Swaziland - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

The telecoms sector in this small, landlocked Southern African kingdom features an old-style posts and telecom monopoly operator for fixed services and one of the last mobile monopolies on the continent as well. Nevertheless, fixed and mobile penetration is relatively high compared with other countries in the region. The level of Internet usage, only about average in the region, has been held back by a lack of attractive broadband offerings, caused by the limited extent of the fixed-line network and limited options for affordable international bandwidth. The planned unbundling and eventual privatisation of the incumbent and the introduction of more competition would enable the market to live up to its relative GDP strength.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key statistics
  
• 3. Telecommunications market
  
  • 3.1 Overview of Swaziland’s telecom market
    
• 4. Regulatory environment
  
  • 4.1 Overview
    
  • 4.2 Telecom sector liberalisation
    
• 5. Fixed network operator in Swaziland
  
  • 5.1 SPTC
    
• 6. Telecommunications infrastructure
  
  • 6.1 National telecom network
    
    • 6.1.1 Fixed-line statistics
      
  • 6.2 International infrastructure
    
• 7. Data communications
  
  • 7.1 Overview
    
• 8. Internet and broadband market
  
  • 8.1 Overview
    
    • 8.1.1 Internet statistics
      
  • 8.2 Public Internet access locations
    
  • 8.3 Barriers to Internet development
    
  • 8.4 Internet initiatives
    
    • 8.4.1 Computer Education Trust (CET)
      
  • 8.5 E-banking
    
  • 8.6 Broadband
    
    • 8.6.1 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
      
  • 8.7 Swaziland’s ISP market
    
    • 8.7.1 Africa Online
      
    • 8.7.2 Posix
      
    • 8.7.3 Real Image Internet
      
    • 8.7.4 SwaziNet
      
  • 8.8 Swaziland Internet Exchange Point
    
• 9. Broadcasting
  
  • 9.1 Free-to-Air (FTA) broadcasting
    
  • 9.2 Pay TV
    
    • 9.2.1 MultiChoice Swaziland
      
• 10. Mobile communications
  
  • 10.1 Overview of Swaziland’s mobile market
    
    • 10.1.1 Mobile statistics
      
  • 10.2 Major mobile operator
    
    • 10.2.1 MTN Swaziland Ltd
      
    • 10.2.2 ARPU analysis
      
• 11. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – March 2008
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Mobile statistics – September 2008
• Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2008
• Table 7 – Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 - 2008
• Table 8 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 - 2008
• Table 9 – Swazi MTN monthly ARPU – 2001 - 2008