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Namibia's MTC launches N$1.1 billion project to provide 100% population coverage by 2019
Although Namibia was slow to introduce competition in the mobile market, with a second operator not licensed until 2006, the market has since seen penetration rates rise to well above the regional average. A new player, Paratus Telecom, has launched LTE services to compete with those offered by MTC, while in late 2017 the regulator licensed Demshi Investment to provide mobile voice and data services. MTC in late 2017 launched a major infrastructure program aimed at delivering national population coverage by October 2019.
Fixed-line services are still a monopoly of Telecom Namibia, but as a member of the WTO the government plans to open the telecom sector to full competition.
Although Namibia's internet and broadband sector is reasonably competitive, with a small number of active ISPs, its development was for long held back by high prices for international bandwidth caused by the lack of a direct connection to international submarine fibre optic cables. This changed in 2011 when the WACS cable landed in the country. International cable services were launched in May 2012. In parallel, Namibia is diversifying its transit access routes via adjacent countries.
The country's growth in broadband services has been helped by developments with 3G and LTE network rollouts, as well as by investments in national fibre backbone infrastructure. Several WiMAX and other wireless broadband services offer additional access options and are standing by to bring additional competition to the voice market as well, once internet telephony is deregulated.
Key developments:
Telecom Namibia deploys more WiMAX base stations;
MTC triples mobile data speeds with launch of LTE-A technology;
MTC launched N$1 billion network expansion project, dubbed 081Every1;
Telecom regulator holds workshop on implementing 5G in Namibia;
Exclusive Gateway Networks proposes building a Single Telecoms Gateway to manage all voice and data traffic;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to June 2017, operator data for fiscal 2016, recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Telecom Namibia;
Mobile Telecommunications (MTC);
Cell One (Leo, Orascom);
Powercom;
MTN Business Namibia;
MWEB Namibia;
Africa Online Namibia;
Internet Technologies Namibia;
iWay.
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Although Namibia was slow to introduce competition in the mobile market, with a second operator not licensed until 2006, the market has since seen penetration rates rise to well above the regional average. A new player, Paratus Telecom, has launched LTE services to compete with those offered by MTC, while in late 2017 the regulator licensed Demshi Investment to provide mobile voice and data services. MTC in late 2017 launched a major infrastructure program aimed at delivering national population coverage by October 2019.
Fixed-line services are still a monopoly of Telecom Namibia, but as a member of the WTO the government plans to open the telecom sector to full competition.
Although Namibia's internet and broadband sector is reasonably competitive, with a small number of active ISPs, its development was for long held back by high prices for international bandwidth caused by the lack of a direct connection to international submarine fibre optic cables. This changed in 2011 when the WACS cable landed in the country. International cable services were launched in May 2012. In parallel, Namibia is diversifying its transit access routes via adjacent countries.
The country's growth in broadband services has been helped by developments with 3G and LTE network rollouts, as well as by investments in national fibre backbone infrastructure. Several WiMAX and other wireless broadband services offer additional access options and are standing by to bring additional competition to the voice market as well, once internet telephony is deregulated.
Key developments:
Telecom Namibia deploys more WiMAX base stations;
MTC triples mobile data speeds with launch of LTE-A technology;
MTC launched N$1 billion network expansion project, dubbed 081Every1;
Telecom regulator holds workshop on implementing 5G in Namibia;
Exclusive Gateway Networks proposes building a Single Telecoms Gateway to manage all voice and data traffic;
Report update includes the regulator's market data to June 2017, operator data for fiscal 2016, recent market developments.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Telecom Namibia;
Mobile Telecommunications (MTC);
Cell One (Leo, Orascom);
Powercom;
MTN Business Namibia;
MWEB Namibia;
Africa Online Namibia;
Internet Technologies Namibia;
iWay.
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1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
4.1 Market analysis
5. Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authorities
5.1.1 Ministerial Communications Division
5.1.2 CRAN (formerly NCC)
5.2 Communications Act 2009
5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation
5.4 International gateways
5.5 Interconnection
5.6 Number Portability (NP)
5.7 Infrastructure sharing
5.8 Universal Service
6. Fixed-network operator
6.1 Telecom Namibia (TN)
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 National fibre backbone networks
7.2 Next-Generation Network (NGN)
7.3 International infrastructure
7.3.1 Submarine cables
8. Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
8.2 Broadband statistics
8.3 Fixed-line broadband technologies
8.3.1 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
8.3.2 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
8.3.3 Other fixed-line broadband services
9. Digital economy
9.1 E-commerce
9.2 E-government
10. Mobile market
10.1 Market analysis
10.2 Mobile statistics
10.3 Mobile data
10.4 Mobile broadband
10.5 Regulatory issues
10.5.1 Licensing
10.5.2 Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
10.6 Mobile infrastructure
10.6.1 Digital networks
10.6.2 Third generation (3G)
10.6.3 Long-term Evolution (LTE)
10.6.4 5G developments
10.7 Other infrastructure developments
10.7.1 GPRS/EDGE
10.7.2 HSPA
10.7.3 Satellite mobile
10.8 Major mobile operators
10.8.1 MTC
10.8.2 Telecom Namibia Mobile (Cell One, Leo)
10.8.3 Paratus Telecom
