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  • South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    South African MNOs advance of shutting down 3G networksSouth Africa’s telecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent. There has been considerable investment from Telkom, Liquid Intelligence Technologies, Broadband InfraCo, and municipal providers as well as from the mobile network operators MTN and Vodacom, all aimed at improving network capabilities.
     
  • Africa - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses
    More African countries aiming to develop ICT hubsCountries across the African region continue to develop telecoms infrastructure, both on a national and international level.For many years, the region was deeply compromised by the legacy of underinvestment and neglect from governments and sector regulators alike.
     
  • Djibouti - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Djibouti government confirms plan to privatise the telecom sectorTo date, Djibouti remains one of the last bastions where the national telco has a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, internet, and broadband.
     
  • Liberia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Liberia rebrands national telco to coincide with GSM service launchLiberia has a telecom market which is mainly based on mobile networks. That this should be so is largely due to the protracted civil war which destroyed much of the fixed-line infrastructure.
     
  • Eswatini (Swaziland) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Government of Eswatini introduces a National Cybersecurity StrategyEswatini (or eSwatini) was one of the last countries in the world to open up its telecom market to competition. Until 2011 the state-owned Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications also acted as the industry regulator and had a stake in the country’s sole mobile network, in an uneasy partnership with MTN Eswatini.
     
  • Niger - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Niger’s junta extracting funds from the telecom sectorNiger is one of the largest countries in West Africa but also one of the poorest in the world. As with many African markets, a lack of fixed telecoms infrastructure has led to growth in mobile services.
     
  • Somalia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Somalia’s Hormuud Telecom launches 5G servicesSomalia has suffered several economic shocks in recent years, partly exacerbated by a prolonged drought, increases in global commodity prices, and high inflation.
     
  • Burundi - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Burundi’s MNOs gearing to launch 5G servicesAmong African countries, Burundi’s telecom market has considerable potential given the significant proportion of the population being under 25 years old. While the very low penetration rates for all services suggests room for growth a significant downside for investors is that the country has a very low economic output.
     
  • Sierra Leone - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Sierra Leone receives financial support for its digital transformation ambitionsSierra Leone’s telecom sector is gradually emerging from a long period of war and political chaos. Whereas international lenders including the World Bank some years ago baulked at providing funds for national projects, on the assumption that monies would be embezzled, since 2022 funding has been approved to extend the country’s fibre infrastructure and to enable the government to realise its ambitions to develop a digital economy and society.
     
  • Lesotho - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Telecom regulator launches SIM registration driveUntil late 2020, Lesotho’s telecom regulator maintained a market duopoly between the privatised national operator, Econet Telecom Lesotho (ETL), which is focussed on fixed-line services, and Vodacom Lesotho, which dominates the mobile sector.
     
  • Rwanda - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Rwanda’s MNOs invest for future 5G network launchRwanda was slow to liberalise the mobile sector, allowing MTN Rwanda to hold a monopoly until 2006 when the fixed-line incumbent, Rwandatel (since acquired by Liquid Intelligence Technologies) became the second mobile operator.
     
  • Mauritania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Mauritania completes national broadband backbone networkMauritania’s small population and low economic output has limited the country’s ability to develop sustained growth in the telecom sector. Relatively low disposable income has restricted growth in the use of services, and thus of revenue which telcos can hope to gain from subscribers.
     
  • Gambia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Gambia makes progress with digital transformation programGambia’s telecom market has become considerably stronger and better managed since the country emerged from the 22 year rule of the autocratic President Jammeh.
     
  • Libya - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Libyan government again promotes telecom sector competitionDuring the last few years Libya has struggled to rebuild its economy and infrastructure following disruption caused by the civil war and the subsequent political unrest.
     
  • Ghana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Ghana’s MNOs delay commercialising 5G servicesGhana’s telecom market has undergone several changes in recent years, following the sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group and its rebranding as Telecel Ghana.
     
  • Botswana - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Botswana’s national network continues to increase in scaleEffective regulatory reform has made Botswana’s telecom market one of the most liberalised in the region. There is a service-neutral licensing regime adapted to the convergence of technologies and services, and several operators now compete in all telecom sectors.
     
  • Ethiopia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Ethio Telecom to reissue unsold shares following its IPOThe slow process to open up Ethiopia’s telecom market was partly achieved with the licensing of the Safaricom-led Global Partnership for Ethiopia consortium.
     
  • Gabon - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Gabon initiates the second phase of its universal service projectGabon is one of the wealthiest nations in Africa in terms of GDP per capita, though its economic dependence on oil revenue drawn from dwindling reserves suggests that economic stagnation is impending.
     
  • Senegal - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Sonatel and Yas Senegal launch limited 5G servicesSenegal’s telecom market continues to show steady growth in all sectors. This has been supported by the government’s ambitions to develop a digital transformation of the economy using ICTs and wider access to internet connectivity.
     
  • Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
    Sudan’s telecom regulator partners with telcos to aid relief efforts during the warSudan entered into a transitional administrative period in August 2019 following protests against authoritarian rule, which had included media and internet censorship.
     

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