Algerian regulator urging for wider reach of telecom services
Algeria has a steadily developing telecom infrastructure with growth encouraged by supportive regulatory measures and by government policies aimed at delivering serviceable internet connections across the country. The regulator recently initiated a new bidding process to licence a provider of universal telecom services, aiming to provide comprehensive coverage to all settlements.Mobile broadband is largely based on 3G and LTE. Developments on 5G have been slow thus far, though the government has acknowledged that the country risks falling behind and has thus looked at releasing suitable spectrum. In the meantime, the three MNOs and Mobilis, Djezzy and Ooredoo Algeria and MNOs have worked to develop 5G with vendors, with a view to launching commercial services. Although LTE is available in all provinces, much investment is required from the MNOs to improve the quality of service.
Fixed internet speeds remain slow, and the country ranks poorly in international tables. Some effort is ongoing to address this, with the government having pressed Algérie Télécom to increase the minimum rate available from 4Mb/s to 10Mb/s.
Intensifying price competition between the MNOs together with taxes on voice and data services, have had a negative effect on operator revenue. The difficult operating climate encouraged VEON to sell its entire share in Djezzy in mid-2022, allowing it to focus on its more profitable markets. The sale meant that the state now has a controlling interest in two of the country's three MNOs, which together had a 74% share of the mobile market by subscribers as of March 2023.
Key Developments:
Regulator calls for applicants for a universal licence, aiming to extend mobile services to areas of low population density.VEON completes the sale of Omnium Telecom Algérie, securing $682 million.
Algérie Télécom claiming to have signed up more than 900,000 fibre broadband subscribers.
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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
- Overview
- Market analysis
- Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Fixed-line developments
- Law of 2000
- Telecom sector liberalisation
- Privatisation
- Universal Telecommunications Service (UTS)
- Interconnection
- Access
- Mobile network developments
- Registration of subscriber details
- Interconnection
- Licensing
- Roaming
- Mobile Number Portability
- Spectrum
- Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- 5G
- 4G (LTE)
- 3G
- GSM
- GSM-R
- Other infrastructure developments
- Mobile data
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Algérie Télécom (Mobilis)
- Djezzy
- Ooredoo Algeria
- Mobile content and applications
- M-payments
- Fixed-line broadband market
- Market analysis
- Broadband statistics
- Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
- Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
- Other fixed broadband services
- WiMAX and Wi-Fi
- Broadband via satellite
- Digital economy
- E-learning
- E-health
- E-government
- E-payments
- Fixed network operators
- Algérie Télécom
- Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
- National backbone network
- Domestic satellite network
- Next Generation Networks (NGN)
- Lacom (CAT, defunct)
- Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- Algérie Télécom
- AETC
- CITA
- International infrastructure
- Terrestrial cables
- Satellite links
- Submarine cables
- Smart infrastructure
- Appendix - Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
List of Charts
List of Exhibits
Companies Mentioned
- Algerie Telecom (Mobilis)
- Optimum Telecom Algerie (Djezzy)
- Wataniya Telecom (Nedjema, Ooredoo)
- Djaweb
- EEPAD
- Swan Informatique
- IcosNet
- Smart link Communication
