Shortly after this facility finally became available in July 2018 three ISPs were granted licenses, each with coverage obligations in five regions of the country.1 Satellite7.1.6 International expansion6.1.2 Terrestrial fibre and microwave7.4 Network infrastructure and services6.3.9 Digital Cities5.8 Telecom sector liberalisation5.WiseGuyReports.5% in the year to June 2018. Sonatel must provide 70% population coverage within five years and 90% coverage within ten years.Scope of the Report:Senegal &plugs Suppliers TelecomsSenegal approvesLLU to stimulate DSL market competition.wiseguyreports.1.6 Electronic Transactions Act5.

Telecommunications infrastructure.Telecom sector reform5.Key developments: Sale of Tigo Senegal to Saga Africa Holdings approved;Tax on telecom services increased to 5%;Expresso launches E-Money platform;Sonatel delivers LTE to 50% of the population;Senegal Internet Exchange Point (SENIX) is opened;Tigo and Sonatel inaugurate Tier III data centres;Regulator awards more MVNOs licenses, deactivates some five # million unregistered SIM cards;Digital Senegal 2016-2025 programs to cost XOF1,346 billion;ATOS Senegal replaces the State IT Agency (ADIE) to manage the 3,000km fibre network;Report update includes the regulator’s market data to June 2018, operator data to Q3 2018, recent market developments.1.1.4 Universal Service Fund5.Competition in the fixed-line sector was introduced when Expresso launched services as the second national operator (SNO) in 2009.The mobile market has prospered, helped in part by poor fixed-line infrastructure in some rural areas.

Major Key Points in Table of Content: Executive summary2.This has translated into consistent growth in the telecom market, with thenumber of mobile subscribers having increased 4.3.1. Competition in the DSL sector was also hindered by the lack of local loop unbundling regulations.3 International infrastructure7. Country overview4.1 Historical overview5. The LTE licence includes the use of 10MHz of spectrum in the 1800MHz band and 10MHz in the 800MHz band.3 Regulatory authority5.12 VoIP6.3 Submarine fibre7.1 Overview of the national telecom network7.Second national operator. Despite its market entry, Sonatel commands a near monopoly on fixed lines.Digital Senegal5.2 Expresso7.7 Taxes5.2 Privatisation6.Orange Group’s local subsidiary Orange Senegal (Sonatel) is the dominant playerin both the fixed-line and mobile sectors, though there is effectivecompetition in the mobile sector from Tigo Senegal (now owned by Saga AfricaHoldings) and Sudatel’s local unit Expresso, which have a 24% and 22% marketshare, respectively. The new entrant initially chose CDMA2000 technology to serve both market segments but switched to GSM technology in 2010, including 3G/HSPA mobile broadband.In June 2016 Sonatel secured a 17-year LTE licence (reduced from 20 years), as well as an extension to its fixed-line, 2G and 3G operating concessions (which had been due to expire in 2017) for no additional cost.5 Telecentres6.1 Sonatel (Orange Senegal)6.3 Financial results6. Mobile penetration reached about 106% by mid-2018. A range of value-added services is available to subscribers, including mobile broadband access, which has become by far the dominant internet platform, accounting for about 99% of all internet accesses as of mid-2018.3. Regulatory environment5.Recent licensing developments will help propel the LTE sector. Senegal’s economic growth has improvedsteadily in recent years, with GDP having grown at about 7% in 2017 and 2018.2 National Research and Education Network.