There were 37 results found for Gabon and ICT

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Overview

Net gains: Web access is set to continue to grow with government support
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Increasing demand for digital services and the commercialisation of access to Gabon’s second submarine cable are helping to lay the foundations for a rise in activity in the country’s ICT sector. Greater bandwidth – combined with mobile data coverage via 3G and 4G – is likely to boost the number of internet users in the country, but a push by the state to improve ICT service uptake through…

Chapter

The Report: Gabon 2015: Telecoms & IT
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The launch of 3G and 4G in 2014 should provide new revenue streams in the telecoms sector, and the focus in the near term will be on improving data capacity and network quality. Growing demand for digital services and the commercialisation of access to Gabon’s second submarine cable are helping to lay the foundations for a rise in activity in the ICT sector. This chapter includes an interview with…

Economic News

Le backbone à fibre optique du Gabon prend forme
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In English Les efforts visant à accélérer le développement numérique du Gabon ont été intensifiés au mois d’octobre, avec l’octroi par les autorités d’un contrat portant sur la mise en place du premier réseau par fibre optique transnational du pays, attendu de longue date. Le câble constituera le réseau de collecte (backbone) d’un futur réseau de fibre optique, et jouera parallèlement…

Interview

OBG talks to Axcèle Kissangou-Mouele, Managing Director, Société de Patrimoine des Infrastructures Numeriques
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Interview:Axcèle Kissangou-Mouele What are the remaining main obstacles for highspeed connection in Gabon? AXCÉLEKISSANGOU-MOUELE:We need to accelerate the construction programme of digital infrastructure to achieve the goals of the Digital Gabon plan. This plan consists of six digital objectives that are simultaneously divided into 19 programmes, which include like construction…

Interview

OBG talks to Alain Ba Oumar, President, Federation of Operators of Electronic Communications of Gabon (FOCEG)
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Interview:Alain Ba Oumar What can be done to encourage better communication between the public and the private sector? ALAIN BA OUMAR: It is true that until the creation of FOCEG, every single private provider had its own development strategy and its own contacts to communicate with the public sector. Too many interlocutors, representatives and complimentary entities, such as the Regulatory…

Overview

Growth in mobile telephony will act as an economic multiplier
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The long-awaited launch of 3G service in April 2014 is helping to open new avenues for growth in Gabon’s increasingly saturated mobile telecommunications sector. Subscriber numbers continue to rise, but with real penetration of nearly 100%, future growth will come from the introduction of higher-value services. With four operators serving a market of around 1.63m people, competition is already fierce,…

Overview

Stronger connections: Greater fibre-optic cable access will foster sector development
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Commercialisation of access to the long-awaited Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) fibre-optic cable, expected in early 2015, is expected to propel Gabon’s IT sector forward in the next year. The state has set ambitious goals for the sector, including the construction of a nationwide fibre-optic backbone, the creation of a network of IT parks, and the development of a range of social applications in e-government…

Analysis

The introduction of 3G will expand the already dynamic mobile market
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After several years of delays, Gabon issued two 3G/4G licences in the first half of 2014 and saw the tentative launch of the country’s first 3G service in April. The absence of high-speed mobile and fixed internet connections has been an obstacle to the development of the country’s economy and, most notably, the government’s goal of transitioning to a digital economy by 2016. With Airtel already…

Chapter

The Report: Gabon 2014: Telecoms & IT
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Telecoms Gabon’s telecoms sector is undergoing an important shift in 2014. The highly competitive market will see two of its four operators merge, potentially changing the balance with the traditional market leader. The long-awaited launch of 3G service in April 2014 is helping to open new avenues for growth in Gabon’s increasingly saturated mobile telecommunications sector. Subscriber numbers…

Country Report

The Report: Gabon 2014
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The economy of Gabon has largely developed on the back of the country’s substantial oil and gas resources; however, declining production levels are leading the government to pursue a strategy of economic diversification. While efforts to encourage new investment and offshore oil exploration may yet yield results, the development of other industries, including forestry and mining, is being encour

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