Abstract
This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in the telecommunications markets in Africa.
Subjects covered include:
- Key Statistics
- Market and Industry Overviews
- Regulatory environment and structural reform
- Major Players (fixed and mobile)
- Infrastructure development;
- Fixed and mobile voice and data markets
- Internet, including broadband development
- Internet telephony (VoIP)
- Convergence of telecommunications, digital media and broadcasting
- Analyses of key developments shaping the future of telecommunications in Africa
Table of Contents
1. TELECOMS, MOBILE AND BROADBAND OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS 2007
- 1.1 Telecom market overview
- 1.2 Key developments
- 1.2.1 Deregulation and privatisation
- 1.2.2 Infrastructure developments
- 1.2.3 Mobile mergers & acquisitions - a bubble?
- 1.2.4 Internet and broadband market
2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET
- 2.1 Overview of Africa' s telecom market
- 2.1.1 The wireless explosion
- 2.1.2 The beginning of a fixed-line renaissance
- 2.1.3 Internet and broadband market
- 2.2 Foreign investments in telecommunications
- 2.2.1 The Chinese vendors - Huawei and ZTE
3. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
- 3.1 WTO members
- 3.2 National ICT policies
- 3.3 Regulatory authorities
- 3.3.1 Regulatory associations
- 3.4 Market liberalisation
- 3.4.1 Converged licensing regimes
- 3.5 Privatisation
- 3.6 Universal access
4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Domestic infrastructure
- 4.2.1 Pan African Telecommunications Network (PANAFTEL)
- 4.2.2 Comtel
- 4.2.3 East African Community digital transmission project
- 4.2.4 Intelecom II
- 4.2.5 Utilities
- 4.2.6 Eastern Africa Backhaul System (EABs)
- 4.3 International infrastructure
- 4.3.1 Satellite networks
- 4.3.2 Submarine cable networks
5. MAJOR FIXED NETWORK OPERATORS IN AFRICA
- 5.1 Operating environment
- 5.1.1 Deregulation and privatisation
- 5.1.2 Mobile operations
- 5.2 Major African-based players
- 5.2.1 Econet Wireless Group
- 5.2.2 MTN Group Limited
- 5.2.3 Orascom Telecom Holding
- 5.2.4 Telkom South Africa Ltd
- 5.2.5 Vodacom Group
- 5.3 Major off-shore players
- 5.3.1 Celtel International
- 5.3.2 Etisalat
- 5.3.3 France Telecom/Orange
- 5.3.4 Millicom International Cellular (MIC)
6. DATA MARKET
- 6.1 Traffic growth limited by infrastructure
- 6.2 VSAT networks - an instant infrastructure solution for Africa
- 6.3 Availability of advanced data services
7. BROADBAND AND INTERNET MARKET
- 7.1 Overview of Africa' s Internet market
- 7.1.1 Internet statistics
- 7.2 African Internet developments
- 7.2.1 Barriers to Internet development
- 7.2.2 Internet access locations
- 7.2.3 African Internet projects sponsored by international agencies
- 7.2.4 Internet connectivity
- 7.2.5 African Internet exchange points
- 7.2.6 African Network Information Center (AfriNIC)
- 7.3 Africa' s ISP market
- 7.3.1 Africa' s largest ISP - Africa Online
- 7.3.2 Internet Solutions (IS)
- 7.3.3 Average cost of Internet access accounts
- 7.3.4 Payment models for dial-up Internet access
- 7.3.5 Email-only services
- 7.3.6 African ISP Association (AfrISPA)
- 7.4 VoIP telephony
- 7.4.1 VoIP cost savings
- 7.4.2 VoIP regulatory restrictions
- 7.5 Broadband market
- 7.5.1 An emerging market
- 7.5.2 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
- 7.5.3 Wireless broadband
- 7.5.4 Powerline Communication (PLC)
- 7.5.5 Internet via satellite
8. VOIP TELEPHONY IN AFRICA
- 8.1 Market overview
- 8.2 Benefits of VoIP
- 8.3 Brief overview of selected VoIP service providers in Africa
- 8.3.1 ITXC, Teleglobe, VSNL
- 8.3.2 iBasis
- 8.3.3 Net2Phone
- 8.3.4 VocalTec
- 8.3.5 IP Planet
- 8.4 VoIP peering
- 8.5 VoIP regulatory restrictions and liberalisation
- 8.6 VoIP telephony in selected African countries
- 8.6.1 Algeria
- 8.6.2 Angola
- 8.6.3 Benin
- 8.6.4 Botswana
- 8.6.5 Burkina Faso
- 8.6.6 Chad
- 8.6.7 Cote d' Ivoire
- 8.6.8 Democratic Republic of Congo
- 8.6.9 Egypt
- 8.6.10 Ethiopia
- 8.6.11 Gabon
- 8.6.12 Gambia
- 8.6.13 Ghana
- 8.6.14 Kenya
- 8.6.15 Lesotho
- 8.6.16 Madagascar
- 8.6.17 Malawi
- 8.6.18 Mali
- 8.6.19 Mauritius
- 8.6.20 Morocco
- 8.6.21 Nigeria
- 8.6.22 Rwanda
- 8.6.23 Senegal
- 8.6.24 South Africa
- 8.6.25 Sudan
- 8.6.26 Tanzania
- 8.6.27 Uganda
- 8.6.28 Zambia
- 8.6.29 Zimbabwe
9. DIGITAL MEDIA AND CONVERGENCE
- 9.1 IP and NGNs in Africa
- 9.1.1 Developments in various African markets
- 9.2 VoIP telephony
- 9.2.1 Market overview
- 9.3 WiMAX
- 9.3.1 Developments in various African markets
