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Telecommunication systems Cameroon, in 35 editions.
The entry for Cameroon published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 27
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Changed since 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and radio relay;
- 26,000 telephones;
- stations--10 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and radio relay; 26,000 telephones; stations--10 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and radio relay;
- 26,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 11 AM, 11 FM, 1 TV;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and radio relay; 26,000
telephones; stations--10 broadcast stations - 11 AM, 1 11 FM, 1 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT earth stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and microwave radio relay;
- 26,000 telephones, 2 telephones per 1,000 persons, available only to business and government;
- broadcast stations - 11 AM, 11 FM, 1 TV;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and microwave radio relay;
26,000 telephones, 2 telephones per 1,000 persons, available only totelephones; business and government; broadcast stations - 11 AM, 11 FM, 1 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean
Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and microwave radio relay;
- 26,000 telephones, 2 telephones per 1,000 persons, available only to business and government;
- broadcast stations - 11 AM, 11 FM, 1 TV;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
good system of open wire, cable, troposcatter, and microwave radio relay;
relay; 26,000 telephones, 2 telephones per 1,000 persons, available
only to
TV; 2 Atlantic
Published as “Telephone system”
- 26,000 telephones;
- telephone density - 2 telephones/1,000 persons;
- available only to business and government
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and troposcatter
- international:
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
26,000 telephones; telephone density - 2
telephones/1,000 persons; available only to business and government
local: NA
intercity: cable, microwave radio relay, and troposcatter
international: 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
The same text in 1996 and 1997.
Published as “Telephone system”
available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
26,000 telephones; telephone density - 2 available only to business and government
telephones/1,000 persons;local: NA domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and
intercity:troposcatter tropospheric scatter
international: 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations - 2 stations-2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations-2 stations--2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations--2 stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- available only to business and government domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: available only to business and government
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- available only to business and government
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 237;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
general assessment: available only to business and government
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 237; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has been increasing steadily and currently stands at 14 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Rewritten: too little of the 2006 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has been increasing steadily and currently stands at 14 per 100 persons
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, increased more than 6-fold between 2002 and 2007 reaching a subscribership base of 25 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
general assessment: fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has been increasing steadily increased more than 6-fold between 2002 and currently stands at 14 2007 reaching a subscribership base of 25 per 100 persons
domestic: cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 33 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008)
general assessment:
fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased more than 6-fold between 2002 and 2007 sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 25 33 per 100 persons
domestic:
cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
international:
country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2007) (2008)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 1 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 40 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
general assessment:
system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections stand at less than for only about 1 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; unreliable
domestic:
mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 33 40 per 100 personsdomestic:international:
cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter
country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2008) (2009)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 2 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 40 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
general assessment:
system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 1 2 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
domestic:
mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 40 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 3 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 50 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 2 3 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
domestic:
mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 40 50 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2009) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 3 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 50 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 70 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 3 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
domestic: mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 50 70 per 100 persons
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter;
- Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons;
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
- domestic:
- mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 65 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable
domestic: mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 70 over 65 per 100 persons
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;
- 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2017)
- domestic:
- only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 per 100 persons (2017)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- by September 2018 the country is expected to be connected to the SAIL submarine cable, providing a direct link to Brazil and with onward connectivity to other countries in the Americas;
- the cable will considerably improve international bandwidth and lead to better prices for consumers (2017)
general assessment: system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable unreliable; 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2017)
domestic: mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line network, subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 65 79 per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2016) Ocean); by September 2018 the country is expected to be connected to the SAIL submarine cable, providing a direct link to Brazil and with onward connectivity to other countries in the Americas; the cable will considerably improve international bandwidth and lead to better prices for consumers (2017)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable;
- 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2018)
- domestic:
- only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- (2019)
general assessment: equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2017) (2018)
