FIXED BROADBANDIN ZIMBABWE

Presentation by

Honourable S. Mandiwanzira

Connect 2 Connect Summit

19 July 2016, Pretoria, South Africa

Provision of fixed broadband in Zimbabwe

Fixed (wired) broadband is offered in Zimbabwe through the

following technologies:

1) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

2) Optic Fibre (FTTX)

3) Leased Lines

FTTX Fibre is offered by a total of 5 Internet Access Providers i.e.

Liquid, TelOne, Powertel, Africom, Dandemutande and Telecontract.

ADSL is offered by 1 operator, TelOne.

Leased Lines are offered by 3 Internet Access Providers TelOne,

Liquid and Telecontract

Growth of Fibre

Fibre subscriptions have been on an upward trajectory with thebiggest leap being experienced in 2015 as shown below:

Growth of fibre subscriptions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Fibre Backbone

National Fiber Backbone length (km)

• CURRENT Zimbabwe FIBRE Backbone

BULAWAYO

HARARECHINHOYI

Makuti

Karoi

Mt Darwin

Beatrice

Chivu

Mvuma

Lalapanzi

Shurugwi

Rutenga

Hwange

Gwaai

Nyamandhlovu

Dete

Mutoko

Kadoma

Chegutu

Rusape

Gokwe

Kariba

Vic Falls

Raffingora

Chitungwiza

Figtree

GWERU

MASVINGO

Beitbridge

To SOUTH AFRICA

To BOTSWANA

To ZAMBIA

To MOZAMBIQUEMUTARE

To MALAWI

Livingstone

Powertel

Key

Rushinga

Nyamapanda

Marondera

Cecil Kop

Plumtree

Kwekwe

ChakariNembudziya

Binga

Chipinge

BBG

Chimanimani

ChiredziTriangle

Checheche

Nyanga

Current National

Backbone

Turk Mine

Sanyati

Chirundu

Kanyemba

Gwanda

W Nicholson

Esigodhini

Filabusi

Centenary

Liquid

TelOne

Africom

Proposed Backbone

Chikwalakwala

Mazoe

Bindura

Muzarabani

Mhangura

Antelope Mine

GutuHot Springs

Mbizi

Inyathi

Thuli

RedCliff

Shamva

Murewa

Siyakobvu

Siyabuwa

Zvishavane

HwedzaKamativi

To ZAMBIA

To Namibia

To MOZAMBIQUE

• Zimbabwe Proposed Fibre Backbone

BULAWAYO

HARARECHINHOYI

Makuti

Karoi

Mt Darwin

Beatrice

Chivu

Mvuma

Lalapanzi

Shurugwi

Rutenga

Hwange

Gwaai

Nyamandhlovu

Dete

Mutoko

Kadoma

Chegutu

Rusape

Gokwe

Kariba

Vic Falls

Raffingora

Chitungwiza

Figtree

GWERU

MASVINGO

Beitbridge

To SOUTH AFRICA

To BOTSWANA

To ZAMBIA

To MOZAMBIQUEMUTARE

To MALAWI

Livingstone

Fibre

Key

Rushinga

Nyamapanda

Marondera

Cecil Kop

Plumtree

Kwekwe

ChakariNembudziya

Binga

Chipinge

BBG

Chimanimani

ChiredziTriangle

Checheche

Nyanga

Proposed

ZIMBABWE

Backbone

Turk Mine

Sanyati

Chirundu

Kanyemba

Gwanda

W Nicholson

Esigodhini

Filabusi

Centenary

Chikwalakwala

Mazoe

Bindura

Muzarabani

Mhangura

Antelope Mine

GutuHot Springs

Mbizi

Inyathi

Thuli

RedCliff

Shamva

Murewa

Siyakobvu

Siyabuwa

Zvishavane

HwedzaKamativi

To ZAMBIA

To Namibia

To MOZAMBIQUE

International Internet Connectivity

Zimbabwe is land-linked country hence local operatorsaccess international internet connectivity through fibre atlanding ports in Mozambique and South Africa.

This has contributed to the high cost of internet access inZimbabwe.

The major international internet connectivity providers forthe local internet access providers are Seacom, LiquidInternational, WIOCC, BOFINET, Telkom Namibia, TelkomSA amongst others.

Equipped Incoming International Internet Connectivityhas grown from just 6,200Mbps in 2012 to reach21,700Mbps in 2016 as demand for internet keepsincreasing in the country

International Internet Connectivity

The growth in incoming international internet bandwidth capacity of the fibre networks over the past years is shown in the graph below:

Equipped Incoming International Internet Bandwidth

Growth of ADSL

The country has also experienced huge growthin the number of active ADSL subscriptions byhouseholds and corporates.

In the 4 year period from 2012 to 2016, ADSLsubscriptions have grown by 448% to reach69,253 active subscriptions from 12,648recorded in 2012.

The annual growth in active Asymmetric DigitalSubscribers Lines in the country is shown in thegraph below:

Growth of ADSL

Growth of ADSL Subscriptions

Leased Lines

Whilst growth has been experiencedin the other fixed broadbandtechnologies, Leased lines have beenon the decline since 2014 as usersswitch to Fiber and ADSL.

The declining trend of leased linesubscriptions is shown in the graphbelow:

Leased Lines

Leased line subscriptions

Fixed Broadband

Although growth has been experienced in theuse of fixed broadband in Zimbabwe, growth inthe use of mobile broadband has been evengreater.

As at 31 March 2016, fixed broadband made uponly 5% of total broadband subscriptions in thecountry.

Mobile broadband constituted 95% of totalbroadband subscriptions.

Internet Penetration in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has taken great strides inimproving access to internet services inthe country.

The internet penetration rate iscurrently 49% up from just 5.1%recorded in 2009.

The annual growth in the internetpenetration rate from 2009 to 2016 isshown in the graph below:

Internet Penetration Rate

Internet penetration in Zimbabwe

Improving Broadband access and affordability

Infrastructure sharing to reduce costof broadband service provision

Setting up of a Regional InternetExchange Point

National Broadband Plans

Connecting underserved areasthrough Universal Service projects.

The End

Thank you

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