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Telecommunication systems Guinea, in 35 editions.
The entry for Guinea published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- 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
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations, and new radio relay system;
- 10,000 telephones;
- stations--3 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV;
- 12,000 TV sets;
- 125,000 radio receivers;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations, and new radio relay system; 10,000 telephones; stations--3 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; 12,000 TV sets; 125,000 radio receivers; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations, and new radio relay system;
- 15,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 3 AM 1 FM, 1 TV;
- 65,000 TV sets;
- 200,000 radio receivers;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations,
and new radio relay system; 10,000 15,000 telephones; stations--3 AM, broadcast stations - 3 AM 1
FM, 1 TV; 12,000 65,000 TV sets; 125,000 200,000 radio receivers; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
earth station
Published as “Telecommunications”
- poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations, and new radio relay system;
- 15,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 3 AM 1 FM, 1 TV;
- 65,000 TV sets;
- 200,000 radio receivers;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations,
stations, and new radio relay system; 15,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 3 AM 1
Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
Published as “Telephone system”
15,000 telephones; poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiocommunication stations, and new radio relay system
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- microwave radio relay and radio communication stations
- international:
- 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
15,000 telephones; poor to fair system of open-wire
lines, small radiocommunicationsystem; 15,000 telephones; broadcast systemstations - 3 AM 1 FM, 1 TV; 65,000 TV sets; 200,000 local: NA
intercity: microwave radio receivers; 1 relay and radio communication stationsAtlantic Ocean international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
Published as “Telephone system”
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
15,000 telephones; poor to fair system of open-wireradiocommunication
radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay systemlocal: NA systemintercity: domestic: microwave radio relay and radio radiotelephone communication stations
international: satellite earth station - 1 INTELSAT Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
Published as “Telephone system”
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic :
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small
radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay
systemdomestic: domestic : microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small
radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay
systemdomestic : domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station - 1 station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small
radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay
system
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station-1 station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station--1 station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: poor to fair system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communication
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 2 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: poor to fair inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: microwave radio relay Conakry reasonably well served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and radiotelephone communication large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; combined fixed and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 2 per 100 persons
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- fixed-line density less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and is roughly 25 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment:
inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic:
Conakry reasonably well served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; combined fixed and fixed-line density less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity subscribership is about 2 expanding and is roughly 25 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeded 50 per 100 persons in 2009
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment:
inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic:
Conakry reasonably well served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line density teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and is roughly 25 exceeded 50 per 100 persons in 2009
international:
country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment:
inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic:
Conakry reasonably well served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeded 50 exceeds 40 per 100 persons in 2009
international:
country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic:
Conakry reasonably well served; well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding and exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
- domestic:
- Conakry reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds 90 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system
domestic: Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate and large companies tend to rely on their own systems for nationwide links; but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds 40 90 per 100 persons
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- huge improvement over the last 10 years; the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access
- domestic:
- there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)
general assessment: inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, huge improvement over the last 10 years; the capital and new microwave radio relay system the regional administrative centers have 3G access
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds now approaches 90 per 100 persons
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015) (2017)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- huge improvement over the last 10 years;
- the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access;
- in 2013 the set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) will reduce cost of internet bandwith and improve infrastructure (2017)
- domestic:
- there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 per 100 persons (2017)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- first international fibre optic submarine cable installed in 2012 (2017)
general assessment: huge improvement over the last 10 years; the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access access; in 2013 the set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) will reduce cost of internet bandwith and improve infrastructure (2017)
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Ocean); first international fibre optic submarine cable installed in 2012 (2017)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- huge improvement over the last ten years;
- in May 2019, 4G wifi was launched in the capital;
- the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access;
- in 2018 the set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) will reduce cost of Internet bandwidth and improve infrastructure (2018)
- domestic:
- there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean (2019)