10.9 Mobile content and applications
10.9.1 Mobile banking
11. Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Country statistics Namibia 2017 (e)
Table 2 Fixed-line network statistics 2017 (e)
Table 3 Internet provider statistics 2017
Table 4 Internet user statistics 2017 (e)
Table 5 Mobile statistics 2017 (e)
Table 6 National telecommunications authority
Table 7 Telecom sector revenue ($) 2007 - 2015
Table 8 Telecom sector revenue (N$) 2007 - 2015
Table 9 Total telephony revenue (N$) 2009 - 2013
Table 10 Telecom Namibia financial data 2007 - 2016
Table 11 Telecom Namibia exchange lines 2012 - 2016
Table 12 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 - 2009
Table 13 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2010 - 2018
Table 14 Telecom Namibia switching capacity 2009 - 2014
Table 15 International internet bandwidth 2003 - 2016
Table 16 Internet bandwidth per subscriber 2003 - 2016
Table 17 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1996 - 2009
Table 18 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 - 2018
Table 19 Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2005 - 2018
Table 20 DSL broadband subscribers 2012 - 2018
Table 21 DSL connections by data rate 2010 - 2016
Table 22 Telecom Namibia fixed broadband subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 23 Fixed-wireless broadband subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 24 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1995 - 2009
Table 25 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2010 - 2018
Table 26 Mobile prepaid and contract subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 27 SMS messages sent 2009 - 2016
Table 28 Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 - 2017
Table 29 Dedicated and standard mobile broadband subscribers 2009 - 2016
Table 30 Mobile Termination Rates 2008 - 2013
Table 31 MTC mobile subscribers 2005 - 2016
Table 32 MTC mobile financial data 2005 - 2016
Table 33 Telecom Namibia mobile subscribers 2005 - 2016
List of Charts
Chart 1 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2005 - 2018
Chart 2 Internet users and penetration rate 2005 - 2018
Chart 3 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2005 - 2018
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Namibia
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
4.1 Market analysis
5. Regulatory environment
5.1 Regulatory authorities
5.1.1 Ministerial Communications Division
5.1.2 CRAN (formerly NCC)
5.2 Communications Act 2009
5.3 Telecom sector liberalisation
5.4 International gateways
5.5 Interconnection
5.6 Number Portability (NP)
5.7 Infrastructure sharing
5.8 Universal Service
6. Fixed-network operator
6.1 Telecom Namibia (TN)
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
7.1 National fibre backbone networks
7.2 Next-Generation Network (NGN)
7.3 International infrastructure
7.3.1 Submarine cables
8. Fixed-line broadband market
8.1 Introduction and statistical overview
8.2 Broadband statistics
8.3 Fixed-line broadband technologies
8.3.1 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
8.3.2 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
8.3.3 Other fixed-line broadband services
9. Digital economy
9.1 E-commerce
9.2 E-government
10. Mobile market
10.1 Market analysis
10.2 Mobile statistics
10.3 Mobile data
10.4 Mobile broadband
10.5 Regulatory issues
10.5.1 Licensing
10.5.2 Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
10.6 Mobile infrastructure
10.6.1 Digital networks
10.6.2 Third generation (3G)
10.6.3 Long-term Evolution (LTE)
10.6.4 5G developments
10.7 Other infrastructure developments
10.7.1 GPRS/EDGE
10.7.2 HSPA
10.7.3 Satellite mobile
10.8 Major mobile operators
10.8.1 MTC
10.8.2 Telecom Namibia Mobile (Cell One, Leo)
10.8.3 Paratus Telecom
10.9 Mobile content and applications
10.9.1 Mobile banking
11. Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Country statistics Namibia 2017 (e)
Table 2 Fixed-line network statistics 2017 (e)
Table 3 Internet provider statistics 2017
Table 4 Internet user statistics 2017 (e)
Table 5 Mobile statistics 2017 (e)
Table 6 National telecommunications authority
Table 7 Telecom sector revenue ($) 2007 - 2015
Table 8 Telecom sector revenue (N$) 2007 - 2015
Table 9 Total telephony revenue (N$) 2009 - 2013
Table 10 Telecom Namibia financial data 2007 - 2016
Table 11 Telecom Namibia exchange lines 2012 - 2016
Table 12 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 - 2009
Table 13 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2010 - 2018
Table 14 Telecom Namibia switching capacity 2009 - 2014
Table 15 International internet bandwidth 2003 - 2016
Table 16 Internet bandwidth per subscriber 2003 - 2016
Table 17 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1996 - 2009
Table 18 Internet users and penetration rate 2010 - 2018
Table 19 Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2005 - 2018
Table 20 DSL broadband subscribers 2012 - 2018
Table 21 DSL connections by data rate 2010 - 2016
Table 22 Telecom Namibia fixed broadband subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 23 Fixed-wireless broadband subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 24 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1995 - 2009
Table 25 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2010 - 2018
Table 26 Mobile prepaid and contract subscribers 2013 - 2016
Table 27 SMS messages sent 2009 - 2016
Table 28 Active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 - 2017
Table 29 Dedicated and standard mobile broadband subscribers 2009 - 2016
Table 30 Mobile Termination Rates 2008 - 2013
Table 31 MTC mobile subscribers 2005 - 2016
Table 32 MTC mobile financial data 2005 - 2016
Table 33 Telecom Namibia mobile subscribers 2005 - 2016
List of Charts
Chart 1 Fixed lines in service and teledensity 2005 - 2018
Chart 2 Internet users and penetration rate 2005 - 2018
Chart 3 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2005 - 2018
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Namibia
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- Telecom Namibia
- Mobile Telecommunications (MTC)
- Cell One (Leo, Orascom)
- Powercom
- MTN Business Namibia
- MWEB Namibia
- Africa Online Namibia
- Internet Technologies Namibia
- iWay
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