Libya's telecoms industry remains deeply disrupted by the political state but the broadband sector offers new opportunities
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Libya's civil war has crippled the country's economy and disrupted its telecommunications sector. Considerable telecom infrastructure has been destroyed or stolen. BuddeComm released a report on the state of the country's telecoms, mobile and broadband market to analyse the different infrastructures, operators and regulations currently in place.
The report highlights that:
? Reconstruction efforts continue to be stymied by political and military disturbances which affect much of the country, while with two opposing administrations, in Tripoli and Tobruk, there is no consensus as to how to rebuild infrastructure on a national scale despite attempts to reach a political solution.
? Registering a SIM card now requires proof of ID.
? Under the Gaddafi regime, virtually the entire telecom and internet sector was in government hands. Since the downfall of the old regime, 25 Internet Service Providers have already been licensed to compete with the government-owned former monopoly, as well as 23 VSAT operators.
? Despite destruction to telecom infrastructure, it remains superior to those in most other African countries. Massive investments had been made by the former government into a next-generation national fibre optic backbone network. Libya also had one of Africa's first Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) deployments. The first terabit international fibre optic cable landed in the country in 2010, followed by a second in 2013. Investments into telecommunications infrastructure totalling S10 billion were earmarked for the 15 years to 2020, though given the civil strife in recent years it is difficult to say how much of this will be put into effect.
? Opportunities remain in the broadband sector where market penetration is still relatively low. So far only one of the mobile networks has launched third-generation (3G) broadband services. Fixed-line penetration has fallen significantly as a result of the war but is also expected to see a renaissance, including fibre, as the demand for very high-speed broadband increases.
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