Djibouti secures additional internet connectivity
In preparation for the sale of a minority stake in Djibouti Telecom, the company recently announced increased investments in network infrastructure. The additional capacity and resilience should make services cheaper and so encourage subscriber growth. This in turn will make the company more attractive to prospective foreign buyers looking to invest in a market which has thus far been one of the very few globally wherein the incumbent telco has retained a monopoly on services.
Djibouti Telecom has also recently invested in its several international cable interests, in which it holds stakes via various consortia.
The country will benefit from Google's Blue-Raman cable which will link Italy, Israel, and India. The Raman section will run from Jordan to Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, and Oman.
The consortium building the 10,000km Africa-1 cable expects the work to be completed by the end of 2023. The cable will initially have landing stations in Kenya, Djibouti, Pakistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and France, with others planned for north African Mediterranean countries, as also several on the continent's east coast running to South Africa as the cable is extended. Djibouti will also benefit from connectivity to the Africa2 cable.
With Djibouti Telecom building a third data centre to manage traffic from several cable systems, the hope is that the company can monetise its cable interests, and exploit data centre and mobile money services to develop revenue growth, and thus attract foreign investment.
Table of Contents
Key statistics- Regional Africa Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI vs GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Regulatory environment
- Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
Fixed-line broadband market
- Broadband statistics
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
Fixed network operator
- Djibouti Telecom
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- International infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Djibouti 2022 (e)
- Table 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 3 Mobile network coverage 2020
- Table 4 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers 2013 2027
- Table 5 Internet users and penetration rate 2011 2019
- Table 6 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2027
- Table 7 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2017 2019
- Table 8 Change in the number of Fibre subscribers 2017 2019
- Table 9 Change in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers by speed 2017 2020
- Table 10 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Table 11 International internet bandwidth 2011 2017; 2020
- Table 12 Historic - International internet bandwidth 1999 2010
- Table 13 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1999 2011
- Table 14 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1999 2010
- Table 15 Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers 2005 2011
- Table 16 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration 2000 2011
List of Charts
- Chart 1 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
- Chart 2 Africa Market Leaders global ranking
- Chart 3 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
- Chart 4 Africa Market Challengers global ranking
- Chart 5 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
- Chart 6 Africa Market Emergents global ranking
- Chart 7 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
- Chart 8 Africa Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 9 Africa Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2027
- Chart 11 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers 2013 2027
- Chart 12 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2027
- Chart 13 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2017 2019
- Chart 14 Change in the number of Fibre subscribers 2017 2019
- Chart 15 Change in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers by speed 2017 2020
- Chart 16 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Africa
- Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
- Exhibit 3 Africa Market Leaders and market developments
- Exhibit 4 Africa Market Challengers and market developments
- Exhibit 5 Africa Market Emergents and market developments
- Exhibit 6 Map of Djibouti
- Exhibit 7 2Africa landing stations
