Cameroon Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Date: December 2023

Report Pages: 155

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Cameroon waiting on the launch of Camtel Mobile’s service

Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators. After some delays, Viettel Cameroon launched a third network and has since grown its subscriber base rapidly. Camtel became the fourth mobile operator in early 2020 after securing three licences, however it suspended the launch of services in early 2021. Despite this, by the end of the year a launch under the Blue brand was imminent.

The investment programs among operators over the next few years will considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are underserved by fixed-line infrastructure.

The ICT sector in Cameroon is making steady progress, enabling the country to make better use of the digital economy. About 95% of all electronic transactions are carried through the m-money services operated by MTN Cameroon and Orange Cameroon. The government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally. A large number of small ICT projects form part of the overall program. Improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers.

Other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy, and accelerating the use of ICT in areas such as government services, agriculture, and commerce.

Key developments:

New fibre link to Gabon is completed;
World Bank urges Cameroon to make better use of submarine fibre capacity;
Camtel, Sudachad Telecom, and Sudatel announce plans to build a terrestrial fibre cable connecting through Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan;
Camtel’s national roaming deal with MTN Cameroon comes into effect;
Cameroon accounting for 73% of the 1.1 billion e-payment transactions among CEMAC member countries;
Camtel becomes the fourth MNO after securing a mobile concession, but delays service launch;
Orange Cameroon expands LTE-A services;
Report update includes the regulator's market reports, telcos' operating data to Q1 2022, updated Telecom Maturity Index tables, charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

MTN Cameroon, Orange Cameroon, Camtel, Cameroon Mobile Telecommunications (CMT), Pastel, CamNet, MTN Network Solutions, Matrix Telecoms, Ringo, Nexttel Cameroon (Viettel), YooMee

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
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Digital Cameroon 2020

Regulatory environment

Regulatory authority
Fixed-line developments

Licensing
Market liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnection
International gateways
Universal Access Fund (UAF)
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

Mobile network developments

Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
SIM card registration
Roaming
MTRs

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
EV-DO
GSM

Mobile data
Mobile broadband
Other infrastructure developments

Satellite mobile

Major mobile operators

MTN Cameroon
Orange Cameroon
Viettel Cameroon
Camtel Mobile
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Mobile content and applications

M-payment and m-banking
M-health

Fixed-line broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview

Public access locations

Broadband statistics

ISP market

Fixed-line broadband technologies

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP)
Other fixed broadband services

Fixed network operators

Cameroon Telecommunication (Camtel)
Pastel

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network

National fibre backbone
Central African Backbone (CAB)
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
Cloud services

International infrastructure

Terrestrial cable
Submarine cables
VSAT

Digital economy

E-government
E-commerce

Data Centres
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Cameroon – 2022 (e)
Table 2 – Telecom market revenue (XAF billion) – 2012 – 2019
Table 3 – Market share of revenue by sector – 2012 – 2019
Table 4 – Telecom market investment (XAF billion) – 2012 – 2019
Table 5 – Market share of investment by sector – 2012 – 2019
Table 6 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 7 – Mobile subscribers by type – 2012 – 2019
Table 8 – Mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2019
Table 9 – Mobile ARPU, SMS and voice traffic per subscriber per month – 2012 – 2019
Table 10 – Mobile voice traffic (million minutes) – 2013 – 2019
Table 11 – Mobile market revenue – 2012 – 2019
Table 12 – Mobile market share of revenue by operator – 2012 – 2019
Table 13 – Localities covered by mobile networks – 2018
Table 14 – GSM SMS traffic – 2013 – 2019
Table 15 – CDMA SMS traffic – 2015 – 2019
Table 16 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2014 – 2027
Table 17 – GPRS/EDGE/3G mobile internet subscribers – 2013 – 2019
Table 18 – Development of mobile internet traffic – 2016 – 2019
Table 19 – Decline in MTN Cameroon’s ARPU ($) – 2012 – 2022
Table 20 – Decline in MTN Cameroon’s ARPU (CFA) – 2012 – 2022
Table 21 – MTN Cameroon financial data (ZAR billion) – 2012 – 2021
Table 22 – MTN Cameroon revenue by type (ZAR million) – 2015 – 2021
Table 23 – Development of MTN Cameroon’s revenue (CFA) – 2016 – 2021
Table 24 – Increase in the number of MTN Cameroon’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 25 – Increase in the number of Orange Cameroon’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 26 – Development of Orange Cameroon’s revenue – 2012 – 2022
Table 27 – Growth in the number of Viettel Cameroon’s mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 28 – Growth in the number of MTN Cameroon’s m-money subscribers – 2018 – 2021
Table 29 – M-money users and transactions – 2012 – 2019
Table 30 – M-money penetration – 2012 – 2019
Table 31 – Average m-money transactions per user – 2013 – 2018
Table 32 – Fixed internet market revenue – 2012 – 2019
Table 33 – Total fixed and mobile internet subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 34 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2027
Table 35 – CamNet fixed broadband subscribers (DSL, EVDO and CDMA) – 2012 – 2019
Table 36 – Fibre broadband subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 37 – WiMAX subscribers – 2012 – 2019
Table 38 – Development of Camtel's revenue – 2012 – 2019
Table 39 – Camtel fixed lines by type – 2014 – 2019
Table 40 – Camtel fixed-line traffic by type (million minutes) – 2014 – 2019
Table 41 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service – 2012 – 2027
Table 42 – Fixed line subscribers – 2012 – 2019
Table 43 – International bandwidth – 2012 – 2020
Table 44 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1998 – 2011
Table 45 – Historic - MTN Cameroon ARPU ($) – 2003 – 2011
Table 46 – Historic - Orange Cameroon annualised ARPU – 2012 – 2017
Table 47 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate – 1997 – 2015
Table 48 – Historic - fixed line subscribers – 1995 – 2011
Table 49 – Historic - Fixed-lines in service – 2000 – 2011
Table 50 – Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2005 – 2011
Table 51 – Historic - International bandwidth – 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 – Telecom market revenue – 2012 – 2019
Chart 11 – Market share of revenue by sector – 2012 – 2019
Chart 12 – Telecom market investment – 2012 – 2019
Chart 13 – Market share of investment by sector – 2012 – 2019
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 15 – Mobile subscribers by type – 2012 – 2019
Chart 16 – Change in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2019
Chart 17 – Increase in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2014 – 2027
Chart 18 – Decline in MTN Cameroon’s ARPU – 2012 – 2022
Chart 19 – MTN Cameroon financial data – 2012 – 2021
Chart 20 – Increase in the number of MTN Cameroon’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 21 – Increase in the number of Orange Cameroon’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 22 – Orange Cameroon revenue – 2012 – 2022
Chart 23 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2027
Chart 24 – CamNet fixed broadband subscribers (DSL, EVDO and CDMA) – 2012 – 2019
Chart 25 – Camtel fixed lines by type – 2014 – 2019
Chart 26 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service – 2012 – 2027

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

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Cameroon Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Cameroon waiting on the launch of Camtel Mobile’s service

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional Africa Market Comparison

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Digital economy

Data Centres

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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