2012-10-28 15:44:46 - New Fixed Networks research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research

BMI's Q412 West and Central Africa report analyses latest industry, regulatory and macroeconomic developments in the telecoms markets of seven countries: Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal. In addition to the analysis of latest market data relating to the end of Q212, the report contains updated five-year forecasts, through to 2016, for the mobile, fixed-line and internet sectors.

Key Data

* Average mobile penetration rate for the seven countries in our West & Central Africa coverage rose to 73.8% at the end of Q212 from 68.1% at the end of 2011.
* The Malian mobile market grew by 10.7% q-o-q in Q212, the highest growth rate in the subregion, despite the security challenges

plaguing the country.
* Gabon and Mauritania are the only two countries with more than 100% mobile penetration rate at the end of June 2012. The DRC had the lowest penetration rate at just 23.1%.


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Risk/Reward Ratings

Gabon is the highest ranked country in our West & Central Africa report on BMI's Q412 Risk/Reward Ratings (RRR) table for Sub-Saharan Africa. The country is fourth on the overall ratings table, largely due to its relatively high score in the Country Rewards category. Gabon, Cote d' Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon retain their overall rankings from the previous quarter, while the DRC, Mali and Mauritania dropped one, two and four places respectively this quarter, mainly due to downgrades in their Country Risks ratings. Mauritania in overall 24th position is the lowest ranked country among the seven countries in our West & Central Africa coverage and the only one to score below the regional average in all four categories of our RRRs.

Key Trends & Developments

There were a number of major developments across the sub-region since our last update that will be analysed in greater detail in subsequent sections of this report. However, some notable developments we expect to have significant implications include the award of 3G licences to mobile operators in the DRC, the launch of a tender for the third mobile licence in Cameroon and the launch of the WACS submarine cable system.

Report Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- West And Central Africa Mobile SWOT
- West And Central Africa Fixed-Line And Broadband SWOT
Macroeconomic Environment
- Table: West And Central Africa Macroeconomic Overview
Risk/Reward Ratings
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Table: Sub-Saharan Africa Telecoms Risk/Reward Ratings, Q412
- Cameroon
- Table: Cameroon Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecast
- Table: Cote d'Ivoire Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecast
- Table: DRC Telecoms - Historical data & Forecast
- Table: abon Telecom - Historical Data & Forecast
- Table: Mali Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecast
- Table: Mauritania Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecast
- Table: Senegal Telecoms - Historical Data & Forecast
Market Data Analysis
- Cameroon
- Cameroon Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Key Developments
- Table: Cameroon Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: Cote d'Ivoire Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Table: Cote d'Ivoire Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: DRC Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Key Developments
- Table: DRC Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: Gabon Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Table: Gabon Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: Mali Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Table: Mali Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: Mauritania Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Table: Mauritania Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
- Table: Senegal Mobile Regional Comparison, 2011
- Table: Senegal Mobile Market, Q212
- Fixed Line & Internet
Regional Mobile Content
- Table: Major Players Leverage Footprint In VAS Deployment
Regulatory Environment And Industry Developments
- Table: West And Central Africa Telecoms Regulators
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
- DRC
- Gabon
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Senegal
Company Profiles
- MTN
- Table: MTN
- Table: MTN Group, March 2012
- France Telecom
- Table: France Telecom
- Table: France Telecom Internet Subscribers, 2009-2011 ('000)
- Table: France Telecom Africa Subscribers, 2010-2011 ('000)
- Maroc Telecom
- Table: Maroc Telecom
- Atlantique Telecom
- Table: Atlantique Telecom
- Table: Atlantique Telecom Mobile Markets' Mobile Penetration And Population Size
Company Monitor
- Table: Glossary Of Terms
BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts
- Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
- Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology
- Table: Ratings Indicators
- Weighting
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators
- Sources

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