Madagascar Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Date: April 2025

Report Pages: 146

Lead Analyst: Henry Lancaster

Contributing Analyst: Peter Lange

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Madagascar secures Starlink’s satellite broadband service

Telecom services in Madagascar have benefited from recent investment in mobile infrastructure. In addition, the satellite broadband service provided by Starlink since April 2024 has the potential to deliver connectivity to all unserved communities, with the cost of the service being the principal barrier to its take-up.

There have been positive developments with the country’s link to international submarine cables, particularly the METISS cable connecting to South Africa and Mauritius.

A national fibre backbone has been implemented connecting the major cities. This has been extended in recent years, with Telma progressively expanding the network to reach smaller towns. In addition, the government has progressed with its five-year plan to develop a digital platform.

Penetration rates in all market sectors remain below the African region’s average, and there remains considerable potential for further growth.

Key Developments:

Starlink launches broadband satellite services in Madagascar.
Telma Mobile secures an additional 20MHz of spectrum to extend LTE coverage.
AMN and Intelsat start work to provide telecom services to 500 remote sites across Madagascar.
NuRAN Wireless teams with Orange Madagascar to deploy up to 500 rural telecom sites.
Madagascar signs the Smart Africa Transformation Agenda (SATA) Declaration, aiming to increase socio-economic development via the use of ICTs.
Orange Madagascar aiming to double network coverage to reach 90% of the population by end-2024.
Report update includes the regulator's market data updates for 2022, telcos' operating data to Q2 2024, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telecom Malagasy (Telma), Airtel Madagascar (Zain, Celtel), Orange Madagascar, Madamobil, Gulfsat Madagascar (Blueline), Datacom, Data Telecom Services (DTS, Moov)

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

Regulatory environment

Telecommunications reform
National ICT Policy
Regulatory authority

ARTEC

Fixed-line developments

Universal Service Fund
Privatisation

Mobile network developments

Spectrum licenses
SIM card registration

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GPRS/EDGE
Satellite mobile
Mobile data
Mobile broadband

Major mobile operators

Airtel Madagascar (formerly Madacom, Zain/Celtel)
Orange Madagascar (formerly SMM)
Telma Mobile (Telecom Malagasy)
Madamobil
Blueline

Mobile content and applications

Mobile money transfer, m-banking

Fixed-line broadband market

Market analysis
Broadband statistics
Public internet access locations
Data licensees
Broadband infrastructure

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

Digital economy

E-health

Fixed network operators

Telecom Malagasy (Telma)
Gulfsat Madagascar

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
Network infrastructure
National fibre backbone
International infrastructure

SAFE
LION
EASSy
METISS
Africa-1
2Africa submarine cable

Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Madagascar – 2024 (e)
Table 2 – Development of telecom market revenue by service (MGA million) – 2012 – 2022
Table 3 – Fixed-line voice and data revenue (MGA million) – 2014 – 2022
Table 4 – Development of wholesale revenue by service (MGA million) – 2016 – 2022
Table 5 – Change in telecom market investment – 2012 – 2022
Table 6 – Telecom sector share of GDP – 2012 – 2018
Table 7 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2012 – 2027
Table 8 – Development of off-net mobile traffic (million minutes) – 2012 – 2022
Table 9 – Development of on-net mobile-to-mobile traffic – 2012 – 2022
Table 10 – Development of mobile revenue by type (MGA billion) – 2017 – 2022
Table 11 – Coverage by mobile platform – 2014 – 2022
Table 12 – Shared and owned mobile base stations – 2017 – 2020
Table 13 – Change in the number of mobile base stations by technology – 2021 – 2023
Table 14 – Change in the number of additional communes covered by mobile technology – 2018 – 2022
Table 15 – Increase in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2022
Table 16 – Change in SMS revenue – 2016 – 2022
Table 17 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 18 – Increase in mobile internet traffic – 2012 – 2022
Table 19 – Increase in mobile internet revenue – 2016 – 2022
Table 20 – Change in the number of Airtel Madagascar’s mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2019
Table 21 – Change in the number of Orange Madagascar’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 22 – Change in the number of Telma Mobile’s mobile towers – 2021 – 2024
Table 23 – Change in the number of Telma Mobile’s mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2019
Table 24 – Change in the number of Telma’s RGUs by type (million) – 2022 – 2024
Table 25 – Change in the number of internet users and penetration rate – 2012 – 2022
Table 26 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2027
Table 27 – Increase in fixed-line internet traffic – 2012 – 2022
Table 28 – Development of fixed internet revenue by service (MGA million) – 2020 – 2022
Table 29 – Decline in the number of DSL subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 30 – Increase in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2022
Table 31 – Change in the number of fixed wireless broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2022
Table 32 – Decline in the number of satellite broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2020
Table 33 – Development of Telma’s revenue by service ($ million) – 2020 – 2023
Table 34 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 35 – Change in the number of fixed lines by type – 2015 – 2019
Table 36– Decline in fixed-line voice traffic (million minutes) – 2012 – 2022
Table 37 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2012 – 2023
Table 38 – Historic - Telecom market revenue by service (MGA million) – 2006 – 2011
Table 39 – Historic - Mobile network coverage by technology and operator – 2017
Table 40 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 – 2011
Table 41 – Historic - Development of off-net mobile traffic (million minutes) – 2006 – 2011
Table 42 – Historic - Development of on-net mobile traffic – 2006 – 2011
Table 43 – Historic - Zain Madagascar financial data before takeover – 2006 – 2009
Table 44 – Historic - Orange Madagascar subscribers – 2007 – 2011
Table 45 – Historic - Orange Madagascar revenue – 2012 – 2014
Table 46 – Historic - Fixed-line internet users and penetration rate – 2000 – 2011
Table 47 – Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2006 – 2011
Table 48 – Historic - DSL broadband subscribers – 2006 – 2011
Table 49 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2000 – 2011
Table 50 – Historic - Fixed-line traffic (million minutes) – 2006 – 2011
Table 51 – Historic - International internet bandwidth – 2000 – 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 by service – 2012 – 2022
Chart 11 – Development of wholesale revenue by service – 2016 – 2022
Chart 12 – Change in telecom market investment – 2012 – 2022
Chart 13 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2012 – 2027
Chart 14 – Development of off-net mobile traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 15 – Development of on-net mobile traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 16 – Development of mobile revenue by type – 2017 – 2022
Chart 17 – Change in the number of mobile base stations by technology – 2021 – 2023
Chart 18 – Increase in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 19 – Change in SMS revenue – 2016 – 2022
Chart 20 – Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 21 – Increase in mobile internet traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 22 – Increase in mobile internet revenue – 2016 – 2022
Chart 23 – Change in the number of Orange Madagascar’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 24 – Change in the number of Telma Mobile’s mobile towers – 2021 – 2024
Chart 25 – Change in the number of Telma’s RGUs by type – 2022 – 2024
Chart 26 – Change in the number of internet users and penetration rate – 2012 – 2022
Chart 27 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2027
Chart 28 – Increase in fixed-line internet traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 29 – Development of fixed internet revenue by service – 2020 – 2022
Chart 30 – Decline in the number of DSL subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 31 – Increase in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2022
Chart 32 – Development of Telma’s revenue by service – 2020 – 2023
Chart 33 – Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 34 – Change in the number of fixed lines by type – 2015 – 2019
Chart 35 – Decline in fixed-line traffic – 2012 – 2022

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 – 2Africa landing stations

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Madagascar Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Madagascar secures Starlink’s satellite broadband 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

Digital economy

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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