Côte d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 29 Jul 2024 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 167

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Côte d’Ivoire secures more digital autonomy after building its first national data centre

In recent years the government of Côte d’Ivoire has helped develop a competitive telecom sector focussed on the provision of converged service, thus allowing operators to offer fixed-line and mobile services under a universal services license regime.

Although there are two fixed network operators, the market is dominated by Orange Group’s local unit, Orange Côte d’Ivoire. The mobile market is more competitive, with Orange Côte d’Ivoire operating alongside MTN Côte d’Ivoire and Moov. Over the last few years a number of alternative operators have either folded or failed to launch services. The telecom regulator has been actively engaged in monitoring the sector and has not shied from revoking the licenses of operators which have failed to perform to expected standards.

The fixed internet and broadband sectors remain underdeveloped. This is a legacy of poor international connectivity, which resulted in high wholesale prices, limited bandwidth, and a lack of access for alternative operators to international infrastructure. These limitations were addressed following the landing of a second cable in November 2011, and the end to the monopoly of access to international bandwidth held by Orange Côte d’Ivoire. Orange Group has also launched its 20,000km Djoliba cable system, reaching across eight countries in the region. Available international bandwidth for Côte d'Ivoire increased 126% in 2023, year-on-year.

Key developments:

National Digital Development Strategy 2021-25 makes progress, supported by $600 million in funds from banks and private sector operators.
Côte d’Ivoire completes its first Tier III national data centre.
Government adopts draft law on electronic communications aimed at supporting the development of the telecom sector.
Report update includes regulator's market data to March 2024, telcos' operating data to Q2 2024, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Côte d’Ivoire Telecom (CI-Telecom), MTN CI, Arobase Telecom, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Comium CI (KoZ), Etisalat (Moov), LapGreen (Green Network, GreenN, Oricel), Warid Telecom, Globacom, CORA de Comstar, Aircomm CI, Mainstreet Technologies, Africa Online, AfNet, Aviso, Globe Access Internet (Omnes), Intel Afrique, Solaris Telecom, Africom, Afripa Telecom (Atlantique Telecom), Comete, Globe Access, Monicash.

Key statistics
Regional Africa Market Comparison

Market characteristics
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI vs GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Regulatory environment

Regulatory authority
Fixed-line developments

Telecom sector liberalisation
Universal Service Fund
Universal licences

Mobile network developments

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
SIM card registration
Roaming
Quality of Service
Mobile Termination Rate (MTR)

Telecommunications market

Market analysis
Digital transformation

Mobile market

Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
Other infrastructure developments
Mobile data
Mobile broadband

Major mobile operators

MTN Côte d’Ivoire
Orange CI
Comium (KoZ)
Moov (Etisalat)
Green Network (Oricel, Lap Green)
Warid Telecom
Globacom

Mobile content and applications

M-money

Fixed-line broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview
Broadband statistics
Public Internet access locations
Fixed-line broadband technologies

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Fixed wireless (Wi-Fi and WiMAX)
Satellite

Digital Economy

E-government
E-Commerce
E-agriculture

Fixed network operators

Orange Côte d’Ivoire

Wireless Local Loop (WLL), CDMA-2000

MTN CI (Arobase Telecom)

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
International infrastructure

Submarine fibre cables

Terrestrial fibre
Satellite
Data centres
Internet Exchange Point
Internet-of-Things (IoT)

