--- title: BuddeComm Market Reports - Developing Telecoms description: Developing Telecoms business category news feed canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html language: en-GB date: 2021-06-25T13:01:31Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html. markdown-tokens: 4939 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![Planned True-DTAC merger set to alter Thailand’s mobile market dynamics](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Bangkok_skytrain_sunset600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 10 June 2022 20245 views [Thailand’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Thailand-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom sector is relatively mature and hosts a mix of public and private sector players. The mobile market is highly developed and has experienced strong growth over the last seven years. ![Afghanistan telecom sector’s progress threatened by the return of the Taliban regime](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Kabul_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 June 2022 21935 views The return of the Taliban to power in August 2021 following the American-led withdrawal of security forces has thrown the telecom sector – along with the rest of [Afghanistan’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Afghanistan-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)developing economy – into disarray. ![Azerbaijan experiences tepid growth as infrastructure investment lags](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/baku_towers_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 June 2022 18028 views In spite of the telecom sector being one of the major contributors to [Azerbaijan’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Azerbaijan-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)non-oil GDP, overall development, growth, and investment in the sector has been held back by years of political and civil unrest coupled with endemic corruption. ![Guinea sees sharp rise in mobile broadband traffic](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Guinea_Conakry_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 13 May 2022 15422 views [Guinea’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Guinea-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom market is dominated by MTN and Orange. After the entry of these regional players, the number of mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily. ![Mali’s dominant mobile network operators trial 5G](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Bamako_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 13 May 2022 15238 views [Mali’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Mali-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)topography includes large tracts of sparsely populated desert, with many settlements being hard to reach and thus rendering it difficult and expensive to provide effective fixed or mobile networks. ![Madagascar gains link to the MATISS submarine cable](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Antananarivo_landscape_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 13 May 2022 14173 views Telecom services in [Madagascar ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Madagascar-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)have benefited from intensifying competition between the main operators, including Orange Madagascar, Airtel, and the incumbent telco Telma. ![Zimbabwe becomes one of the few African countries with 5G](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Harare_downtown_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 13 May 2022 15673 views [Zimbabwe’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Zimbabwe-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telcos continue to be affected by the country’s poor economy. This has been exacerbated by the significant economic difficulties related to the pandemic. ![Laos launches 5G services in the hope of fuelling telecom sector growth](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Vientiane_sunset_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 12 May 2022 17844 views [Laos ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Laos-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2013. One of the conditions of admittance was to establish an independent regulator for its telecom sector within two years. ![Kyrgyzstan’s political instability scares away much-needed foreign investment](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/bishkek_mountains_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 12 May 2022 16281 views The [Kyrgyz Republic (more commonly known as Kyrgyzstan) ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Kyrgyzstan-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth over the last decade – at least in terms of other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries in Eastern Europe and Asia that formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. ![India’s government implements major reform package](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Jaipur_baths_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 12 April 2022 16023 views [India’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/India-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecommunications sector has struggled for growth over the last five years. The sector’s lacklustre performance has been in spite of concerted efforts by the government to bolster the underlying infrastructure in a bid to achieve universal coverage. ![Digi-Celcom merger will ease Malaysia’s overcrowded mobile market](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Malaysia.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 12 April 2022 19681 views As part of a diverse range of initiatives designed to move the country from developing to developed status by 2025, [Malaysia ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Malaysia-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)has enabled and encouraged open competition in its telecommunications market. ![Mauritania completes national broadband backbone network](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Nouakchott_mosque_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 11 April 2022 16465 views [Mauritania’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Mauritania-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)small population and low economic output has limited the country’s ability to develop sustained growth in the telecom sector. ![Cable landing to boost fixed and broadband in Côte d’Ivoire](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/cote-divoire-adjame-market-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 11 April 2022 14581 views In recent years the government of [Ivory Coast](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/C%c3%b4te-d-Ivoire-Ivory-Coast-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83) has helped develop a competitive telecom sector focussed on the provision of converged services, thus allowing operators to offer fixed-line and mobile services under a universal services licence regime. ![Burundi gains greater internet connectivity to neighbouring countries](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Burundi-Bujumbura-600-credit.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 16202 views Among African countries, [Burundi ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Burundi-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)provides an attractive telecom market given its high population density and existing low penetration rates for all services. ![Rwanda’s regulator secures m-money interoperability](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kigali_sunset_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 13073 views [Rwanda ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Rwanda-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)was slow to liberalise the mobile sector, allowing MTN a monopoly until 2006 when the fixed-line incumbent, Rwandatel (since acquired by Liquid Intelligence Technologies) became the second mobile operator. ![Malawi’s telcos reduce cost of data packages during pandemic](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Lilongwe_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 13190 views With few resources, [Malawi ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Malawi-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)is one of the world’s least developed countries. There has been little investment in fixed-line telecom infrastructure, and as a result, the country’s two mobile networks Airtel Malawi and TMN provide the vast majority of connections for voice and data services. ![Tanzanian government extends national backbone network](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/dar-es-salaam-aerial-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 14579 views [Tanzania’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Tanzania-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom sector enjoys effective competition, particularly in the mobile segment. There remains considerable movement within the market, with Smart having stopped services in late 2019 and Tigo Tanzania having completed its merger with Zantel. Tigo Tanzania in April 