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Telecommunication systems Mozambique, in 35 editions.
The entry for Mozambique published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 28 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 28
- 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 2023Published as “Telecommunications”
- fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay;
- 57,400 telephones;
- stations--15 AM, 3 FM, 1 TV;
- satellite earth stations--1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic
fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay; 57,400 telephones; stations--15 AM, 3 FM, 1 TV; satellite earth stations--1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic
Published as “Telecommunications”
- fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay;
- 57,400 telephones;
- stations--15 AM, 3 FM, 1 TV;
- earth stations--1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic
fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay; 57,400 telephones; stations--15 AM, 3 FM, 1 TV; satellite earth stations--1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay;
- broadcast stations - 29 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV;
- earth stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic Indian Ocean INTELSAT
fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay; 57,400 telephones; stations--15 broadcast
stations - 29 AM, 3 4 FM, 1 TV; earth stations--1 stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and
3 domestic Indian Ocean INTELSAT
Published as “Telecommunications”
- fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay;
- broadcast stations - 29 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV;
- earth stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic Indian Ocean INTELSAT
fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay; broadcast
broadcast stations - 29 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV; earth stations - 2 Atlantic
Ocean INTELSAT and
Published as “Telephone system”
NA telephone density; fair system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, and radio relay
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- 5 INTELSAT (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) earth stations
NA telephone density; fair system of troposcatter,
open-wire lines, and radio relay; relaybroadcast stations - 29 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV; earth stations - 2 Atlantic local: NAOcean intercity: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: 5 INTELSAT (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 domestic Indian Ocean INTELSAT Ocean) earth
stations
Published as “Telephone system”
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, and microwave radio relay
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
NA telephone density; fair system of troposcatter,tropospheric scatter, open-wire
lines, and microwave radio relaylocal: NA domestic: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
intercity:
international: satellite earth stations - 5 INTELSAT Intelsat (2 Atlantic
Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) earth
stations
Published as “Telephone system”
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, and microwave radio relay
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international :
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire
lines, and microwave radio relay
domestic: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatterinternational: international : satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic
Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, and microwave radio relay
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations-5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire
lines, and microwave radio relay
domestic: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatterinternational : international: satellite earth stations - 5 stations-5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic
and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, and microwave radio relay
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations--5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire
lines, and microwave radio relay
domestic: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations-5 stations--5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean
and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, and microwave radio relay
- domestic:
- microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
fair system of tropospheric scatter, open-wire
domestic: microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations--5 stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons) domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter international: satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons) domestic: the system consists of tropospheric scatter, open-wire lines, lines and microwave radio relay trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
domestic:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
- domestic:
- the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 16 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
- domestic:
- the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 16 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 16 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
- domestic:
- the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 16 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system but not available generally (extremely low density with less than 1 main line per 100 persons)
- domestic:
- the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
- international:
- country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone (extremely low density is only 16 telephones for each 1,000 with less than 1 main line per 100 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons
- domestic:
- the telecommunications sector is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges;
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala
- international:
- country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Rewritten: too little of the 2007 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons
domestic: the telecommunications sector is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges; stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala
international: country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons
- domestic:
- the telecommunications sector is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges;
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala
- international:
- country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment:
fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons
domestic:
the telecommunications sector is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges; stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala
international:
country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
- domestic:
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala;
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity;
- despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 25 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
- landing point for the SEACOM fiber-optic cable
general assessment:
a fair system with an extremely low density of less than 1 fixed line per 100 persons telecommunications
domestic:
thesector system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges; charges
domestic:
stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala Nacala; extremely low fixed-line teledensity; despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 25 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 258; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) Ocean); landing point for the SEACOM fiber-optic cable
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
- domestic:
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala;
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity;
- despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 35 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean)
general assessment:
a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
domestic:
stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala; extremely low fixed-line teledensity; despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 25 35 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); landing point for the SEACOM fiber-optic cable Ocean)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
- domestic:
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala;
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity;
- despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 35 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
domestic:
stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala; extremely low fixed-line teledensity; despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 35 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
- domestic:
- stagnation in the fixed-line network contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala;
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity;
- despite significant growth in mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at about 35 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads;
- mobile-cellular teledensity now about 80 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges
domestic: stagnation in the extremely low fixed-line network teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads, including those from Maputo to the South African and Swaziland borders, the national highway through Gaza and Inhambane provinces, the Beira corridor, and from Nampula to Nacala; extremely low fixed-line teledensity; despite significant growth in roads; mobile-cellular services, teledensity remains low at now about 35 80 per 100 persons
international: country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- the mobile segment has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition in 2003;
- poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- three mobile-cellular operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- mobile-cellular teledensity now about 70 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack the mobile segment has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition, and high operating costs and charges competition in 2003; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; three mobile-cellular operators provide coverage now that includes all the main cities and key roads; mobile-cellular teledensity now about 80 70 per 100 persons
international: country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- the mobile segment has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition in 2003;
- poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts (2016)
