Libya is emerging from almost two decades of economic isolation, which contributed to the stagnation of its oil industry, the mainstay of its economy, and invariably its telecoms sector. Despite having an old style monopoly player for the provision of posts and telecommunications services, its fixed-line network is superior to those in many other African countries and is sporting one of the highest teledensities on the continent. In sharp contrast, the mobile sub-sector remained underdeveloped until the introduction of a second GSM network in 2004 which sent market penetration skyrocketing from one of the lowest in Africa to one of the highest within only two years. Third Generation (3G) mobile services have been launched and are set to stimulate the underdeveloped Internet sector as well.
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| 1. | | Synopsis |
| 2. | | Key statistics |
| 3. | | Country overview |
| 4. | | Telecommunications market |
| 4.1 | | Overview of Libyas telecom market |
| 5. | | Telecommunications infrastructure |
| 5.1 | | National telecom network |
| 5.1.1 | | Wireless Local Loop (WLL) |
| 5.2 | | International infrastructure |
| 5.2.1 | | Submarine cable networks |
| 5.2.2 | | Satellite networks |
| 6. | | Internet market |
| 6.1 | | Overview |
| 6.2 | | Computer initiatives - One Laptop per Child (OLPC) |
| 6.3 | | Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) |
| 6.4 | | Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) |
| 7. | | Mobile communications |
| 7.1 | | Overview of Libyas mobile market |
| 7.1.1 | | Mobile statistics |
| 7.2 | | Mobile technologies |
| 7.2.1 | | Third Generation (3G) |
| 7.3 | | Major mobile operators |
| 7.3.1 | | El-Madar |
| 7.3.2 | | Libyana |
| 7.4 | | Mobile voice services |
| 7.4.1 | | Satellite mobile |
| 8. | | Broadcasting market |
| 8.1 | | Television broadcasting in Libya |
| 8.2 | | Pay TV |
| 9. | | 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 Internet users and penetration rate 1999 - 2005 |
| Table 9 Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual growth 2005 |
| Table 10 Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 1998 - 2005 |
