Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts

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1 Brochure More information from Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Market Insights, Statistics and Forecasts Description: Ivory Coast's smaller mobile operators given ultimatum to merge During the last few years Cote d'ivoire has benefited from strong economic growth, with GDP having grown by 9.8% in 2012 before slowing to 8% in 2013 and an expected 8.2% for Although it has two competing fixed network operators, the countrys telecommunications sector is dominated by mobile telephony, with South Africa's MTN and France's Orange leading the market. The launch of three additional ore GSM networks between 2006 and 2008 Moov (owned by Etisalat of the UAE until it was sold to Maroc Telecom in May 2014), KoZ (operated by the Lebanese Comium Group) and Oricel Green Network (backed by Libya's LAP Green) has accelerated market growth and pushed mobile penetration well above the African average. Two additional operators have been licensed and are preparing to enter the market, but problems with frequency spectrum allocation have caused continuing delays. Some consolidation can be expected in this crowded market in the future. The internet and broadband sectors have remained underdeveloped. This is partly the legacy result of high international bandwidth costs caused by the incumbent having monopoly access to the only international fibre optic submarine cable serving the country. This was addressed in recent years, with the landing of a second cable in November 2011 and with up to three more cables expected to land in the near future. Significant reductions in retail pricing for some of the existing ADSL, WiMAX and EV-DO wireless broadband services can already be observed. The biggest game changer, however, has been the introduction of 3G mobile services. Following years of delays, the first 3G licence was finally awarded in March 2012 and the first 3.5G mobile broadband service has been launched, offering up to 42Mb/s using HSPA+ technology. The extensive geographical reach of the mobile networks will now make the internet accessible to a much wider part of the population. With a national backbone network including more than 20,000km of fibre optic cable, Cote divoire is in a good position to translate these improvements in competition and infrastructure into a booming broadband market and digital economy. Further changes are expected into 2015 following the commercial launch of LTE services from Orange and VipNet, which will see a significant increase in mobile broadband availability. In addition, the regulator planned not to renew the licence held by Cafe Mobile as it proceeds with the forced merger of smaller operators in a bid to improve poor quality of service for subscribers. Estimated market penetration rates in Cote d'ivoire's telecoms sector end-2014 (e) Market Penetration rate Mobile 88% Fixed 1% Internet 5% (Source: BuddeComm based on various sources) Key developments: Orange Cote d'ivoire and Airtel Burkina Faso open up mobile money transfer service; Government encourages merger between smaller mobile service providers; MTN Ivory Coast to invest XOF120 billion to upgrade its network through to 2017; VipNet launches TD-LTE service; Etisalat sells its Moov branded businesses to Maroc Telecom for $650 million; Continuing high GDP growth to sustain telecom sector revenue into 2015; Competition in international bandwidth market leading to lower broadband prices; 3G licences awarded, first HSPA+ mobile broadband service launched; MTN commissions a second data centre; WiMAX operator YooMee begins deploying an LTE network; Government increases tax on telcos to 30%; SIM card registration ordered to be processed again following large scale fraud; Report update includes regulator's market data to Q4 2014, telcos' operating data to Q4 2014, recent market

