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 Malawi - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
Malawi's telecommunications sector is undergoing a small revolution following the privatisation of the national telco, MTL. Copper and fixed-wireless lines are being rolled out at an unprecedented pace, and a national fibre backbone is being implemented. The country's electricity utility is also laying fibre and leasing capacity to telecom operators. A second national operator was licensed in May 2007 and a third mobile network in 2008, with a fourth expected soon. Penetration rates are still well below African averages in both market segments, leaving ample future growth potential. Several ISPs are rolling out wireless broadband networks and mobile data services have been launched. The underdeveloped Internet sector will receive a boost from the arrival of fibre-based international bandwidth in 2009 or 2010, paired with the planned liberalisation of Internet telephony (VoIP).
Last Update: 17 Mar 2009 Number of Pages: 15
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