DRC Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

"DRC Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report," a new Country Intelligence Report by the analyst, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in DRC today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2030. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, and mobile segments, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in DRC.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, tariff regulation, and more.
• Telecom services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, and mobile data markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
• Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Key Highlights

• The overall telecom services revenue in the DRC will grow at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period, 2025-2030.
• Mobile data service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 9.6%, driven by government initiatives to promote digital connectivity, increasing smartphone and mobile internet subscriptions, growing 4G subscriptions, supported by telco promotions offering additional data at no extra cost, and projected growth in adoption of 5G services.
• Fixed broadband service revenue will grow at a CAGR of 4.5%, thanks to growing adoption of fixed broadband services, with government efforts to improve broadband network coverage in the DRC.

Scope

• Total telecom service revenue in DRC will grow at a CAGR of 6.7% over the forecast period 2025-2030, supported by revenue growth in mobile data, mobile voice, and fixed broadband service segments.
• Mobile data service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 9.6%, driven by government initiatives to promote digital connectivity, increasing smartphone and mobile internet subscriptions, growing 4G subscriptions, supported by telco promotions offering additional data at no extra cost, and a projected growth in adoption of 5G services.

Reasons to Buy

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in DRC.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, tariff regulation and more.
• Telecom services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, and mobile data markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications markets.
• Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.