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 Zimbabwe - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics
Zimbabwe's decade-old deep political and economic crisis has not spared the country's telecom industry, with a dwindling local currency, hyperinflation and government interference creating a difficult operating environment. Attempts to privatise the national telco during this time have failed, as has a second national operator, unable to raise the necessary funding. Growth of the country's three mobile networks has been slowed down, but an immense pent-up demand is now being addressed with major infrastructure upgrades, including the introduction of 3G mobile and other wireless broadband services. The country's backbone network is being upgraded, including fibre optic links which will also improve Internet connectivity. A power-sharing agreement reached on the political level following violent elections in 2008 is seen as a first step towards normalisation.
Last Update: 4 Jun 2009 Number of Pages: 18
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