Gabon - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

Following the introduction of competition between three service providers – Zain, Libertis and Moov – this relatively small and wealthy African nation has achieved one of the highest mobile market penetration rates on the continent, but its fixed-line and Internet sectors remain underdeveloped due to a lack of competition and the resulting high prices. The recently completed privatisation of Gabon Télécom may bring new impetus to the market if coupled with further market liberalisation. This report contains an overview of Gabon's telecommunications market, profiles of the major players, relevant statistics and scenario forecasts for 2010 and 2015.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Country overview
  
• 4. Overview of Gabon’s telecom market
  
• 5. Regulatory environment
  
  • 5.1 Historical background
    
  • 5.2 Regulatory authority
    
    • 5.2.1 Agency of Regulation of Telecommunications (ARTEL)
      
  • 5.3 Market liberalisation
    
  • 5.4 Interconnection
    
• 6. Fixed network operator in Gabon
  
  • 6.1 Gabon Télécom
    
    • 6.1.1 Privatisation
      
    • 6.1.2 National telecom network
      
    • 6.1.3 Fixed-line statistics
      
    • 6.1.4 International infrastructure
      
• 7. Broadband and Internet market
  
  • 7.1 Overview
    
    • 7.1.1 Internet statistics
      
  • 7.2 ISP market
    
    • 7.2.1 Gabon Télécom
      
    • 7.2.2 Internet Gabon
      
    • 7.2.3 Solsi
      
  • 7.3 Broadband market
    
    • 7.3.1 ADSL
      
    • 7.3.2 WiMAX
      
• 8. Mobile communications
  
  • 8.1 Overview of Gabon’s mobile market
    
    • 8.1.1 Mobile statistics
      
  • 8.2 Major mobile operators
    
    • 8.2.1 Zain Gabon (Celtel)
      
    • 8.2.2 Libertis (Gabon Telecom)
      
    • 8.2.3 Moov (Telecel Gabon)
      
  • 8.3 Mobile voice services
    
    • 8.3.1 Prepaid cards
      
• 9. Forecasts
  
  • 9.1 Forecasts – fixed-line market to 2015
    
  • 9.2 Forecasts – Internet market to 2015
    
  • 9.3 Forecasts – mobile market to 2015
    
  • 9.4 Notes on scenario forecasts
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – December 2008
• Table 6 – National telecommunications authority
• Table 7 – Gabon Télécom fixed-line versus mobile revenue – 2006 - 2008
• Table 8 – Fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 1997 - 2008
• Table 9 – International Internet bandwidth in Mb/s – 1999 - 2007
• Table 10 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2002 - 2008
• Table 11 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change – December 2008
• Table 12 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1999 - 2008
• Table 13 – Forecast fixed-line and fixed-wireless subscribers – 2010; 2015
• Table 14 – Forecast Internet users – 2010; 2015
• Table 15 – Forecast mobile subscribers – 2010; 2015