has effective competition in the mobile sector. A key regional player, Orange Group, entered the market through the acquisition of a major stake in the telco Médi Telecom (Méditel), which has since been ... Read More
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Algeria - Telecoms Infrastructure, Operators, Regulations - Statistics and Analyses
... the momentum for growth offset by the prevalence of more capable mobile networks which have attracted a growing proportion of people to adopt mobile solutions for voice and data services. Nevertheless, government-funded efforts are continuing ... Read More
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Libya - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... about a quarter of the country's mobile tower sites. Reconstruction efforts continue to be stymied by political and military disturbances which affect much of the country, while with two opposing administrations, in Tripoli and Tobruk, ... Read More
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Ghana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... principal fixed-line provider and also the third largest player in the mobile services sector, after MTN and the recently merged AirtelTigo. It remains a key investor in telecom infrastructure, supported by various government-funded schemes to ... Read More
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Kenya - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... The landing of four fibre-optic international submarine cables in recent years dramatically reduced the cost of phone calls and internet access, allowing internet services to be affordable to a far greater proportion of the population. ... Read More
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Lesotho - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... Vodacom and ETL, though competition is insufficient to promote effective price reductions for consumers. Mobile penetration remains below the regional average, while the small size of the market provides little incentive for new entrants. Fixed-line ... Read More
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Zambia and Zimbabwe Telecommunications Q2 2019
... in Zimbabwe. As such, there may be periods where subscription growth willaccelerate rapidly as operators vie for market share with aggressive promotions before falling back. Both markets still hold organicgrowth opportunities but 3G/4G services uptake ... Read More
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Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... market. Until 2011 the state-owned posts and telecommunications operator SPTC also acted as the industry regulator and had a stake in the country's sole mobile network, in an uneasy partnership with MTN. A new independent ... Read More
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Namibia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... penetration rates rise to well above the regional average. A new player, Paratus Telecom, has launched LTE services to compete with those offered by MTC, while in late 2017 the regulator licensed Demshi Investment and ... Read More
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Sierra Leone - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
... in March 2014 marked the end of more than 15 years of international peacekeeping operations in the country. The exceptional economic growth seen in 2012 and 2013 has slowed but remains strong, and this has ... Read More
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