Following rapid growth in SIM card sales and an even faster drop in tariffs, Moroccan telecoms operators seem to have entered at the tail end of the race for a market share of the voice segment. The number of mobile customers grew by 8.73% in 2013, reaching approximately 42.4m. This far exceeded the target set under the government’s “Digital Morocco 2013” strategy. Pre-paid customers dominate...
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Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Morocco 2014
Articles & Analysis | An attractive choice: Business process outsourcing and offshoring offer major potential from The Report: Morocco 2014
Information technology (IT) is one of the sectors with significant growth potential in Morocco’s ongoing economic development. Notwithstanding, recent years have seen both substantial growth in the offshoring industry alongside several challenges for the domestic IT sector related to funding and a limited appetite among Moroccan companies to...
Articles & Analysis | Laying the groundwork: Increasing internet access paves the way for future e-services from The Report: Morocco 2014
In an encouraging sign for a country positioning itself as a bridge between West Africa and Europe, a recent report listed Morocco as having one of the more sophisticated information and communications technology (ICT) sectors on the African continent. Morocco ranked second only to South Africa in terms of internet readiness, an indicator of...
Articles & Analysis | Signs of encouragement: Infrastructure upgrades and service expansion aids sector prospects from The Report: Morocco 2014
According to the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications, ANRT), which regulates the Moroccan telecoms sector, the number of mobile customers grew by 8.73% in 2013, reaching approximately 42.4m. This far exceeded the target set under the government’s “Digital Morocco 2013”...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Mohamed Horani, CEO, Hightech Payment Systems from The Report: Morocco 2014
What strategies should be used to better disseminate IT tools to Moroccan firms and organisations?