Azerbaijan - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

The Azerbaijan economy has been markedly stronger in recent years and, not surprisingly, the country has been making progress in developing its telecoms sector. Nonetheless, it still faces problems. These include poor infrastructure and an immature telecom regulatory regime. The Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies (MCIT), as well as being an operator through its role in Aztelekom, is both a policy-maker and regulator. A boom in oil and gas exports has boosted the economy, reducing the country’s dependence on international aid. This report looks at the overall telecom market and includes some statistics, noting that up-to-date statistics for some sectors of the market are difficult to obtain. Market forecasts are also included.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Azerbaijan’s telecom market
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Overview
    
  • 4.2 National Communication Technologies Strategy
    
• 5. Fixed network operators in Azerbaijan
  
  • 5.1 Aztelekom
    
  • 5.2 AzEuroTel
    
  • 5.3 Terracom Inc (Fire Telecom) – EurAsiaCom
    
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    
  • 6.2 International infrastructure
    
  • 6.3 Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) cable network
    
• 7. Internet market
  
  • 7.1 Overview
    
    • 7.1.1 Computers for schools
      
  • 7.2 ISP market
    
  • 7.3 Broadband market
    
• 8. Mobile communications
  
  • 8.1 Overview of Azerbaijan’s mobile market
    
    • 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
      
  • 8.2 Mobile technologies
    
    • 8.2.1 Trunk Mobile Radio (TMR)
      
  • 8.3 Major mobile operators
    
    • 8.3.1 Azercell
      
    • 8.3.2 Bakcell
      
    • 8.3.3 Nar Mobile(Azerfon)
      
• 9. Forecasts
  
  • 9.1 Overview
    
  • 9.2 Forecasts – fixed-line market to 2017
    
  • 9.3 Forecasts – Internet services to 2017
    
  • 9.4 Forecasts –mobile market to 2017
    
  • 9.5 Notes on forecasting
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telecom revenue and investment statistics – 2007
• Table 3 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – September 2008
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2008
• Table 8 – Internet users – 1995 - 2008
• Table 9 – Internet subscribers – 1997 - 2008
• Table 10 – Internet bandwidth capacity – 2001 - 2008
• Table 11 – Broadband subscriber growth – 2003 - 2008
• Table 12 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – September 2008
• Table 13 – Mobile subscribers – 1994 - 2008
• Table 14 – Forecast fixed line growth – lower forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 15 – Forecast fixed line growth – upper forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 16 – Forecast Internet growth – lower forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 17 – Forecast Internet growth – upper forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 18 – Forecast mobile growth – lower forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017
• Table 19 – Forecast mobile growth – upper forecast – 2007; 2012; 2017