Recently released market study: West & Central Africa Telecommunications Report Q3 2011

New Fixed Networks research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research
 
July 17, 2011 - PRLog -- BMI's Q3 2011 report on the telecommunications markets of West and Central Africa contains the latest five-year forecasts for the fixed-line telephony, mobile subscriber and internet sectors of seven countries: Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. Our growth forecasts for these seven countries, which extend to the end of 2015, are based on Q410 and, in some cases, Q111 data, as reported by the region's operators and telecoms regulators.

The mobile sector continues to be the most active in West and Central Africa. The telecoms markets of the region play host to numerous international strategic investors, including France's Orange (present in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal), Luxembourg's Millicom (in Senegal and the DRC) and Morocco's Maroc Telecom (in Gabon, Mali and Mauritania). Other regional telecoms investors include South Africa's MTN and Vodacom, Sudan's Sudatel, India's Bharti Airtel and Atlantique Telecom, which is owned by Etisalat of the UAE. Towards the end of this report, we publish profiles on Orange, MTN, Maroc Telecom and Atlantique Telecom, surveying the regional activities of these four operators.

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WE have revised subscriber figures and market penetration rates for some countries to reflect new data published by telecoms regulators and some operators. Markets with the most significant revisions include, Cameroon, Senegal and Gabon. For example, we now believe that market penetration in Gabon reached 155% in 2010, based on strong subscriber growth figures published by some operators. This resulted in upward revision for our estimated average growth for the region in 2010 to 27.1%. Mali recorded the strongest growth of 59.8% in 2010, albeit from a relatively small base.

Our fixed telephony and internet access forecasts for most markets in the region remain largely unchanged. The exceptions are Senegal and Mauritania, where our revised forecasts incorporate new regulatory data. Generally speaking, the fixed-line and internet markets of West and Central African remain underdeveloped. Although some fixed-line markets are benefiting from the deployment of fixed wireless technology and are experiencing growth as a result (notably Cameroon and Senegal), most other markets in the region are either stagnant or in a state of decline. Meanwhile, although internet penetration levels are low, internet and broadband service usage is seen as an area with enormous growth potential. At the end of 2010, Senegal and Gabon remained the most advanced markets in terms of the number of internet users. We continue to predict that these two markets will lead our forecasts in the five years to 2015. However, other markets - including Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire - are expected to benefit from investment in new technologies, especially WiMAX. Over the long term, the region's internet markets are also expected to benefit from access to international submarine cables through MainOne, Glo1 and WACS (West Africa Cable System) submarine cable systems. These should help lower the cost of internet access while investment in wireless access technologies such as 3G and WiMAX networks will expand coverage to areas unserved by fixed-line services.

Partial Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- West And Central Africa Mobile SWOT
- West And Central Africa Fixed-Line And Broadband SWOT
Business Environment Ratings
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Table: BMI Q311 Telecoms Business Environment Ratings For Sub-Saharan Africa
Macroeconomic Data
- Table: West And Central Africa Macroeconomic Overview
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile Data
- Fixed Line
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line
- Internet
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet And Broadband
Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Cameroon
- Table: Cameroon Mobile Market, Q111
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Table: Cote d'Ivoire Mobile Market, Q111
- DRC
- Table: DRC Mobile Market, Q111
- Gabon
- Table: Gabon Mobile Market, Q410
- Mali
- Table: Mali Mobile Market, Q410
- Mauritania
- Table: Mauritania Mobile Market, Q410
- Senegal
- Table: Senegal Mobile Market, Q410
- Fixed Line And Internet
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
- DRC
- Gabon
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Senegal
Regulatory Environment And Industry Developments
- Table: West And Central Africa Telecoms Regulators
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
- DRC
- Gabon
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Senegal
Company Monitor
- Nokia Siemens Networks: Steady Performance In Africa
- Table: Nokia Siemens Networks Financial Results, 2009 Vs 2010
- Table: Nokia Siemens Networks - Selected Agreements, 2009-2011
Company Profiles
- MTN
- Table: MTN
- Table: MTN Group, March 2011
- France Telecom
- Table: France Telecom
- Table: France Telecom Internet Subscribers, 2008-2010 ('000)
- Table: France Telecom Africa Subscribers, 2008-2010 ('000)
- Maroc Telecom
- Table: Maroc Telecom
- Atlantique Telecom
- Table: Atlantique Telecom
- Table: Atlantique Telecom Mobile Markets' Mobile Penetration And Population Size
Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration
- Internet
- Table: Regional Internet Use Penetration
Glossary Of Terms
- Table: Glossary Of Terms
BMI Methodology
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