general assessment: huge improvement over the last 10 ten years; in May 2019, 4G wifi was launched in the capital; the capital and the regional administrative centers have 3G access; in 2013 2018 the set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) will reduce cost of internet bandwith Internet bandwidth and improve infrastructure (2017) (2018)
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 per 100 persons (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); first international fibre optic submarine cable installed in 2012 (2017) Ocean (2019)
- general assessment:
- huge improvement over the last ten years;
- in May 2019, 4G Wi-Fi was launched in the capital;
- the regional administrative centers all have 3G access;
- the 2018 set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) reduced the cost of Internet bandwidth and improved infrastructure;
- a National Backbone Network is nearing completion to connect administrative centers (2020)
- domestic:
- there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now 101 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
- satellite earth station - 1 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: huge improvement over the last ten years; in May 2019, 4G wifi Wi-Fi was launched in the capital; the capital and the regional administrative centers all have 3G access; in 2018 the 2018 set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) will reduce reduced the cost of Internet bandwidth and improve infrastructure (2018) improved infrastructure; a National Backbone Network is nearing completion to connect administrative centers (2020)
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now approaches 90 101 per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 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:
- Guinea’s mobile subscribership growing through investment of South African telecom operators and Chinese Huawei management;
- m-transactions supported commerce;
- broadband still limited and expensive though submarine cable and IXP improved reliability of infrastructure;
- 4G Wi-Fi in the capital;
- National Backbone Network will connect regional administrative centers;
- ECOWAS countries to launch free roaming;
- importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)
- domestic:
- there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served;
- coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving;
- fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons;
- mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now 101 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
- satellite earth station - 1 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: huge improvement over the last ten years; in May 2019, Guinea’s mobile subscribership growing through investment of South African telecom operators and Chinese Huawei management; m-transactions supported commerce; broadband still limited and expensive though submarine cable and IXP improved reliability of infrastructure; 4G Wi-Fi was launched in the capital; the regional administrative centers all have 3G access; the 2018 set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) reduced the cost of Internet bandwidth and improved infrastructure; a National Backbone Network is nearing completion to will connect regional administrative centers centers; ECOWAS countries to launch free roaming; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now 101 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 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:
- the number of mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily;
- fixed broadband services are still very limited and expensive, though there have been some positive developments in recent years;
- the landing of the first international submarine cable in 2012, and the setting up of an IXP in mid-2013, increased the bandwidth available to the ISPs, and helped reduce the cost of internet services for end-users;
- a National Backbone Network was completed in mid-2020, connecting administrative centers across the country;
- almost all internet connections are made via mobile networks;
- GSM services account for a dwindling proportion of connections, in line with the greater reach of services based on 3G and LTE (2022)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is just over 105 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
- satellite earth station - 1 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: Guinea’s mobile subscribership growing through investment the number of South African telecom operators and Chinese Huawei management; m-transactions supported commerce; mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily; fixed broadband services are still very limited and expensive expensive, though there have been some positive developments in recent years; the landing of the first international submarine cable in 2012, and IXP improved reliability the setting up of infrastructure; 4G Wi-Fi an IXP in mid-2013, increased the capital; bandwidth available to the ISPs, and helped reduce the cost of internet services for end-users; a National Backbone Network will connect regional was completed in mid-2020, connecting administrative centers; ECOWAS countries to launch free roaming; importer centers across the country; almost all internet connections are made via mobile networks; GSM services account for a dwindling proportion of broadcasting equipment from China (2020) connections, in line with the greater reach of services based on 3G and LTE (2022)
domestic: there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now 101 just over 105 per 100 persons (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 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
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- general assessment:
- the number of mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily;
- fixed broadband services are still very limited and expensive, though there have been some positive developments in recent years;
- the landing of the first international submarine cable in 2012, and the setting up of an IXP in mid-2013, increased the bandwidth available to the ISPs, and helped reduce the cost of internet services for end-users;
- a National Backbone Network was completed in mid-2020, connecting administrative centers across the country;
- almost all internet connections are made via mobile networks;
- GSM services account for a dwindling proportion of connections, in line with the greater reach of services based on 3G and LTE (2022)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is just over 105 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 224;
- ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean (2019)
general assessment: the number of mobile subscribers grew strongly while revenue also increased steadily; fixed broadband services are still very limited and expensive, though there have been some positive developments in recent years; the landing of the first international submarine cable in 2012, and the setting up of an IXP in mid-2013, increased the bandwidth available to the ISPs, and helped reduce the cost of internet services for end-users; a National Backbone Network was completed in mid-2020, connecting administrative centers across the country; almost all internet connections are made via mobile networks; GSM services account for a dwindling proportion of connections, in line with the greater reach of services based on 3G and LTE (2022)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is just over 105 per 100 persons (2020)
international: country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 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
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guinea: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guinea/telecommunication-systems.