07/12/2011

TelecoWorld: Angola

 

Official Name: Republic of Angola Capital: Luanda Population: 17.5 millions Currency: Kwanza Calling Code: +244 Regulator Agency: Inacom Instituto Angolano de comunicações

 

 

The following image presents the evolution of the number of fixed telephones and cellulars in Angola. (Source UIT).

 

 

Thousands	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	∆Year
Mobile Accesses	3,054	4,691	6,773	8,109	8,909	9.9%
Fixed Telephones	98	94	114	303	303	0.0%
Broadband	7.5	11.7	11.7	20.0	20.0	0.0%

Source: UIT

 

Densities	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	∆Year
Mobile Accesses/100 inhab.	17.87	28.26	38.71	43.84	46.69	6.5%
Fixed Telephones/100 inhab.	0.57	0.54	0.64	1.64	1.6	(3.0%)
Broadband/100 inhab.	0.04	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.1	(45.5%)

Source: UIT

 

 

Cell Phone Operators

 

 

Unitel, founded in 2001, is a company of Angola's rights and has participation of Portugal Telecom, with 25% of the shares. Unitel market share is around 65%.

 

 

 

 

Fixed Telephony Operator

 

Angola Telecom is a Telecommunications Public Company and it's local fixed telephony Provider, long distance and international. In 2004 the monopoly was broken with the entrance of Nexus in operation. According to INACOM data (June/05), Angola Telecom had 90 thousand clients and Nexus 1 thousand.

 

 

 

 

Tutorial

 

Telecommunication's Infrastructures in Angola (in Portuguese)

 

 

Economic Indicators

 

 

Economic Data	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
GDP Billion U$$	41.8	60.4	84.2	75.5	85.3
GDP Per Capita U$$	2,446	3,443	4,671	4,082	4,478
Average Inflation %	13.3	12.2	12.5	13.7	14.5
Population (Millions)	17.1	17.6	18.0	18.5	19.1

Source: FMI World Economic Outlook Database

 

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