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- three mobile-cellular operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- mobile-cellular teledensity now about 70 per 100 persons (2016)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: the mobile segment has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition in 2003; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts (2016)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; three mobile-cellular operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; mobile-cellular teledensity now about 70 per 100 persons (2016)
international: country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- the mobile segment has shown strong growth given competition;
- poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts;
- DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G and some fibre broadband available;
- LTE services launched (2018)
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 45 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2018)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: the mobile segment has shown strong growth since the introduction of competition in 2003; given competition; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts (2016) accounts; DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G and some fibre broadband available; LTE services launched (2018)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; three mobile-cellular operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; mobile-cellular teledensity now about 70 fixed-line less than 1 per 100 persons (2016) and 45 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2018)
international: country code - 258; landing point points for the EASSy and SEACOM SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems; systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2016) (2019)
- general assessment:
- the mobile segment has shown strong growth;
- poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts;
- DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G and some fiber broadband available;
- first LTE services launched in 2018;
- govt. implemented legislation to enforce the registration of SIM cards;
- submarine cables reduced the cost of bandwidth (2020)
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 48 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
- TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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: the mobile segment has shown strong growth given competition; growth; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts; DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G and some fibre fiber broadband available; first LTE services launched (2018) in 2018; govt. implemented legislation to enforce the registration of SIM cards; submarine cables reduced the cost of bandwidth (2020)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 45 48 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2019) Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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:
- one of the first countries in the region to reform telecom market and open it to competition;
- the mobile segment has shown strong growth;
- poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts;
- DSL, cable broadband, 3G, and some fiber broadband available;
- LTE tests underway;
- roll out of national fiber backbone and upgrades to infrastructure;
- submarine cables reduced the cost of bandwidth;
- importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 48 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
- TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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: one of the first countries in the region to reform telecom market and open it to competition; the mobile segment has shown strong growth; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts; DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G 3G, and some fiber broadband available; first LTE services launched in 2018; govt. implemented legislation to enforce the registration tests underway; roll out of SIM cards; national fiber backbone and upgrades to infrastructure; submarine cables reduced the cost of bandwidth bandwidth; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2020)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 48 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019)
international: country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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:
- one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform and to open the sector to competition;
- the mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth;
- additional competition followed in late 2020;
- a new licensing regime ensured that by mid-2019 all operators had been provided with universal licenses, enabling them to offer all types of telephony and data services;
- mobile, fixed-line and broadband penetration rates remain far below the average for the region;
- in recent years the government has enforced the registration of SIM cards, but with varying success;
- at the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated but poor monitoring meant that the process was revisited in mid-2019 and again in late 2020;
- the high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices as well as a significant jump in available bandwidth;
- there is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable, fibre, WiMAX, and mobile broadband options available, though fixed broadband options can be limited to urban areas;
- improvements can be expected from the ongoing rollout of a national fiber backbone networks and of upgrades to mobile infrastructure (2022)
- domestic:
- extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network;
- operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads;
- fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and nearly 49 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2020)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
- TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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: one of the first countries in the region to reform embark upon telecom market reform and to open it the sector to competition; the mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth; poor additional competition followed in late 2020; a new licensing regime ensured that by mid-2019 all operators had been provided with universal licenses, enabling them to offer all types of telephony and data services; mobile, fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts; DSL, cable broadband, 3G, and some fiber broadband available; LTE tests underway; roll out penetration rates remain far below the average for the region; in recent years the government has enforced the registration of national fiber backbone SIM cards, but with varying success; at the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated but poor monitoring meant that the process was revisited in mid-2019 and upgrades to infrastructure; again in late 2020; the high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices as well as a significant jump in available bandwidth; importer of broadcasting equipment there is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable, fibre, WiMAX, and mobile broadband options available, though fixed broadband options can be limited to urban areas; improvements can be expected from China (2020) the ongoing rollout of a national fiber backbone networks and of upgrades to mobile infrastructure (2022)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 48 nearly 49 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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
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- general assessment:
- one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform and to open the sector to competition;
- the mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth;
- additional competition followed in late 2020;
- a new licensing regime ensured that by mid-2019 all operators had been provided with universal licenses, enabling them to offer all types of telephony and data services;
- mobile, fixed-line and broadband penetration rates remain far below the average for the region;
- in recent years the government has enforced the registration of SIM cards, but with varying success;
- at the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated but poor monitoring meant that the process was revisited in mid-2019 and again in late 2020;
- the high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices as well as a significant jump in available bandwidth;
- there is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable, fibre, WiMAX, and mobile broadband options available, though fixed broadband options can be limited to urban areas;
- improvements can be expected from the ongoing rollout of a national fiber backbone networks and of upgrades to mobile infrastructure (2022)
- domestic:
- fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and nearly 43 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2021)
- international:
- country code - 258;
- landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ;
- satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean);
- TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
general assessment: one of the first countries in the region to embark upon telecom reform and to open the sector to competition; the mobile segment in particular has shown strong growth; additional competition followed in late 2020; a new licensing regime ensured that by mid-2019 all operators had been provided with universal licenses, enabling them to offer all types of telephony and data services; mobile, fixed-line and broadband penetration rates remain far below the average for the region; in recent years the government has enforced the registration of SIM cards, but with varying success; at the end of 2016 almost five million unregistered SIM cards were deactivated but poor monitoring meant that the process was revisited in mid-2019 and again in late 2020; the high cost of international bandwidth had long hampered internet use, though the landing of two international submarine cables (SEACOM and EASSy) has reduced the cost of bandwidth and so led to drastic reductions in broadband retail prices as well as a significant jump in available bandwidth; there is some cross-platform competition, with DSL, cable, fibre, WiMAX, and mobile broadband options available, though fixed broadband options can be limited to urban areas; improvements can be expected from the ongoing rollout of a national fiber backbone networks and of upgrades to mobile infrastructure (2022)
domestic: extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and nearly 49 43 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)
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. “Mozambique: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mozambique/telecommunication-systems.