2021 was sold by its parent company MIC as it sought to focus on its operations in Latin America. ![Improved internet connectivity in Eswatini sees steady growth in broadband subscribers](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Eswatini_landscape_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 15085 views [Eswatini (or eSwatini) ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Eswatini-Swaziland-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)was one of the last countries in the world to open up its telecom market to competition. Until 2011 the state-owned Eswatini Posts and Telecommunications also acted as the industry regulator and had a stake in the country’s sole mobile network, in an uneasy partnership with MTN Eswatini. ![Mauritius gains technology skills in nanosatellites](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Mauritius_Port_Louis600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 08 April 2022 12339 views The telecom sector in [Mauritius ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Mauritius-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)has long been supported by the varied needs of tourists. This has stimulated the mobile market, leading to a particularly high penetration rate. ![Georgia telecom sector’s growth stymied by weak demand](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/tbilisi_aerial_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 16 March 2022 11147 views [Georgia’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Georgia-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom sector has been attempting for many years to overcome the decades of under-investment in its fixed-line infrastructure during the Soviet era. Concerted efforts to privatise state-owned enterprises and open up the telecom market have been mostly successful, with a large number of operators now competing in both the fixed-line and the mobile segments. ![Djibouti government confirms plan to privatise the telecom sector](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Djibouti_City_aerial_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 15 March 2022 15153 views To date, [Djibouti ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Djibouti-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)remains one of the last bastions where the national telco has a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, internet, and broadband. The lack of competition to Djibouti Telecom for such services has meant that the market has not lived up to its potential. ![Egypt progresses with digital transformation projects](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/CairoUniv600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 15 March 2022 14843 views [Egypt’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Egypt-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)large telecom market is supported by a population of about 103 million and benefits from effective competition in most sectors. A liberal regulatory regime allows for unified licenses which permit operators to offer fixed-line as well as mobile services. ![Unstable Sudanese political situation exposing fragile internet sector](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/khartoum-night-600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 15 March 2022 10618 views [Sudan ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Sudan-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)emerged as a poorer country when South Sudan separated from it in 2011. Although Sudan has about four times the population of South Sudan, the latter benefits from its control of the majority of known oil reserves. ![Gabon’s government prepares to sell stake in incumbent operator](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Libreville_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 14 March 2022 12893 views [Gabon ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Gabon-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)remains one of the wealthiest nations in Africa in terms of GDP per capita, with the economy largely buttressed by oil revenue. ![Gambia’s regulator calls for backup connectivity on submarine cables](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Gambia_Banjul_Harbour_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 14 March 2022 11583 views [Gambia’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Gambia-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom market is dominated by the incumbent telco Gamtel, which retains a monopoly on fixed-line telephony services. There are five mobile network operators providing effective competition, though Giraffe Telecom was only licensed in January 2022 and is yet to be assigned spectrum. ![Orange Senegal continues with 5G trials](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Dakar_statue_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 14 March 2022 15208 views [Senegal’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Senegal-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom market continues to show steady growth in all sectors. This has been supported by the particular demands made on consumers during the pandemic, which resulted in a particularly strong increase in the number of subscribers. ![Uganda’s pandemic woes contribute to Africell’s exit](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/kampala_downtown_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 10 March 2022 12582 views A series of reforms within [Uganda’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Uganda-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)telecom sector have provided the country with one of the most competitive markets in the region. ![Niger slowly improves internet connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Niamey_night_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 10 March 2022 14322 views [Niger ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Niger-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)is one of the largest countries in West Africa but also one of the poorest in the world. As with many African markets, a lack of fixed telecoms infrastructure has led to growth in mobile services. Niger’s mobile penetration is modest compared to other countries in the region, while fixed broadband penetration is negligible. ![Panama increases connectivity via the Aurora and Caribbean Express cables](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/panama_city_casco_viejo_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 10 March 2022 13463 views [Panama ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Panama-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)has seen a steady increase in revenue from the telecom sector in recent years. Mobile services and broadband remain the key growth sectors, with mobile connections accounting for 90% of all connections, and over half of telecom sector revenue. ![DRC sector development stymied by lack of investment and regulation](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Kinshasa_Congo600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 March 2022 14093 views The [Democratic Republic of Congo](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Democratic-Republic-of-Congo-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83) (formerly Zaire) has had a tortuous history since gaining independence. The country’s stability has been affected by disputes among rival groups and armed militias, particularly in the far eastern provinces and Katanga. This has resulted in considerable social upheaval, exacerbated by considerable corruption within the government. ![Mozambique Telecom contracts vendor for national 5G rollout](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Maputo-aerial600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 March 2022 13376 views [Mozambique ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Mozambique-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)was one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform and to open the sector to competition. ![Cameroon waiting on the launch of Camtel Mobile’s service](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/cameroon_bessengue_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 March 2022 12959 views [Cameroon ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Cameroon-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators. After some delays, Viettel Cameroon launched a third network and has since grown its subscriber base rapidly. ![Chad continues to improve international internet connectivity](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Chad_Ndjamena_600.jpg) Details James Barton Category: [BuddeComm Market Reports](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/200-buddecom-market-reports.html) 09 March 2022 11905 views During the last decade [Chad’s ](https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Chad-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses/?r=83)economy has been dominated by oil exports, and as a result economic growth has been affected by the changing prices for the commodity on international markets. Recent economic difficulties have been exacerbated by civil unrest, an influx of refugees from neighbouring countries, and the economic downsides resulting from the pandemic.