Sierra Leone Telecoms Market Report

• 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

• Overview
• Regulatory authority
• Fixed-line developments
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Telecom sector liberalisation
• Mobile network developments
• Roaming
• Tariffs

• Mobile market

• Market analysis
• Mobile licensing
• Mobile statistics
• Mobile data
• Mobile broadband
• Mobile infrastructure
• 5G
• 4G (LTE)
• 3G
• Other infrastructure developments
• Major mobile operators
• Orange Sierra Leone
• Comium
• Africell
• Sierratel
• Cellcom
• Ambitel/GreenN
• Smart Mobile
• QCell
• Mobile content and applications
• M-payments

• Fixed-line broadband market

• Introduction and statistical overview
• Fixed-wireless
• Satellite internet
• ISPs and converged service providers

• Fixed network operator

• Sierratel
• Network infrastructure
• Wireless Local Loop (WLL), CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
• Privatisation, management contract

• Telecommunications infrastructure

• Overview of the national telecom network
• National fibre network
• International infrastructure
• Satellite
• Submarine
• International gateways

• Appendix – Historic data

• Glossary of abbreviations

• Related reports

List of Tables

• Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Sierra Leone – 2024 (e)
• Table 2 – GSM licence awards and operations in Sierra Leone
• Table 3 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Table 4 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers – 2014 – 2027
• Table 5 – Change in the number of Orange Sierra Leone’s mobile subscribers – 2015 – 2023
• Table 6 – Change in the number of Orange Sierra Leone’s mobile internet subscribers – 2021 – 2022
• Table 7 – Development of Orange Sierra Leone’s revenue – 2018 – 2022
• Table 8 – Development of Orange Sierra Leone’s mobile ARPU – 2016 – 2022
• Table 9 – Change in the number of Orange Sierra Leone’s m-money subscribers – 2017 – 2020
• Table 10 – Increase in the number of internet users and penetration rate – 2012 – 2022
• Table 11 – Change in the number of Orange Sierra Leone’s fixed and fixed wireless broadband subscribers – 2021 – 2022
• Table 12 – Decline in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
• Table 13 – International bandwidth – 2012 – 2019
• Table 14 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1999 – 2011
• Table 15 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate – 1999 – 2011
• Table 16 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 – 2011
• Table 17 – Historic - Celtel/Zain SL subscribers and market share – 2003 – 2009

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 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
• Chart 11 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers – 2014 – 2027
• Chart 12 – Change in the number of Orange Sierra Leone’s mobile subscribers – 2015 – 2023
• Chart 13 – Increase in the number of internet users and penetration rate – 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 – Map of Sierra Leone