- 9.4 Overview of broadcasting market
- 9.4.1 Problems facing the broadcasting industry
- 9.4.2 Free-to-air TV
- 9.4.3 Pay TV
- 9.4.4 Satellite coverage
- 9.4.5 Digital TV (DTV)
- 9.4.6 High Definition Television (HDTV)
- 9.4.7 Interactive TV (iTV)
- 9.4.8 Broadband TV, triple play
- 9.4.9 Personal Video Recorders (PVR)
- 9.4.10 Mobile TV
10. MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
- 10.1 Analysis of Africa' s mobile market
- 10.1.1 The impact of mobile phones in Africa
- 10.1.2 Statistical analysis
- 10.1.3 More mobiles than fixed lines
- 10.1.4 Average Revenue per User (ARPU)
- 10.1.5 Churn
- 10.2 Mobile technologies
- 10.2.1 Analogue
- 10.2.2 Digital
- 10.2.3 Third Generation mobile (3G)
- 10.3 Fixed-mobile convergence
- 10.3.1 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- 10.3.2 Converged licensing regimes
- 10.4 Pan-African mobile operators
- 10.5 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)
- 10.6 Mobile voice services
- 10.6.1 Prepaid cards
- 10.6.2 Community phones
- 10.7 Mobile data services
- 10.7.1 Overview
- 10.7.2 Short Message Service (SMS)
- 10.7.3 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- 10.7.4 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
- 10.7.5 EDGE
- 10.7.6 3G
- 10.7.7 Evolution Data-Only (EV-DO)
- 10.8 Mobile banking
- 10.9 Satellite mobile
- 10.9.1 Globalstar
- 10.9.2 Inmarsat
- 10.9.3 Iridium
- 10.9.4 Thuraya
11. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
EXHIBITS:
- Exhibit 1 - Ethiopia - one of the poorest countries going IP
- Exhibit 2 - An analysis of Egypt' s third mobile licence valuation
- Exhibit 3 - African countries with independent regulators - 2007
- Exhibit 4 - Telkom SA major subsidiaries and associates - March 2006
- Exhibit 5 - Major Vodacom Group companies - March 2004
- Exhibit 6 - Vodacom International subsidiaries - March 2006
- Exhibit 7 - Etisalat International subsidiaries - 2006
- Exhibit 8 - Countries providing advanced data services - 2007
- Exhibit 9 - Countries with more than one mobile network operator - 2007
TABLES:
- Table 1 - Telkom South Africa ADSL, dial-up and satellite Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 2 - Morocco Internet subscribers, ADSL subscribers - 2004 - 2007
- Table 3 - MTN aggregate subscribers - 1998 - 2006
- Table 4 - MTN subscribers by region and country - 2004 - 2006
- Table 5 - MTN revenue - 2000 - 2006
- Table 6 - MTN revenue by service and annual change - 2006
- Table 7 - MTN operations - market share and ARPU by region and country - 2006
- Table 8 - MTN South Africa operating statistics - 2000 - 2006
- Table 9 - Orascom GSM subscribers, annual change and market share by country - 2006
- Table 10 - Orascom revenue - 1999 - 2006
- Table 11 - Orascom GSM ARPU and annual change by country - 2006
- Table 12 - Telkom SA fixed-line statistics - pre and postpaid, ISDN and payphones - 1997 - 2006
- Table 13 - Telkom SA fixed-line traffic - 2006
- Table 14 - Telkom SA data communication services - 2006
- Table 15 - Telkom SA revenue - 1996 - 2006
- Table 16 - Telkom SA percentage of revenue by service and annual change - 2006
- Table 17 - Vodacom Group subscribers and percent prepaid - 1996 - 2006
- Table 18 - Vodacom Group statistics - subscribers, market share and ARPU by country - March 2006
- Table 19 - Vodacom Group revenue - 1999 - 2006
- Table 20 - Vodacom Group percentage of revenue by service and annual change - 2006
- Table 21 - Vodacom Group percentage of revenue by country and annual change - 2006
- Table 22 - Vodacom International revenue by country - 2002 - 2006
- Table 23 - Vodacom International customers by country - 2002 - 2006
- Table 24 - Celtel operating statistics by country - 2006
- Table 25 - Orange operations statistics in Africa - subscribers & annual growth - September 2006
- Table 26 - Millicom African operating statistics - subscribers & annual increase by country - 2006
- Table 27 - Top five African Internet user markets - 2006
- Table 28 - Internet users in Africa - 1995 - 2006
- Table 29 - Telkom South Africa ADSL, dial-up and satellite Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2007
- Table 30 - Morocco Internet subscribers, ADSL subscribers - 2004 - 2007
- Table 31 - Naspers pay TV subscribers in Africa - 2004 - 2007
- Table 32 - Top 10 countries by annual growth in mobile subscribers - 2006
- Table 33 - African mobile subscribers, annual growth and penetration - 1998 - 2006
- Table 34 - Top 10 African countries by mobile subscribers - 2006