domestic: only about 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 per 100 persons (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 237; landing point points for the SAT-3/WASC SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe Europe, South America, and Asia; West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); by September 2018 the country is expected to be connected to the SAIL submarine cable, providing a direct link to Brazil and with onward connectivity to other countries in the Americas; the cable will considerably improve international bandwidth and lead to better prices for consumers (2017) (2019)
- general assessment:
- 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector;
- govt. supportive of launching programs who's aim is to improve connections nationally;
- about 95% of electronic transactions carried out through M-commerce services (2020)
- domestic:
- only about 4 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 82 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
general assessment: equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the country are unreliable; 3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector (2018) sector; govt. supportive of launching programs who's aim is to improve connections nationally; about 95% of electronic transactions carried out through M-commerce services (2020)
domestic: only about 3 4 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 79 82 per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
- general assessment:
- Cameroon’s 3G and LTE services are improving through growing competition and a government program to improve national connectivity and support digital economy;
- saturated use of transactions through m-commerce;
- developing broadband sector;
- improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity strengthened international bandwidth and lowered prices;
- pushing start of fiber link to Congo;
- fiber rollout continues with new government funding;
- operators opened new data center in 2020 and developed contracts for satellite broadband;
- government awarded contract to provide connectivity to universities (2020)
- domestic:
- only about 4 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 82 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
general assessment: Cameroon’s 3G service and LTE service both developing given services are improving through growing competition, along with competition and a fast-developing mobile broadband sector; govt. supportive of launching programs who's aim is government program to improve connections nationally; about 95% national connectivity and support digital economy; saturated use of electronic transactions carried out through M-commerce services m-commerce; developing broadband sector; improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity strengthened international bandwidth and lowered prices; pushing start of fiber link to Congo; fiber rollout continues with new government funding; operators opened new data center in 2020 and developed contracts for satellite broadband; government awarded contract to provide connectivity to universities (2020)
domestic: only about 4 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 82 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect consequent restriction on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable services as a tool for work and satellite - has moderated school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
- general assessment:
- Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators;
- the investment programs among operators over the next few years will considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are under served by fixed-line infrastructure;
- the government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally;
- improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers;
- other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
- domestic:
- only a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of roughly 95 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
general assessment: Cameroon’s 3G and LTE Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators; the investment programs among operators over the next few years will considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are improving through growing competition and a under served by fixed-line infrastructure; the government program to improve national has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity and support digital economy; saturated use of transactions through m-commerce; developing broadband sector; nationally; improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity strengthened has substantially increased international bandwidth and lowered prices; pushing start of fiber link bandwidth, in turn leading to Congo; fiber rollout continues with new government funding; operators opened new data center reductions in 2020 and developed contracts access prices for satellite broadband; government awarded contract to provide connectivity to universities (2020) consumers; other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
domestic: only about 4 a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 82 roughly 95 per 100 persons (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards toward 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and has increased due to the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became is still evident, and received some support from governments the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
- general assessment:
- Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators;
- the investment programs among operators over the next few years will considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are under served by fixed-line infrastructure;
- the government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally;
- improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers;
- other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
- domestic:
- only a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of roughly 83 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators; the investment programs among operators over the next few years will considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are under served by fixed-line infrastructure; the government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally; improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers; other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
domestic: only a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of roughly 95 83 per 100 persons (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
- general assessment:
- Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators;
- the investment programs among operators over the next few years aims to considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are under served by fixed-line infrastructure;
- the government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally;
- improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers;
- other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
- domestic:
- only a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions;
- mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of roughly 83 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 237;
- landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Cameroon was for many years one of the few countries in Africa with only two competing mobile operators; the investment programs among operators over the next few years will aims to considerably boost mobile broadband services in rural areas of the country, many of which are under served by fixed-line infrastructure; the government has also been supportive, having launched its ‘Cameroon Digital 2020’ program, aimed at improving connectivity nationally; improved submarine and terrestrial cable connectivity has substantially increased international bandwidth, in turn leading to reductions in access prices for consumers; other projects such as Acceleration of the Digital Transformation of Cameroon are aimed at developing the digital economy (2022)
domestic: only a little above 3 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of roughly 83 per 100 persons (2021)
international: country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cameroon: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cameroon/telecommunication-systems.