摘要

Following more than a decade of civil war, Sierra Leone has enjoyed peace and stability since 2002. The country’s traditional telecommunications infrastructure has suffered damage and neglect, but the mobile sector has experienced excellent growth with now five GSM networks competing for customers and up to three more expected to launch shortly. However, recent government intervention in some regulatory matters has created a degree of uncertainty about market growth in the medium term. At the same time, a rapidly declining ARPU is forcing the operators to improve their services and find new revenue streams, such as Internet access via mobile data services. In this area they are competing with a large number of wireless broadband network operators that have emerged as providers of converged Internet and VoIP telephony services. Overall, penetration rates in all market segments are still well below African averages, leaving ample potential for future growth.

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