Tanzania Add 50,000 Mobile Subcriptions in 6 Months
According to the latest telecoms statistics for Q2 2019 published by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), overall mobile network subscriptions in the country reached…
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In the past 5 years, mobile subscriptions in Tanzania rose by 89%, from 21m in 2010 to almost 40m in 2015.
There are 8 mobile network operators (MNOs) in Tanzania: Airtel, Smart, Smile, Halotel, Tigo, TTCL, Vodacom, and Zantel. The latest MNO to enter Tanzanian was Halotel in October 2015.
The company has invested over USD1b in the country and plans to cover 90% of Tanzania’s population with 3G services by the end of 2016.
Tanzania Mobile Internet Network: 4G/3G/2G Services
The number of mobile internet users increased significantly during 2011–2015, from 3.7m to 16.2m, accounting for more than 90% of the total number of internet users.
The most common broadband service in Tanzania is given through 2G connections, which offers a speed of up to 0.3 Mbps and is used by 85% of the mobile subscribers in Tanzania.
Currently (2016), 3G and 4G services with speeds of up to 8Mbps are being used by 2.53m mobile subscribers across the country.
“The further extension of mobile and 3G access is fundamental to ensuring digital inclusion, i.e., the principle that the benefits of telecommunications should be available to all, regardless of location or socioeconomic status,” the GSM Association (GSMA) indicates in its report “Digital inclusion and mobile sector taxation in Tanzania”.
Opportunities for Mobile Internet Penetration in Tanzania
A new report titled “Digital Transformation in Tanzania” indicates that two-fifths of Tanzania’s population still remain offline and are excluded from the socioeconomic benefits of…
Tanzania Mobile Subscriptions Increased by 8.8% in 2018
According to the latest telecoms statistics for Q4 2018 published by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), overall telecom subscriptions reached a record high of…
Tanzania Mobile Users Exceed 41 Million in June 2018
According to the latest telecoms statistics for the period April – June 2018 published by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), subscriptions to mobile networks…
Tanzania To Get New Mobile Network Operator
Tanzania will see the launch of an 8th mobile network provider, Azam Telecom, part of the local industrial conglomerate Bakhresa group, owned by Tanzanian entrepreneur…
Tanzania Telecom Penetration Fall to 78% in 2017
The latest Quarterly Communications Statistics Report by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) for the period October-December 2017 shows that total Voice Telecom Subscriptions reached…
Tanzania to Establish New Parastatal Telecom Co
The Parliament of Tanzania has published a new bill on 15th September 2017 to establish a state-owned Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation that will replace the current…
Tanzania Mobile Operator to Invest USD 75 Million in Network Expansion
Tanzania’s mobile operator Tigo has announced a USD 75 million investment to improve both network availability and quality across the country.
Vodacom Tanzania IPO Begin
Tanzanian mobile network operator (MNO) Vodacom has started today its IPO for 560 million shares at TZS 850 per share.
Interview with James M. Kilaba Director General of TCRA
TanzaniaInvest had the pleasure of interviewing James M. Kilaba, Director General of the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).