Liberia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband
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Update History
20 October 2012 - Major report update
Latest available statistical data
New sub-chapter: 3G
4G controversy
Cellcom network shut down
Estimates for mobile, fixed and Internet market at end-2013
05 December 2011 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Updated main statistics with latest available data
Added market estimates for end-2012
27 October 2010 - Major report update
Latest available statistics
Forecasts to end-2011 for mobile, fixed-line and Internet market
New sub-chapter: International gateways
Update on Libtelco CDMA network rollout, capacity, tariffs
WAT tariffs
Restructured chapter 'International infrastructure' with sub-chapters:
- Satellite
- Submarine fibre
- Glo-2
- ACE
- WACS
Cable Consortium of Liberia, investment, shareholders
New table: icom.net wireless Internet pricing 2008-2010
Second WiMAX licence
Restructured 'Broadband' chapter with sub-chapters:
- Overview
- EV-DO
- WiMAX
Cellcom tax dispute
16 December 2009 - Major report update
Latest available statistics
2010 estimates for mobile and Internet market
New Exhibit: Map of Liberia
LTA annual budget, corruption
New sub-chapter: New ICT Policy and ICT Bill 2009
Restructured Libtelco company profile with sub-chapters
Update on Libtelco revival, privatisation
New sub-chapter: Wireless local loop (WLL), CDMA-2000 1x
EV-DO Rev A launch, initial coverage
New sub-chapter: West Africa Telecom (WAT)
WAT telephony pricing, spectrum dispute
New Exhibit: New international submarine fibre optic cables in West Africa 2009-2011
Possible SAT-3/WASC link
New Exhibit: Icom.net wireless Internet pricing December 2009
New sub-chapter: WAT (ISP)
New Exhibit: WAT wireless Internet pricing December 2009
Summary of broadband technologies used
Mobile market comparison 2004 (monopoly) vs. 2009 - coverage, priding of handsets, SIMs and calls
Update on mobile licence and spectrum reform conflict
New sub-chapter: The Comium-Liberia Act
New sub-chapter: GSM spectrum reallocation
New sub-chapter: Interconnection
Local currency scratch cards
LoneStar network expansion financing deal
Update on LoneStar mobile ARPU 2009
Cellcom IPO
Comium network coverage update
Comium electronic top-up service
New sub-chapter: Additional licences (mobile)
Updates on GPRS/EDGE pricing, various operators
New sub-chapter: Agricultural Market Information and Linkage System (AMILS)
27 September 2009 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Update mobile subscribers for March 2009
02 April 2009 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Updated fixed-line and Internet statistics with estimates for end-2008
Adjusted penetration rates to IMF population data
17 March 2009 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
New table added: Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - Sept 2008
17 March 2009 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Mobile subscriber statistics updated to September 2008
24 February 2009 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Mobile statistics updated to June 2008
01 October 2008 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Update mobile subscribers for March 2008
12 August 2008 - Major report update
Major report revision and update
Latest 2007 and 2008 statistics
Mobile licence reform
New international submarine fibre projects
Internet banking
Private equity investment in mobile operators
Mobile data services
12 August 2008 - Major report update
30 July 2008 - Statistical table(s) update or addition
Update mobile subscribers for December 2007
04 March 2008 - Major report update
A new Country profile Focus report providing an overview and analysis of this emerging market, including key statistics and profiles of the major players.
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