摘要 Ethiopia still practices a monopoly in almost all areas of its telecoms sector. Market penetration is still very low, but major efforts to roll out a national fibre backbone and wireless access networks have resulted in an acceleration of growth
摘要 The recent discovery of oil is set to bring Chad some of the foreign investment it urgently needs to upgrade its telecom facilities and other infrastructure. The country has some of the world’s lowest penetration rates for fixed-line, mobi
摘要 Following the introduction of competition between three service providers, this relatively small and wealthy African nation has achieved one of the highest mobile market penetration rates on the continent, but its fixed-line and Internet sectors
摘要 DRC is a mineral-rich country that is recovering from civil strife and many years of pillage by its former leaders which has accounted for the low level of development of its telecommunications and other infrastructure. While the traditional fix
摘要 Senegal has developed one of Africa’s most extensive and modern telecommunications infrastructures. The national telco, Sonatel, is partially privatised and highly profitable. A second national operator and third mobile operator were licen
摘要 Home to one of the world’s most isolated cities, the fabled Timbuktu, and a generally challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, penetration rates in Mali are still below African averages in all market segments,
摘要 Following the majority-privatisation of Burkina Faso’s incumbent telco, Onatel, fresh investment and new technologies have accelerated the development of the national network infrastructure. The government is planning to sell an additional
摘要 Guinea in West Africa has vast mineral resources and is yet one of the poorest countries in the world. Penetration rates in its telecommunications and Internet market are well below African averages. The mobile sector now has five players compet
摘要 Following more than a decade of civil war, Sierra Leone has enjoyed peace and stability since 2002. The country’s traditional telecommunications infrastructure has suffered damage and neglect, but the mobile sector has experienced excellen
摘要 Five years into peace, following more than a decade of civil war which destroyed much of its infrastructure, Liberia became a prime example of an almost entirely wireless telecommunications market. Four mobile operators are competing for custome
摘要 With two national operators and four mobile networks, annual growth has been impressive in Ghana’s telecoms market, notably in the mobile sector where the number of lines exceeds fixed lines by around almost 20:1. Two additional mobile net