African & Middle East Telecoms News AFRICAN RESEARCH STUDIES Directory of Africa & Middle East Mobile Network Operators The Middle Eastern Mobile Market: Trends & Forecasts 2007-2012 The MVNO Directory African Telecoms Reports - Afghanistan - Algeria - Angola - Benin - Botswana - Burkina Faso - Cameroon - Chad - Cote d'lvoire - Congo - Egypt - Ethiopia - Gambia - Ghana - Kenya - Lesotho - Madagascar - Malawi - Maldives - Mauritius - Morocco - Mozambique - Namibia - Nigeria - Senegal - South Africa - Sudan - Suriname - Swaziland - Tanzania - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe Middle East Telecoms Reports - Bahrain - Egypt - Iran - Iraq - Israel - Jordan - Kuwait - Lebanon - Libya - Oman - Qatar - Saudi Arabian - Syrian - Middle East - Turkey - UAE - Yemen Eastern Europe Telecom News Questions Briefings Subscriber's Area Archive Password Registration Administration Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy	Angola - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics & Forecasts and available in the Subscriber Archive Number of Pages: 25 Angola is the second-largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa, and the recent rise of oil prices may push GDP growth as high as 35% in 2007. With peace restored in 2002 after decades of civil war, foreign investment has multiplied. However, Angola Telecom’s fixed-line network still serves less than 1% of the population. The licensing of four new fixed-wireless operators in 2002 has introduced competition to this sector, using Third Generation (3G) wireless technologies and WiMAX to provide advanced services. A national fibre optic backbone network is being implemented. Privatisation of Angola Telecom and the licensing of a third mobile operator is expected in the not too distant future. Market forecasts are also included. 1. Synopsis 2. Key statistics 3. Telecommunications market 3.1 Overview of Angola’s telecom market 4. Regulatory environment 4.1 Historic background 4.2 Basic Telecommunications Law 2001 4.3 Department of Telecommunications 4.4 Regulatory authority 4.4.1 Angola Institute of Communications (INACOM) 4.5 National Telecommunications Council 4.6 National Commission for Information Technology 4.7 Universal Service Fund 4.8 Value-added services 4.9 Privatisation of Angola Telecom 4.10 Interconnection 4.11 Telecom sector liberalisation in Angola 5. Fixed network operators in Angola 5.1 Angola Telecom 5.2 Fixed wireless operators 5.2.1 Mercury Telecom (MS Telcom) 5.2.2 Mundo Startel 5.2.3 Telesel/Nexus 5.2.4 Wezacom 6. Telecommunications infrastructure 6.1 National telecom network 6.1.1 Wireless local loop 6.1.2 Domestic satellite network 6.2 International infrastructure 6.3 Forecasts fixed-line market - 2009; 2014 6.3.1 Notes on scenario forecasts 7. Broadband and Internet market 7.1 Initial development 7.2 Overview 7.2.1 Proposed e-government policy 7.3 Broadband market 7.4 Angola’s ISP market 7.4.1 Ebonet 7.4.2 NetAngola 7.4.3 Snet 7.4.4 Angonet 7.4.5 University Agostinho Neto 7.5 Internet access locations 7.6 Internet Exchange Point (IXP) 7.7 Forecast Internet services - 2009; 2014 8. Convergence 8.1 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony 8.2 broadcasting market 8.3 Radio 8.4 Television 8.5 Broadband over Cable TV (CATV) 9. Mobile communications 9.1 Overview of Angola’s mobile market 9.1.1 Mobile statistics 9.2 Mobile technologies 9.2.1 Third Generation (3G) mobile systems 9.3 Major mobile operators 9.3.1 Angola Telecom (Movicel) 9.3.2 Unitel 9.4 Mobile voice services 9.4.1 Satellite mobile 9.5 Forecast mobile market - 2010; 2015 10. Related reports Table 1 - Country statistics - 2005 Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2005 Table 3 - Internet provider statistics - 2005 Table 4 - Internet user statistics - 2005 Table 5 - Mobile statistics - 2005 Table 6 - National telecommunications authorities Table 7 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2005 Table 8 - Forecast fixed-line and fixed-wireless subscribers - 2009; 2014 Table 9 - Internet users and penetration rate - 1996 - 2005 Table 10 - Internet host computers - 1998 - 2005 Table 11 - Internet user forecast - 2009; 2013 Table 12 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual growth - 2005 Table 13 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate - 1993 - 2005 Table 14 - Forecast mobile growth - 2008; 2013