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Chad - Telecoms, Mobile and Internet
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd., Feb 2012, Pages: 19
One of the world’s most underdeveloped markets
This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Chad’s telecommunications market.
Subjects covered include:
- One of the most underdeveloped telecom markets in the world;
- The impact of the global economic crisis;
- Key statistics;
- Market and industry overviews;
- Government policies affecting the telecoms industry;
- Market liberalisation and regulatory issues;
- Telecoms operators – privatisation, acquisitions, new licences;
- Major players (fixed, mobile and broadband);
- Infrastructure development;
- Mobile voice and data markets;
- Average Revenue per User (ARPU) trends;
- Internet and broadband development;
- Convergence (voice/data, fixed/wireless/mobile).
- Internet and broadband development;
- Mobile data services.
Despite being Africa’s latest exporter of oil, Chad has one of the least developed telecommunications markets in the world. Penetration rates in all market sectors – fixed, mobile and Internet – are well below African averages.
The mobile sector is growing fast under competition between two foreign-owned networks – Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain), and Millicom (Tigo). The national telco and fixed-line operator, Sotel Tchad (ST) was participating in another mobile network in partnership with Orascom Telecom until it ceased operations in 2004 over legal disputes between the shareholders.
ST is rolling out a CDMA2000 fixed-wireless system that enables it to potentially re-enter the mobile sector. The technology also holds the potential to provide broadband services with an upgrade to the EV-DO standard. Libyas LAP Green acquired a majority stake in the company in late 2010, but the civil war in Libya has left the future of that investment hanging in the balance.
The mobile networks currently provide the only broadband-like services in the country apart from direct satellite access. Third generation mobile services have not yet been introduced.
Chad still lacks a national backbone infrastructure and international fibre access to support efficient broadband services. All long-distance connections, national and international, are currently made via satellite. However, the World Bank-funded Central African Backbone (CAB) project is set to finally bring fibre to the country in 2011.
Market highlights:
- Central African Backbone (CAB) and other fibre projects;
- Forecasts to end-2012 for mobile, fixed-line and Internet market.Estimated market penetration rates in Chad’s telecoms sector – end-2011
- MarketPenetration rate
- Mobile32%
- Fixed0.5%
- Internet2.1%
(Source: BuddeComm based on various sources)
Companies covered in this report:
Sotel Tchad (LAP Green), TchadNet, Bharti Airtel (Zain), Millicom (Tigo), Tchad Mobile (Orascom).
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