Mozambique - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Mozambique prepares for multi-spectrum auction

Although delayed by the long civil war which ended in 1992, Mozambique was one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform. As a result, some sectors have been opened to competition. The mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition in 2003 between Vodacom Mozambique and mCel, the incumbent mobile subsidiary of the national telco Telecomunicações de Moçambique (TdM). Mobile penetration remains far below the average for the region. Given that the country has relatively low fixed-line penetration there is considerable room for further growth in coming years. This has been stimulated by the launch of commercial services from the third operator Movitel, which is backed by Vietnam’s Viettel.

In recent years the government has drafted legislation aimed at enforcing the registration of SIM cards. At the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated. Measures aimed at sharing network infrastructure have helped reduce operational and investment costs, and enabled players to provide converged voice, data and TV services over single networks. Vodacom Mozambique was awarded such a licence in mid-2018, and soon afterwards launched the country’s first LTE service.

The poor fixed-line infrastructure has largely held back the market for fixed-line internet services, and as a result mobile internet accounts for most connections. The high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices.

There is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX, 3G and limited fibre broadband available. Further improvements can be expected from the ongoing rollout of a national fibre backbone networks by TdM and the mobile operators.

Key developments:

Regulator starts multi-spectrum auction process, imposes MTR cuts through to 2020;
Vodacom Mozambique secures Unified Telecom License, launches LTE services;
TdM and mCel begin restructure and merger exercise;
TdM contracts Intelsat for satellite broadband and backhaul services;
Liquid Sea and Africa-1 submarine cable systems to improve bandwidth;
Mozambique joins the Alliance for Affordable Internet, aiming to provide broadband at less than 5% of average monthly income;
Report update includes the regulator's market data for 2017, operator data updates to Q3 2018, ITU market data updates, Telecom Maturity Index tables, charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telecomunicações De Moçambique (TdM); Vodacom Mozambique; mCel (TdM); Movitel (Viettel); Teledata (TdM); TV Cabo; Intra; Tropical Web, SEACOM.

Table of Contents

Key statistics
Country overview
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regional African Market Comparison

Mobile and mobile broadband
Fixed and mobile broadband
TMI vs GDP

Regulatory environment

Telecommunications Law 1992
Basic Telecommunications Act 2004
Amended Telecommunications Act 2016
Regulatory authority
National Commission on Information
Telecom sector liberalisation
Privatisation
Interconnection
Universal service
Spectrum monitoring

Fixed network operator – TdM
Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
National fibre backbone
Data centres
International infrastructure

Satellite
Terrestrial microwave and fibre
Submarine fibre

Fixed-line broadband market

Introduction and statistical overview
Broadband statistics
Public internet access locations
Mozambique Internet Exchange Point (MOZ-IX)
Fixed-line broadband technologies

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

Digital economy

E-government
e-learning

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile broadband
Forecasts – mobile subscribers – 2018; 2020; 2022
Regulatory issues

Third mobile licence
Spectrum auction3
Roaming
SIM card registration

Mobile infrastructure

Major mobile operators

mCel
Vodacom Mozambique
Movitel

Mobile content and applications

m-money

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List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Mozambique – 2018 (e)
Table 2 – Telecom market investment by operator – 2008 - 2015
Table 3 – Telecom market revenue by sector – 2004 – 2015
Table 4 – Historic - TdM financial results – 2006 – 2011
Table 5 – TdM fixed lines – 2015 – 2016
Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and penetration – 2005 – 2018
Table 7 – Mobile on-net and fixed-line national voice traffic – 2009 – 2016
Table 8 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 – 2009
Table 9 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2010 – 2018
Table 10 – International bandwidth – 2001 – 2016
Table 11 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate – 1996 – 2009
Table 12 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 13 – Fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2007 – 2018
Table 14 – Cable broadband subscribers – 2011 -2017
Table 15 – DSL broadband subscribers – 2006 – 2017
Table 16 – Mobile market revenue – 2012 – 2016
Table 17 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 – 2009
Table 18 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2010 – 2018
Table 19 – Active mobile broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2018
Table 20 – Forecast – mobile subscribers – 2018; 2020; 2022
Table 21 – 2G mobile base stations by operator – 2015 – 2016
Table 22 – 3G mobile base stations by operator – 2015 – 2016
Table 23 – mCel mobile subscribers – 2010 – 2017
Table 24 – Historical - Vodacom Mozambique financial results (ZAR) – 2007 – 2010
Table 25 – Vodacom Mozambique financial data (MZM) – 2016 – 2018
Table 26 – Vodacom Mozambique subscribers – 2008 – 2018
Table 27 – Vodacom Mozambique data subscribers – 2013 – 2018
Table 28 – Vodacom Mozambique ARPU – 2008 – 2018
Table 29 – Movitel mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2017
Table 30 – Vodacom Mozambique M-Pesa subscribers – 2016 – 2018

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Africa Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders (top tier)
Chart 2 – East Africa –Telecoms Maturity Index by country
Chart 3 – East Africa mobile subscriber penetration versus mobile broadband penetration
Chart 4 – East Africa fixed and mobile penetration rates
Chart 5 – Overall Africa view - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 6 – East Africa - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per Capita
Chart 7 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2005 – 2018
Chart 8 – Internet users and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018
Chart 9 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2005 – 2018

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 – East Africa - Key Characteristics of Telecoms Markets by Country

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Last updated 22 Nov 2018
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Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Mozambique - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Mozambique prepares for multi-spectrum auction

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regional African Market Comparison

Regulatory environment

Fixed network operator – TdM

Telecommunications infrastructure

Fixed-line broadband market

Digital economy

Mobile market

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