Zambia has two MNOs launch 5G services
Following elections held in August 2021, the new government immediately established a Ministry of Technology and Science to promote the use of ICT in developing economic growth and social inclusion. This focus on ICT, and on telecoms in particular, has been central to government strategies for some years. As part of the Smart Zambia initiative, investment has been made in data centres, a computer assembly plant, ICT training centres, and a Smart Education program. These efforts have been combined with the extension of broadband access and improved connectivity to international submarine cables. In turn, this has resulted in a considerable reduction in fixed-line and mobile access pricing for end-users.Following the allocation of additional spectrum in mid-2022, MTN Zambia launched 5G services in November 2022, followed by Airtel Zambia in July 2023. While these services have a limited reach, the government has looked to close down GSM networks during 2024 and allow the refarming of spectrum for 5G use. This will go some way to delivering the universal internet coverage which forms part of the government's ICT strategy and ambitions for a digital economy transformation.
Key Developments:
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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
- Market analysis
- Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Telecommunications Act 1994
- ICT Policies
- ICT Act 2009
- Regulatory Framework 2017
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- International gateways
- Licensing
- New unified licensing regime 2009
- Universal Access Fund (UAF)
- Infrastructure sharing
- Privatisation
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Converged licensing
- Mobile network developments
- SIM card registration
- Spectrum auctions
- Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
- Roaming
- Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile data
- SMS
- Mobile broadband
- Mobile infrastructure
- 5G
- 4G (LTE)
- 3G
- Other infrastructure developments
- Major mobile operators
- Airtel Zambia (formerly Zain/Celtel, Zamcell)
- MTN Zambia
- Zamtel Mobile (formerly Cell Z)
- Vodafone Zambia
- UZI Zambia
- Zedmobile
- Mobile content and applications
- M-commerce
- M-payment and m-banking
- Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Broadband statistics
- Public internet access locations
- Community telecentres
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Leased lines
- Other fixed broadband services
- Fixed network operators
- Zamtel
- CDMA2000 wireless local loop (WLL)
- ZESCO
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT)
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- National backbone networks
- Data centres
- International infrastructure
- Terrestrial cables
- Submarine cables
- Satellite
- Digital economy
- E-health
- E-learning
- E-government
- E-banking
- Appendix - Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Exhibits
Companies Mentioned
- Zambia Telecommunications (Zamtel, LAP Green)
- MTN Zambia
- Bharti Airtel
- Cell Z (Zamtel)
- ZamNet
- Coppernet Solutions
- UUNet Zambia
- Microlink Technologies
- AfriConnect
- Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO)
- Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC)
- Comium.
