Morocco upgrades its telecom ambitions with Digital 2030 strategy
Morocco has one of the more advanced telecommunications sectors in Africa. It has been supported by the government over decades, particularly relating to the country's digital transformation and the extension of broadband nationally. These measures have gone far to improving internet access. In the fixed-line broadband segment there is considerable investment in fibre. Though fibre accounts for about a third of all fixed broadband connections, it accounts for only about 25 of all internet connections, showing the dominance of the mobile platform.Other companies have attempted to break into the fixed broadband market but have been repeatedly thwarted by a lack of access to Maroc Telecom's DSL infrastructure. This situation culminated in Maroc Telecom being fined over MAD3 billion in 2020 for unfair competition practices by restricting local-loop unbundling. The DSL market has opened since then, with Inwi having secured a 17% share of subscribers by late 2023.
Other developments centre on the country's updated Maroc Digital 2030 digital strategy. As well as a complete digitisation of public services and stimulating the digital economy, the strategy aims to create 300,000 jobs, foster startups in the ICT sector, and increase the number of graduates with digital skills from Moroccan universities and technical colleges. These efforts are supported by Technopark Morocco, which opened its sixth campus in November 2023 and which is planning to have three more in service by the end of 2024. These incubators have supported thousands of businesses and have become central to the government's efforts to cement Morocco as a hub for technical innovation in the region.
Key Developments:
Helios Investment Partners acquires a majority stake in Maroc Datacentre.Technopark Morocco opens its sixth centre, in Essaouira, with three others planned.
Government sets up the National Commission for Digital Development, a body charged with streamlining administrative processes and improving the country's digital services.
Morocco improves ranking in e-governance tables following the digitisation of services.
Morocco joins with Tanzania to use satellite-based systems to collect data on agricultural yields in areas with no internet coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Key statistics
- Regional Africa Market Comparison
- Africa Telecom Maturity Index by tier
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI vs GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
- Country overview
- Telecommunications market
- Government support
- Technopark Morocco
- Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Telecommunications Law 1997
- Telecom law amendments 2002
- Telecom law amendments 2019
- Law 55-01 of 2004
- Universal service
- Universal Service Fund (USF)
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Privatisation
- Interconnection
- Fixed Number Portability (FNP)
- Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
- Mobile network developments
- SIM card registration
- Licensing
- Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
- Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
- Infrastructure sharing
- Mobile market
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile voice
- Mobile data
- Mobile broadband
- Mobile infrastructure
- Analogue networks
- Digital networks
- Major mobile operators
- Itissalatt Al-Maghrib (IAM, Maroc Telecom)
- Orange Morocco (Méditel)
- Inwi (Wana)
- Mobile content and applications
- Mobile payments, m-banking
- Satellite mobile
- Fixed-line broadband market
- Broadband statistics
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Maroc Telecom (Menara)
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Other fixed broadband services
- Satellite broadband
- Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)
- Wireless broadband
- Digital economy
- E-commerce
- E-learning
- E-government
- Tele-medicine
- Fixed network operators
- Major network operators
- Maroc Telecom
- Orange Morocco (Médi Telecom, Méditel)
- Inwi (formerly Wana, Maroc Connect)
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- National telecoms network
- The MARWAN network
- VoIP
- Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)
- Public call offices (teleboutiques)
- International infrastructure
- Submarine fibre
- Terrestrial fibre and microwave
- Satellite
- Data centres
- Appendix - Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Exhibits
Companies Mentioned
- Maroc Telecom / Itissalatt Al-Maghrib (IAM)
- Orange Morocco
- Inwi (Wana)
