Eritrea - Telecoms, Mobile and Internet
13/06/2014
The Eritrea - Telecoms, Mobile and Internet report includes all BuddeComm
research data and analysis on this country. Covering trends and developments
in telecommunications, mobile, internet, broadband, infrastructure and
regulation.
Executive summary
The least developed telecoms market in Africa
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and
developments in Eritrea's telecommunications market. Subjects covered
include:
* Key statistics;
* Market and industry overviews;
* Government policies affecting the telecoms industry;
* Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;
* Telecoms operators - privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
* Infrastructure development;
* Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband);
* Internet and broadband development and growth;
* Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile);
* Mobile voice and data markets.
Under a state-owned monopoly on fixed and mobile services, Eritrea is the
least developed telecommunications market in Africa with a mobile
penetration of only around 6% in early 2014. Solely the internet service
provider (ISP) sector is open to competition. Growth in the mobile and
internet sector is now accelerating as the national telco, the Eritrean
Telecommunication Services Corporation (EriTel) is rolling out a third
generation (3G) mobile network, but more investment into telecom
infrastructure is needed. As a first step, Eritreans were given the
opportunity to buy shares in EriTel for the first time in 2013.
Foreign investment and the introduction of more competition would transform
this virtually untapped market. Eritrea was ranked first among the Top Five
African markets for ICT investment in 2012. The countrys economy is poised
for a boom from mining which was recently opened to foreign participation,
offering attractive incentives to investors.
Market highlights:
* The market with the highest growth potential in Africa;
* Privatisation of EriTel seen as first step towards market
liberalisation;
* More investment in telecom infrastructure is needed;
* Emerging mining sector set to boost local economy.
Estimated market penetration rates in Eritrea's telecoms sector - end 2014
Market
Penetration rate
Mobile
6%
Fixed
1%
Internet
1%
(Source: BuddeComm based on various sources)
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Received on Fri Jun 13 2014 - 18:46:24 EDT