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Côte d’Ivoire – 2024 (e)
Table 2 – Development of telecom market revenue and investment (CFA billion) – 2019 – 2024
Table 3 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract mobile subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 4 – Development of mobile market revenue and investment (CFA billion) – 2012 – 2024
Table 5 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 6 – Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Table 7 – Geographic coverage by mobile platform and operator – March 2024
Table 8 – Population coverage by mobile platform and operator – March 2024
Table 9 – Change in the number of national SMS sent – 2015 – 2024
Table 10 – Development of mobile internet revenue – 2015 – 2024
Table 11 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2027
Table 12 – Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by operator (million) – 2015 – 2024
Table 13 – Change in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile sites by technology – 2018 – 2023
Table 14 – Increase in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 15 – Development of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s revenue – 2012 – 2024
Table 16 – MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s revenue by type (ZAR million) – 2012 – 2023
Table 17 – Decline in MTN Côte d’Ivoire’s mobile ARPU – 2012 – 2024
Table 18 – Orange Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile subscribers (regulator data) – 2013 – 2024
Table 19 – Increase in the number of Orange Côte d'Ivoire’s subscribers (company data) – 2012 – 2023
Table 20 – Orange Côte d'Ivoire revenue (€ million) – 2012 – 2023
Table 21 – Increase in the number of Moov’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 22 – Change in the number of m-money users by operator (million) – 2014 – 2024
Table 23 – Change in the market share of m-money users by operator – 2014 – 2024
Table 24 – Growth in the number of m-money users – 2014 – 2024
Table 25 – Increase in fixed internet revenue – 2012 – 2024
Table 26 – Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire – 2012 – 2024
Table 27 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 28 – Market share of fixed internet subscribers by ISP – 2012 – 2024
Table 29 – Market share of fixed internet subscribers by ISP – 2021 – 2024
Table 30 – Change in the proportion of fixed/fixed-wireless broadband connections by platform – 2016 – 2024
Table 31 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2015 – 2023
Table 32 – Growth in the number of Orange CI’s DSL broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2023
Table 33 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2024
Table 34 – Fixed-wireless (LTE/WiMAX) broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2023
Table 35 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 36 – Fixed lines in service by operator – 2013 – 2024
Table 37 – Increase in national fibre cable length – 2021 – 2024
Table 38 – Development of fixed-line revenue and investment (CFA billion) – 2012 – 2024
Table 39 – Increase in international bandwidth – 2012 – 2024
Table 40 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Côte d'Ivoire – 1999 – 2011
Table 41 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Côte d'Ivoire – 2000 – 2015
Table 42 – Historic - Mobile market revenue and investment (CFA billion) – 2003 – 2011
Table 43 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 – 2011
Table 44 – Historic - 3G subscribers by operator (thousand) – 2014 – 2015
Table 45 – Historic - MTN Côte d'Ivoire subscribers – 2002 – 2011
Table 46 – Historic - MTN Côte d’Ivoire ARPU – 2005 – 2011
Table 47 – Historic - Orange Côte d'Ivoire subscribers – 2002 – 2011
Table 48 – Historic - Comium Côte d’Ivoire subscribers – 2007 – 2016
Table 49 – Historic - Green mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2016
Table 50 – Historic - Internet access market revenue – 2008 – 2009
Table 51 – Historic - Fixed-line revenue and investment (CFA billion) – 2005 – 2011
Table 52 – Historic - International bandwidth – 2003 – 2011
Table 53 – Historic - Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire – 2008 – 2011

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Africa Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders
Chart 2 – Africa – Market Leaders global ranking
Chart 3 – Africa Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers
Chart 4 – Africa – Market Challengers global ranking
Chart 5 – Africa Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents
Chart 6 – Africa – Market Emergents global ranking
Chart 7 – Africa – Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 8 – Africa – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 – Africa – Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 – Development of telecom market revenue and investment – 2019 – 2024
Chart 11 – Change in the number of prepaid and contract mobile subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Chart 12 – Development of mobile market revenue and investment – 2012 – 2024
Chart 13 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 14 – Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Chart 15 – Change in the number of national SMS sent – 2015 – 2024
Chart 16 – Development of mobile internet revenue – 2015 – 2024
Chart 17 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2027
Chart 18 – Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers by operator – 2015 – 2024
Chart 19 – Change in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile sites by technology – 2018 – 2023
Chart 20 – Increase in the number of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 21 – Development of MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s revenue – 2012 – 2024
Chart 22 – MTN Côte d'Ivoire’s revenue by type – 2012 – 2023
Chart 23 – Decline in MTN Côte d’Ivoire’s mobile ARPU – 2012 – 2024
Chart 24 – Orange Côte d'Ivoire’s mobile subscribers (regulator data) – 2013 – 2024
Chart 25 – Increase in the number of Orange Côte d'Ivoire’s subscribers (company data) – 2012 – 2023
Chart 26 – Orange Côte d'Ivoire revenue – 2012 – 2023
Chart 27 – Increase in the number of Moov’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 28 – Change in the number of m-money users by operator – 2014 – 2024
Chart 29 – Change in the market share of m-money users by operator – 2014 – 2024
Chart 30 – Growth in the number of m-money users – 2014 – 2024
Chart 31 – Increase in fixed internet revenue – 2012 – 2024
Chart 32 – Internet access market investment in Côte d'Ivoire – 2012 – 2024
Chart 33 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 34 – Market share of fixed internet subscribers by ISP – 2012 – 2024
Chart 35 – Change in the proportion of fixed/fixed-wireless broadband connections by platform – 2016 – 2024
Chart 36 – Change in the number of DSL subscribers – 2015 – 2023
Chart 37 – Growth in the number of Orange CI’s DSL broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2023
Chart 38 – Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2024
Chart 39 – Fixed-wireless (LTE/WiMAX) broadband subscribers – 2015 – 2023
Chart 40 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 41 – Fixed lines in service by operator – 2013 – 2024
Chart 42 – Development of fixed-line revenue and investment – 2012 – 2024
Chart 43 – Increase in international bandwidth (Gb/s) – 2012 – 2024

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Africa
Exhibit 2 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 – Africa – Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 – Africa – Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 – Africa – Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 – Map of Côte d’Ivoire
Exhibit 7 – 2Africa landing stations

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Côte d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Côte d’Ivoire secures more digital autonomy after building its first national data centre

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional Africa Market Comparison

Country overview

Regulatory environment

Telecommunications market

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Digital Economy

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

Purchase this Report

Share this Report

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