Burkina Faso Telecoms, Mobile, and Broadband Statistics and Analyses 2017 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN--()--The "Burkina Faso - Telecoms, Mobile, and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

The telecom sector in Burkina Faso continues to be stymied by slow regulatory procedures and insufficient mobile spectrum, compounded by the poor condition of fixed-line networks which has held back the development of fixed-line internet services. The fixed-line incumbent Onatel is now majority-owned by Maroc Telecom. It operates the country's fixed-line network as well as one of the three mobile networks, Telmob.

Mobile telephony has experienced strong growth since competition was introduced in 2000. There has been some fluidity in ownership, with Zain having been acquired by Bharti Airtel before being sold on to Orange Group in 2016, and with Telecel becoming part of Marco Telecom and being rebranded as Moov. Although market penetration remains below the African average, is continues to grow steadily.

Onatel's FasoNet is the country's leading internet service provider, offering DSL and EV-DO services. Internet penetration is extremely low, exacerbated by the high cost of connectivity despite price cuts introduced since 2011 in the wake of improved international bandwidth via fibre links through adjacent countries. These links provide access to the region's international submarine cables. Although about 50 ISPs have been licensed, only three compete with FasoNet, and collectively these have fewer than 1,000 subscribers.

As a result of poor fixed-line infrastructure the mobile operators have become significant players in the internet sector, accounting for most connections.

Key Developments:

  • ECOWAS mobile roaming agreement comes into play;
  • government launches XOF23.6 billion project to provide metropolitan fibre-optic infrastructure;
  • Vodafone Wholesale and Huawei complete cable to Ghanaian border;
  • Orange Burkina Faso completes rebranding exercise;
  • G-Cloud project aiming to connect more than 400 institutions in all 13 regions;
  • government contracts Alcatel-Lucent to provide cloud networking technology facilitating digital public services;
  • international internet bandwidth increases to 7.2Gb/s;
  • The report includes the regulator's annual reports and market statistical updates to March 2017, telcos' financial and operating data to Q2 2017, recent market developments.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive summary

2. Key statistics

3. Country overview

4. Telecommunications market

5. Regulatory environment

6. Fixed-network operators

7. Telecommunications infrastructure

8. Fixed-line broadband market

9. Digital media

10. Mobile market

Companies Mentioned

  • Bharti Airtel (Zain, Celtel)
  • Cenatrin
  • CFAO Technologies
  • Delgi
  • FasoNet
  • Maroc Telecom
  • Moov (Telecel, Etisalat)
  • Net Access
  • Onatel
  • Orange Burkina Faso
  • River Telecom
  • Telmob
  • Vivendi
  • ZCP

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Related Topics: Telecommunications and Networks, Broadband, Mobile Networks

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For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470
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For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900
Related Topics: Telecommunications and Networks, Broadband, Mobile Networks