The telecoms market in Algeria has shown dynamic growth in recent years; as with many emerging markets, the mobile penetration rate has gone from zero to nearly 100% in less than 15 years and the market has demonstrated strong demand for new technologies. The public sector remains a key player via the state-owned operator Algérie Telecom (AT), but the sector has long...
The introduction of 3G mobile service in December 2013, followed in May 2014 by state-owned operator Algérie Telecom’s (AT) 4G fixed wireless data service, stand to significantly impact the IT sector in the nearterm, particularly in terms of consumption and demand. For years, Algeria lagged behind others in the region in terms of internet connection speeds, availability...
The long-awaited 3G launch in December 2013 kicked off a period of rapid expansion in infrastructure and upgrades to service quality that have created new avenues for growth in the increasingly competitive mobile telecoms sector. The Algerian market has shown rapid take-up of new technology in the last decade, with the mobile penetration rate jumping from 1.43% in 2002...
In its efforts to overhaul transport infrastructure, Algeria has directed significant investment towards its road network. In addition to nearing completion on the East-West Highway, construction is also starting on another major project – the Hauts Plateaux Highway, running further south. These two routes, which will cost a combined total of around €16.2bn, will cross...
As a result of high oil revenues over the past decade, Algeria’s transport infrastructure has been significantly overhauled, benefitting from generous public sector spending. Tens of billions of euros have been channelled into roads, rails, ports and airports over the past five years alone, with an equivalent amount due to be disbursed through 2019.
Given the country’s large quantity of imported goods and the importance of hydrocarbons exports, Algeria’s economic performance is largely connected to how well its ports function – even more so as up to 95% of Algeria’s international trade passes through its port network, according to the European Commission.
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