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 Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
A peace agreement signed in 2007 gives hope for a normalisation of affairs in this West African country that was once the economic powerhouse of the region. The economic turnaround is supported by offshore oil and gas production which has now replaced cocoa as the country's main income earner. However, most segments of the telecommunications market have continued to flourish during the crisis which started in 1999. The recent aggressive launch of a third and a fourth GSM network has accelerated the already fast growth of the mobile sector where market penetration is above the African average. The arrival of two new international fibre optic submarine cables to the country's shores in 2008/09 is expected to lead to significantly lower prices for international bandwidth, which will boost the underdeveloped Internet sector. Cote d'Ivoire has a relatively well developed infrastructure that supports ADSL broadband services with speeds of up to 8Mb/s. An auction of WiMAX spectrum is expected in the near future, while the first commercial service using this technology is already available.
Last Update: 22 Aug 2008 Number of Pages: 15
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