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Mali - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - 2012 Update - 3rd Mobile Network to Push Market Penetration to 100%(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6g7psd/mali_telecoms) has announced the addition of the "Mali - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband" report to their offering. Third mobile network expected to push market penetration to 100% This annual report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Mali's telecommunications market. Home to one of the world's most isolated cities, the fabled Timbuctu, and with a generally challenging geography for the provision of telecommunication services, Mali has market penetration rates below African averages in all market sectors except mobile where it is now racing towards the 100% mark. However, the current division of the country since early 2012 with islamists linked to Al-Qaeda controlling the north may slow this development down. The economy is expected to contract in 2012, but GDP growth is expected to recover and remain stable at between 5% and 6% from 2014 onwards. France Telecom was extremely successful when it entered the market as the second mobile and fixed-line operator in 2003 and quickly amassed more than 80% market share under the Orange brand, offering converged fixed, mobile and broadband Internet services. The national telco, Sotelma with its mobile subsidiary Malitel was privatised in 2009 when a 51% stake was sold to Maroc Telecom, itself majority owned by Vivendi of France. The fresh capital and management has enabled the incumbent to compete much more aggressively and regain market share. A third mobile operator was licensed in 2012 and is expected to launch in 2013, tapping into the enormous potential that exists in the development of mobile broadband services. The introduction of basic mobile data services as well as ADSL and WiMAX has started to accelerate growth in the Internet and broadband market, but Mali's landlocked location makes it dependent on neighbouring countries for international fibre bandwidth, which has kept prices high. Improvements in this sector can be expected from the recent arrival of several new competitive international submarine fibre optic cables in the region. Market highlights: - Third mobile network expected to launch in 2013; - Mobile penetration expected to hit 100%; - New international fibre connections will improve broadband connectivity. Estimated market penetration rates in Mali's telecoms sector - end-2013 Market Penetration rate - Mobile 101% - Fixed 0.6% - Internet 2.4% Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive summary 2. Key statistics 2.1 Country overview 3. Telecommunications market 3.1 Overview of Mali's telecom market 4. Regulatory environment 4.1 Background 4.2 Regulatory authority 4.3 Liberalisation of Mali's telecom sector 4.4 West African common regulatory framework 4.5 Interconnection 5. Fixed network operators in Mali 5.1 Sotelma 5.2 Orange Mali 5.3 Fixed-line statistics 6. International infrastructure 6.1 Terrestrial/submarine fibre 6.2 New international submarine fibre optic cables 6.3 Satellite 7. Internet market 7.1 Overview 7.2 Internet cafes 7.3 Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCTs) 7.4 The Cybertigi project 7.5 SchoolNet 7.6 One Laptop per Child (OLPC) 7.7 ISP market 8. Broadband market 8.1 ADSL 8.2 WiMAX 9. Digital economy 9.1 VoIP telephony 9.2 E-health 9.3 Tele-education 9.4 Facebook 10. Mobile communications 10.1 Overview of Mali's mobile market 10.2 Third mobile licence 10.3 Major mobile operators 10.4 Mobile data services 10.5 Mobile content and applications For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6g7psd/mali_telecoms CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager. [email protected] Fax from USA: 646-607-1907 Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Sector: Telecommunications and Networks (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/categories.asp cat_id=20&campaign_id=6g7psd) ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). (c) 2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS |