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Algeria - Key Statistics, Regulatory and Fixed-Line Telecoms Overview & Forecasts
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd., May 2010, Pages: 11
With a fixed-line penetration of around 10% and mobile penetration of close to 90% in early 2010, Algeria has one of the highest teledensities in Africa. Its relatively well developed infrastructure includes a national fibre backbone and one of Africa’s first FttH deployments. The country’s oil and gas reserves have made it one of the wealthiest nations in Africa.
Competition in the fixed-line sector received a setback at the end of 2008 when the second operator, Lacom, exited the market after three years of operations, citing regulatory barriers that made it impossible to compete with Algerie Telecom (AT). Only months later, the already delayed privatisation of AT was called off and the licensing of third generation (3G) mobile spectrum delayed further, which may indicate that the government is trying to boost AT’s fixed and fixed-wireless infrastructure before allowing more competition in the broadband sector from the mobile operators.
AT is currently connecting around 700 new fixed lines every day, mostly using its CDMA wireless local loop network which supports broadband and full mobility. In parallel with the access networks, the national and international fibre optic backbone is being upgraded to an IP-based next-generation network (NGN). The government has announced investments of €100 million into national fibre infrastructure over the five years to 2014.
This report contains an overview of Algeria’s fixed-line market and the regulatory environment, analysis and key statistics, and two scenario forecasts for fixed-line services to 2012 and 2015.
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