90% of internet usage in Papua New Guinea is conducted over Digitals' broadband & mobile networks

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- With a population of more than 7 million people and a mobile penetration of around 50%, Papua New Guinea's mobile market has enormous growth potential.However, this growth could be inhibited by the latent difficulties within the market, including the high cost of deploying infrastructure, the relatively low income base among potential subscribers, and the geographical dispersal of the population.BuddeComm released a reporton the state of country's telecoms, mobile and broadband market to analyse the different infrastructures, operators and regulations currently in place.

The report highlights that:

●     It is estimated that 90% of all internet usage is currently conducted over Digitals' broadband and mobile networks. 

●     While mobile coverage in 2017 is extensive - most rural areas still have only 2G services.

●     Network deployment costs are high due to the relatively low subscriber base, the impervious terrain, and the high proportion of the population living in rural areas. As a result, fixed telecom infrastructure is almost nonexistent outside urban centres, leaving most of the population unserviced

●     Progress in telecommunications has come primarily from mobile networks, where accessibility has expanded from less than 3% population coverage in 2006 to over 80% by early 2016.

●     Given the underdeveloped telecom services, the market has enormous growth potential. The number of mobile broadband users is expected to continue to grow strongly as the operators expand their 3G and LTE networks in the coming years.

Also, an increasing number of Papuans are embracing the digital age, particularly the younger generation, and mobile phones are becoming a more important source of social interaction.

Other key elements:

●      SIM card registration is being enforced with a deadline of January 1st 2018;

●      Regulator issues tender for 3G mobile services

●      The state-owned incumbent Telikom is being restructured to focus on retail services while its network is transferred to the state-owned company DataCo;

●      PNG's telecom regulator, NICTA proposes mandatory sharing of mobile network infrastructure.

Please feel free to contact me for more information about the report.

About Budde Comm:

Paul Budde Communication is an independent research and consultancy company, focusing on the telecommunications market and its role within the digital economy. We specialise in high-level strategic and statistical research and provide consultancy services to international agencies, governments and businesses. The research offered by BuddeComm's worldwide network of researchers and analysts encompasses 190 countries, 500 companies and 200 discrete technologies and applications.

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