Already the most developed market in Central Africa, according to the International Telecommunications Union, the expansion of Gabon’s ICT sector is high on the government’s priority list for the coming years, as it continues to push for economic diversification and private sector development. In 2015 the sector accounted for 5% of the economy, according to the National Agency for Digital...
Gabon ICT
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Gabon 2016
An oil-rich equatorial country in West Africa, Gabon’s abundant natural resources have given it one of the highest per capita incomes on the continent, though lower oil revenues has seen growth contract in recent years.
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Economic update | Les opérateurs de télécommunications gabonais misent sur les données à forte valeur ajoutée pour relancer un chiffre d’affaires en baisse
30 Jun 2017
Confrontés à un rétrécissement des marges et à une concurrence accrue dans le segment des données mobiles, deux opérateurs de télécommunications ont fusionné l’an dernier, tandis que les acteurs locaux envisagent de faire face au fléchissement de leur chiffre d’affaires à l’aide de stratégies de diversification axées sur les données.
Articles & Analysis | Gabonese telecoms providers rolling out fibre-optic network from The Report: Gabon 2016
In line with its peers around the continent, Gabon’s telecoms sector is well developed and competitive, with 4G coverage and an overall penetration rate in excess of 100%. The industry is due for a shake-up in the near term, however, with the upcoming acquisition of one of the country’s four mobile operators by a fellow competitor. The merger...
Articles & Analysis | Gabon's government digitising health care through ICT solutions from The Report: Gabon 2016
In line with the government’s Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan, the ICT sector is rapidly expanding into many different areas of local life, from taxation to education to health. With an estimated 1.1m internet subscriptions as of March 2016, of which around 1.08m subscriptions were with mobile internet providers, Gabon has one of the highest...
Articles & Analysis | Gabonese government launches ICT initiative and goes digital from The Report: Gabon 2016
Already the most developed market in Central Africa, according to the International Telecommunications Union, the expansion of Gabon’s ICT sector is high on the government’s priority list for the coming years, as it continues to push for economic diversification and private sector development.
Articles & Analysis | Abderrahim Koumaa, Director-General, Gabon Telecom; Alain Kahasha, Managing Director, Airtel Gabon; George Akoury, CEO, Azur Gabon: Interview from The Report: Gabon 2016
How has the advent of 4G and high-speed networks affected the local market?
An oil-rich equatorial country in West Africa, Gabon’s abundant natural resources have given it one of the highest per capita incomes on the continent, though lower oil revenues has seen growth contract in recent years.