Algeria Primed to Have Commercial 5G Services in 2020
Algeria's MNOs criticised for poor quality of service
Algeria's telcos have been slow to develop their mobile broadband capabilities, having relied on 3G for some years longer than necessary before committing to investments in LTE. Once LTE services were launched in September 2016, services quickly reached all 48 provinces. However, within the provinces access to LTE was patchy, and where it was available the service quality has been poor.
As a consequence, the regulator has repeatedly warned or fined the MNOs for failing to adhere to their licence obligations regarding network reach and service quality. To help the MNOs adhere to their targets, the regulator has also issued them with additional spectrum, including spectrum in the 71-76GHz and 81-86GHz ranges in February 2020, additional spectrum in August 2020, and more spectrum still in April 2021 (in the 2300MHz band). Despite this, in the following October the MNOs were again warned by the regulator concerning breaches of some of their licence obligations.
Additional bandwidth made available from the ORVAL submarine system has helped the MNOs since the beginning of 2021. More bandwidth is to be made available during the next few years from the Blue-Raman and Africa-1 cables, which should also help reduce access costs to end users.
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
- Historical overview
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- 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
- Market analysis
- Broadband statistics
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Other fixed broadband services
Digital economy
- E-learning
- E-health
- E-government
- E-payments
Fixed network operators
- Algérie Télécom
- Lacom (CAT, defunct)
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- International infrastructure
- Smart infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Algeria 2022 (e)
- Table 2 Telephony market revenue by service (DZD billion) 2011 2020
- Table 3 Growth in the number of in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2027
- Table 4 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers (million) 2010 2021
- Table 5 Change in the proportion of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
- Table 6 Development of mobile market share of subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Table 7 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by platform (million) 2010 2021
- Table 8 Change in the market share of subscribers by platform 2014 2021
- Table 9 Decline in mobile ARPU 2012 2021
- Table 10 Growth in the number of 3G and LTE subscribers by operator (million) 2018 2021
- Table 11 Decline in the number of GSM subscribers by operator (million) 2013 2021
- Table 12 Change in the market share of GSM subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Table 13 Development of SMS traffic 2011 2021
- Table 14 Change in the number of 3G and LTE mobile broadband subscribers 2014 2021
- Table 15 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2026
- Table 16 Increase in mobile data traffic 2018 2021
- Table 17 Change in the number of Mobilis's subscribers 2009 2021
- Table 18 Change in the number of Djezzy's mobile subscribers 2011 2022
- Table 19 Development of Djezzy's financial data (DZD billion) 2011 2022
- Table 20 Development of Djezzy's financial data ($ million) 2013 2021
- Table 21 Change in Djezzy's blended mobile ARPU 2012 2022
- Table 22 Development of Ooredoo Algeria's financial data (QAR billion) 2009 2022
- Table 23 Change in Ooredoo's mobile ARPU by segment (QAR/month) 2009 2022
- Table 24 Growth in the number of Ooredoo's mobile subscribers by type (million) 2011 2022
- Table 25 Decline in the number of Ooredoo's wireless broadband subscribers 2014 2022
- Table 26 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Table 27 Fixed-line broadband connections by data rate 2017 2018
- Table 28 Fixed-line broadband connections by data rate (new format) 2020 - 2021
- Table 29 Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2021
- Table 30 Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers 2015 2021
- Table 31 Change in the number of WiMAX broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Table 32 Fixed-wireless (LTE) broadband subscribers 2014 2021
- Table 33 Development of fixed-line household penetration 2013 2021
- Table 34 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Table 35 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service by type (million) 2009 2021
- Table 36 Decline in fixed-line voice traffic 2015 2021
- Table 37 Increase in national fibre network length 2012 2018
- Table 38 Increase in used international bandwidth 2011 2021
- Table 39 Historic - Change in the number of 3G subscribers by operator (million) 2013 2017
- Table 40 Historic - Change in the market share of 3G subscribers by operator 2013 2017
- Table 41 Historic - Decline in the number of WLL lines 2008 2017
- Table 42 Historic - Djezzy subscribers 2005 2010
- Table 43 Historic - Fixed-line and mobile traffic (million minutes) 2012 2015
- Table 44 Historic - Fixed-line traffic per line per month 2008 2015
- Table 45 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity 1995 2010
- Table 46 Historic - Fixed lines in service by type (million) 2001 2010
- Table 47 Historic - Telephony market revenue by service (DZD billion) 2000 2010
- Table 48 Historic - Telephony market revenue by service ($ million) 2000 2016
- Table 49 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate 1999 2015
- Table 50 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1999 2010
- Table 51 Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2003 2010
- Table 52 Historic - Mobile ARPU 2002 2009
- Table 53 Historic - LTE subscribers by operator 2017
- Table 54 Historic - Mobile termination rates by operator (DZD/minute) 2013 2016
- Table 55 Historic - Decline in Djezzy's financial data (DZD billion) 2008 2010
- Table 56 Historic - Growth in the number of Ooredoo's mobile subscribers by segment (million) 2005 2010
- Table 57 Historic - Increase in international bandwidth 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 Telephony market revenue by service (DZD billion) 2011 2020
- Chart 11 Growth in the number of in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2027
- Chart 12 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers 2010 2021
- Chart 13 Change in the proportion of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
- Chart 14 Development of mobile market share of subscribers by operator 2012 2021
- Chart 15 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by platform 2010 2021
- Chart 16 Change in the market share of subscribers by platform 2014 2021
- Chart 17 Decline in mobile ARPU 2012 2021
- Chart 18 Growth in the number of 3G and LTE subscribers by operator (million) 2018 2021
- Chart 19 Decline in the number of GSM subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Chart 20 Change in the market share of GSM subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Chart 21 Development of SMS traffic (billion) 2011 2021
- Chart 22 Change in the number of 3G and LTE mobile broadband subscribers 2014 2021
- Chart 23 Growth in the number of in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2014 2026
- Chart 24 Change in the number of Mobilis's subscribers 2009 2021
- Chart 25 Change in the number of Djezzy's mobile subscribers 2011 2022
- Chart 26 Development of Djezzy's financial data 2011 2022
- Chart 27 Development of Djezzy's financial data ($) 2013 2021
- Chart 28 Change in Djezzy's blended mobile ARPU 2012 2022
- Chart 29 Development of Ooredoo Algeria's financial data (QAR billion) 2009 2022
- Chart 30 Change in Ooredoo's mobile ARPU by segment 2009 2022
- Chart 31 Growth in the number of Ooredoo's mobile subscribers by type 2011 2022
- Chart 32 Decline in the number of Ooredoo's wireless broadband subscribers 2014 2022
- Chart 33 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
- Chart 34 Growth in the number of DSL broadband subscribers and penetration 2009 2021
- Chart 35 Growth in the number of fibre broadband subscribers 2015 2021
- Chart 36 Change in the number of WiMAX broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Chart 37 Fixed-wireless (LTE) broadband subscribers 2014 2021
- Chart 38 Change in the number of fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
- Chart 39 Growth in the number of fixed lines in service by type 2009 2021
- Chart 40 Increase in national fibre network length 2012 2018
- Chart 41 Increase in used international bandwidth 2011 2021
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 Ooredoo Algeria's licences and expiry dates
