Mauritania Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Date: December 2024

Report Pages: 100

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Summary
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Mauritania completes national broadband backbone network

Mauritania’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. In turn, this has impacted on their ability to invest in network upgrades and improvements to service offerings. This has been reflected in the repeated fines imposed against them by the regulator for failing to ensure a good quality of service. There are also practical challenges relating to transparency and tax burdens which have hindered foreign investment.

However, financial support has been forthcoming from the government as well as the World Bank and European Investment Bank. Their efforts have focussed on implementing appropriate regulatory measures and promoting the further penetration of fixed-line broadband services by improving the national backbone network, ensuring connectivity to international telecom cables, and facilitating operator access to infrastructure. Much progress has been made to improve internet bandwidth capacity, including the completion of a cable link at the border with Algeria, and the connection to the EllaLink submarine cable. In addition, the final stage of the national backbone network was completed in December 2021, which now runs to some 4,000km.

Mauritel maintains a virtual monopoly in the fixed-line sector, and there is little stimulus for new market entrants. Penetration of fixed telephony and broadband penetration is very low and is expected to remain so in coming years, though growth is anticipated following improvements to backbone infrastructure and the reduction in access pricing.

Most voice and data services are carried over the mobile networks maintained by the recently rebranded Moov Mauritel, Mattel, and Chinguitel.

Key Developments:

Last section of Mauritania’s 4,000km fibre backbone network is completed;
Mauritania improves international bandwidth through connecting to the EllaLink submarine cable system;
Regulator awards LTE licenses to Moov Mauritel, Chinguitel, and Mattel;
MNOs again fined for poor QoS;
Mattel secures satellite backhaul connectivity for remote areas;
Report update includes ITU data for 2020, operator data for Q1 2022, updated telecom Maturity Index and charts, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Moov Mauritel, Mattel, Chinguitel, Sudatel, Expresso Telecom, Tunisie Telecom

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

Regulatory authority
Fixed-line developments

Telecommunications Law 1999
Universal Service
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation

Mobile network developments

Spectrum auctions
Quality of Service (QoS)
SIM card registration
Roaming

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile broadband
Mobile infrastructure

Major mobile operators

Moov Mauritel
Mattel
Chinguitel

Fixed-line broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview
Other fixed broadband services

Satellite broadband

Fixed network operators

Moov Mauritel

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
International infrastructure

Terrestrial
Submarine cable networks

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Mauritania – 2022 (e)
Table 2 – Change in telecom revenue by type (MRU million) – 2014 – 2020
Table 3 – Change in fixed and mobile revenue (MRU million) – 2014 – 2019
Table 4 – Change in telecom investment – 2014 – 2020
Table 5 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 6 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 7 – Change in mobile voice traffic – 2012 – 2020
Table 8 – Change in mobile SMS traffic – 2012 – 2020
Table 9 – Change in the number of Moov Mauritel’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 10 – Mattel mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2019
Table 11 – Chinguitel mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2019
Table 12 – Development of Chinguitel’s financial data ($ million) – 2012 – 2021
Table 13 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 14 – Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2020
Table 15 – Change in the number of Moov Mauritel’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 16 – Increase in the number of Moov Mauritel’s fixed line subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Table 17 – Change in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 18 – Change in the number of fixed lines voice traffic – 2012 – 2020
Table 19 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2012 – 2017
Table 20 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2000 – 2011
Table 21 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Mauritania – 2005 – 2017
Table 22 – Historic - Telecom market revenue ($ million) – 2005 – 2012
Table 23 – Historic - Mobile and fixed-line market revenue (MRO million) – 2008 – 2017
Table 24 – Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2005 – 2011
Table 25 – Historic - International bandwidth – 2002 – 2011
Table 26 – Historic - Change in the number of telecom revenue – 2008 – 2017
Table 27 – Historic - Change in the number of telecom investment – 2009 – 2017

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 – Change in telecom revenue – 2014 – 2020
Chart 11 – Change in fixed and mobile revenue (MRU million) – 2014 – 2019
Chart 12 – Change in telecom investment – 2014 – 2020
Chart 13 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 15 – Change in mobile voice traffic – 2012 – 2020
Chart 16 – Change in mobile SMS traffic – 2012 – 2020
Chart 17 – Change in the number of Moov Mauritel’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 18 – Development of Chinguitel’s financial data – 2012 – 2021
Chart 19 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 20 – Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2020
Chart 21 – Change in the number of Moov Mauritel’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 22 – Increase in the number of Moov Mauritel’s fixed line subscribers – 2012 – 2022
Chart 23 – Change in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 24 – Change in the number of fixed lines voice traffic – 2012 – 2020

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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Mauritania Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Mauritania completes national broadband backbone network

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

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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