Botswana using improved fibre connectivity to develop e-commerce
Although Botswana has a particularly high mobile penetration rate, the fixed-line sector remains underdeveloped. This is characteristic of many markets in the region, itself a legacy of years of underinvestment.
However, the government and the wholesale network provider BoFiNet have made considerable progress in recent years to expand the reach of the national fibre network. This is being used to develop e-health and e-government services, and also to foster e-commerce.
The government in October 2021 launched a revised e-commerce strategy in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This strategy aims to address various barriers which could potentially restrict growth of e-commerce, and is premised on the wider availability of quality broadband. It is also supported by the wider efforts being made as part of Botswana's Vision 2036 program, which aims to propel economic development through ICT.
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
- Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
- Economic considerations and responses
- Subscribers
- Infrastructure
Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Historical overview
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Mobile network developments
Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- Major mobile operators
- Mobile content and applications
Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Market analysis
- Public internet access facilities
- Botswana Internet Exchange (BINX)
- White space spectrum
- Broadband statistics
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
Digital economy
- E-health
- E-learning
- e-commerce
Fixed network operators
- Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC)
- Liquid Intelligence Technologies (LIT)
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 Botswana 2021 (e)
- Table 2 Telecom aggregate financial data (BWP million) 2012, 2013, 2015 2018
- Table 3 Telecom sector investment 2015 2018
- Table 4 Change in BOCRA Group's surplus revenue 2009 2020
- Table 5 Change in BOCRA's income (Authority) 2012 2020
- Table 6 Change in BOCRA Group's income by type (BWP million) 2012 2020
- Table 7 Telecom licenses by category (old framework) 2011 2018
- Table 8 Telecom licenses by category (new framework) 2017 2019
- Table 9 Fall in the MTR 2011 2014; 2017 2018
- Table 10 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 11 Mobile market share of subscribers by operator 2010 2021
- Table 12 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 13 Change in SMS traffic (million) 2011 2021
- Table 14 Mobile internet subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Table 15 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband penetration 2013 2026
- Table 16 Growth in mobile broadband traffic (PB) 2016 2019
- Table 17 Development of Mascom Botswana's mobile ARPU 2011 2021
- Table 18 Growth in the number of Mascom Botswana's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 19 Development of Mascom Botswana's financial data (ZAR million) 2015 2021
- Table 20 Growth in the number of Orange Botswana's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 21 Growth in the number of BTC's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 22 BTC mobile revenue by service (BWP million) 2015 2021
- Table 23 Increase in the number of mobile money users 2011 2021
- Table 24 Change in the number of mobile money users by operator 2014 2021
- Table 25 Growth in the number of internet subscribers and penetration rate 2011 2021
- Table 26 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers 2011 2026
- Table 27 DSL broadband subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 28 Fixed wireless broadband subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 29 Development of BTC's financial data (BWP million) 2011 2021
- Table 30 Annual change in BTC's financial data (BWP million) 2010 2021
- Table 31 Development of BTC's revenue by service (BWP million) 2013 2021
- Table 32 Annual change in BTC's revenue by service (BWP million) 2014 2021
- Table 33 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
- Table 34 Development of international internet bandwidth 2011 2020
- Table 35 Historic - BTC financial results (million) 2005 2010
- Table 36 Historic - International internet bandwidth 2003 2010
- Table 37 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Botswana 2000 2010
- Table 38 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Botswana 2000 2010
- Table 39 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1999 2010
- Table 40 Historic - Mascom Botswana ARPU 2005 2010
- Table 41 Historic - Orange Botswana Subscribers 2007 2010
- Table 42 Historic - Orange Botswana mobile revenue 2008 2014
- Table 43 Historic - Value of mobile money transactions 2011 2014
- Table 44 Historic - Mobile money transactions by volume 2013 2014
- Table 45 Historic - DSL broadband subscribers 2008 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 Telecom sector financial data 2012, 2013, 2015 2018
- Chart 11 Change in BOCRA Group's income by type (BWP million) 2012 2020
- Chart 12 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 13 Mobile market share of subscribers by operator 2010 2021
- Chart 14 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
- Chart 15 Change in SMS traffic (million) 2011 2021
- Chart 16 Mobile internet subscribers by operator (thousand) 2012 2021
- Chart 17 Active mobile broadband penetration 2013 2026
- Chart 18 Growth in mobile broadband traffic (PB) 2016 2019
- Chart 19 Development of Mascom Botswana's mobile ARPU 2011 2021
- Chart 20 Growth in the number of Mascom Botswana's mobile subscribers (million) 2011 2021
- Chart 21 Development of Mascom Botswana's financial data 2015 2021
- Chart 22 Growth in the number of Orange Botswana's mobile subscribers 2011 2021
- Chart 23 Growth in the number of BTC's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
- Chart 24 BTC mobile revenue by service 2015 2021
- Chart 25 Change in the number of mobile money users by operator 2014 2021
- Chart 26 Growth in the number of internet subscribers and penetration rate 2011 2021
- Chart 27 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers 2011 2026
- Chart 28 Development of BTC's financial data 2011 2021
- Chart 29 Development of BTC's revenue by service 2013 2021
- Chart 30 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2011 2026
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 Botswana
