Angola gains additional international broadband capacity Angola's telecom infrastructure benefits from a number of submarine cable networks, including the recently expanded 2Africa system. Progress has also been made with terrestrial links. Angola Telecom in May 2021 completed an 800km cross-border cable linking...
Mauritius delivers 1Gb/s fibre broadband services Telecom subscribers in Mauritius have long benefitted from having comprehensive LTE and fibre broadband coverage. Mauritius Telecom started its fibre project as early as 1998, initially offering services to businesses and government departments. FttP services...
Zain Group prepares to exit Sudan, citing difficult economic conditions Sudan’s economy has been volatile since South Sudan separated from it in 2011. In a bid to compensate for lost state revenues, the sales and services tax for telcos was raised from 20% to 30%, while the tax on profits was raised from 15% to 30%. GDP...
Sierra Leone may see 5G services from Africell Damage to telecom infrastructure at the close of the civil war meant that fixed-line telephone connections were not available in most parts of Sierra Leone, leaving mobile telephony services as the only option for voice and data services. There is effective competition in the mobile...
Madagascar sees increase in fixed broadband subscriber base Over the years, Madagascar has proved to be a difficult environment for fixed ISPs. Of the nine which were licensed initially, at least four soon went out of business. High subscription costs put internet accessbeyond the reach of much of the population,...
China Fixed Line Telecoms - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026 Summary Fixed Line Telecoms in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile...
Europe Fixed Line Telecoms - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026 Summary Fixed Line Telecoms in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains...
Asia-Pacific Fixed Line Telecoms - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026 Summary Fixed Line Telecoms in Asia-Pacific industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile...
Telecom investors nervous about committing to Georgia’s market Georgia’s government has long recognised the importance and value of enabling widespread access to telecommunication services and the Internet. It has been actively encouraging investment in fibre networks to offset the poor state of the country’s fixed-line infrastructure,...
Uruguay gets closer to mobile number portability Uruguay’s mobile market is among the more advanced in the region, with the mobile penetration rate being the second highest after Chile. There is effective competition in the market, and although Antel retains a commanding lead in terms of the share of subscribers...