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Somalia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 82 Pages
  • June 2022
  • Region: Somalia
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 3822229

Somalia's government making strides in improving telecom sector regulation


Having undergone almost three decades in which there was no effective management over Somalia's telecom sector, there have been considerable changes made in recent years. These have mainly been in response to the government, having been newly elected in 2017, being determined to promote ICTs and to bring the country into line with international developments.

This has been manifested in several ways, including the adoption of a National Telecoms Law, the creation of a regulator to oversee the sector, and the introduction of a licensing regime under which all operators must secure one of three types of operating licence. If policed effectively, this should end the free-for-all of former years wherein it was relatively easy for companies to set themselves up and offer services.

These efforts towards inclusion have also benefitted the country's m-money providers. For many years, these services were unregulated and thus did not have the restrictions commonly applied by banks. In addition, the poor currency conversion rate made it easy for locals to make transactions which would otherwise involve large amounts of currency. The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) awarded a country's first m-money licence (to Hormuud Telecom) in February 2021, though such services had already been available for about a decade. The licensing regime has formalised transactions, and made it possible to integrate m-payments with the country's own financial system and with international systems. The majority of adult Somalis use m-money services regularly.

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
  • Market analysis

Regulatory environment
  • Overview
  • Regulatory authority
  • Unified licenses

Mobile market
  • Mobile statistics
  • Mobile broadband
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Mobile content and applications

Broadband market
  • Market analysis
  • Broadband statistics

Telecommunications infrastructure
  • Overview of the national telecom network
  • National infrastructure developments
  • International infrastructure

Appendix Historic data
  • Glossary of abbreviations
  • Related reports

List of Tables
  • Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Somalia 2022 (e)
  • Table 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2011 2027
  • Table 3 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate 2012 2027
  • Table 4 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers 2012 2027
  • Table 5 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2027
  • Table 6 International bandwidth 2012 2017
  • Table 7 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2000 2010
  • Table 8 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1999 2015
  • Table 9 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1999 2010

    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 rate 2011 2027
  • Chart 11 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration rate 2012 2027
  • Chart 12 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration rate 2012 2027
  • Chart 13 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 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 Somalia and Somaliland
  • Exhibit 7 2Africa landing stations