2 developments. Companies covered in this report: Cote d'ivoire Telecom (CI-Telecom), MTN CI, Arobase Telecom, Orange CI (France Telecom), Comium CI (KoZ), Etisalat (Moov), LapGreen (Green Network, GreenN, Oricel), Warid Telecom, Globacom, CORA de Comstar, Aircomm CI, Mainstreet Technologies, Africa Online, AfNet, Aviso, Globe Access Internet (Omnes), Intel Afrique, Solaris Telecom, Africom, Afripa Telecom (Atlantique Telecom), Comete, Globe Access, Monicash. Publication Overview: This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Cote d'ivoire's telecommunications market. Subjects covered include: Market and industry analyses, trends and developments; Facts, figures and statistics; Industry and regulatory issues; Infrastructure developments; Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU, MoU; Internet, VoIP, IPTV; Mobile Voice and Data Markets; Broadband (FttP, DSL, cable, wireless); Convergence and Digital Media; 3G subscriber and mobile ARPU; Government policies affecting the telecoms industry; Market liberalisation and industry issues; Telecoms operators privatisation, IPOs, acquisitions, new licences; Mobile technologies (GSM; 3G, HSPA, LTE). Contents: 1. Executive summary 2. Key statistics 2.1 Country overview 3. Telecommunications market 3.1 Market analysis 4. Regulatory environment 4.1 Overview 4.2 Regulatory authorities Autorité de Regulation des Télécommunications de Côte d'ivoire (ARTCI) 4.3 Interconnection 4.4 Telecom sector liberalisation 4.5 Universal service fund 5. Fixed network operators in Côte d'ivoire 5.1 Fixed-line statistics 5.2 CI-Telecom Privatisation Network infrastructure Wireless Local Loop (WLL), CDMA Arobase Telecom (MTN) 6. International infrastructure 6.1 Submarine fibre cables Glo Main One ACE WACS 6.2 Terrestrial fibre 6.3 Satellite 7. Internet market 7.1 Overview Internet statistics 7.2 Public Internet access locations

3 7.3 ISP market MTN Business (AfNet) Aviso 7.4 Internet via satellite 7.5 VoIP 7.6 E-Commerce 8. Broadband 8.1 ADSL 8.2 WiMAX 8.3 EV-DO 8.4 WiFi 9. Mobile communications 9.1 Overview of Côte d'ivoire's mobile market Mobile statistics 9.2 Major mobile operators MTN Côte d'ivoire (formerly Loteny) Orange CI 9.3 Minor operators Comium (KoZ) Moov (Etisalat) Green Network (Oricel, LapGreen) Warid Telecom Globacom CORA de Comstar and Aircomm CI (Historic) 9.4 Mobile data services SMS MMS GPRS/EDGE 9.5 Third generation (3G) 9.6 High-Speed packet access (HSPA) 9.7 Long-term Evolution (LTE) 9.8 Mobile content and applications M-payments 9.9 Satellite mobile 10. Forecasts 10.1 Forecasts mobile market 2014; Data centres 12. Related reports Table 1 Country statistics Côte d'ivoire 2014 Table 2 Fixed-line network statistics 2014 (Mar) Table 3 Internet provider statistics 2014 Table 4 Internet, broadband and social media user statistics 2013 (e) Table 5 Mobile statistics 2014 (Mar) Table 6 National telecommunications authorities Table 7 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Cote divoire Table 8 Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Cote divoire Table 9 Fixed lines in service by operator Table 10 Fixed-line revenue and investment Table 11 Internet access market revenue in Cote divoire Table 12 Internet access market investment in Cote divoire Table 13 Internet users and penetration rate in Cote divoire Table 14 Internet subscribers and penetration rate in Cote divoire Table 15 ISP market share of subscribers Table 16 Orange ADSL pricing 2014 Table 17 VipNet ADSL pricing 2014 Table 18 Mobile market revenue and investment Table 19 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cote divoire Table 20 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cote divoire Table 21 Mobile market share of subscribers by operator Table 22 MTN Cote divoire subscribers Table 23 MTN Cote divoire revenue Table 24 MTN Cote d'ivoire ARPU Table 25 Orange Cote divoire subscribers

4 Table 26 Orange Cote divoire revenue Table 27 Comium Cote d'ivoire subscribers Table 28 Moov subscribers Table 29 Green mobile subscribers Table 30 Orange Cote divoire 3G+ HSPA pricing 2012 Table 31 Forecast mobile subscribers in Cote divoire 2014; 2017 Chart 1 Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Cote divoire Chart 2 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cote divoire Chart 3 Orange Cote divoire revenue Exhibit 1 Map of Côte d'ivoire Exhibit 2 West African common regulatory framework 2005 Ordering: Order Online - Order by Fax - using the form below Order by Post - print the order form below and send to Research and Markets, Guinness Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8, Ireland.

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