PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1044813
PUBLISHER: BuddeComm | PRODUCT CODE: 1044813
Tajikistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
Tajikistan forges ahead with 5G commercial rollouts while fixed networks languish
The nation of Tajikistan has had to struggle through a further two years of economic hardship following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This has included receiving millions of dollars in foreign aid and loans just to maintain liquidity in a country that is already one of the most impoverished in the region. The strain on financial resources inevitably means a continuation of the absence of any meaningful investment or development programs for telecommunications infrastructure, beyond the occasional symbolic and superficial pronouncements from the government for the sector to 'do better'.
The fixed-line telephony and fixed broadband markets continue to languish far behind the mobile sector in terms of teledensity and penetration. With only around 6,000 fixed broadband customers (0.07% penetration), there would appear to be massive growth potential but the limited fixed-line infrastructure in the country suggests there's little likelihood of that occurring any time soon.
The size of Tajikistan's mobile market dwarfs the fixed-line segment, with an estimated penetration rate of nearly 120%. With a number of private sector companies active in the mobile market, so too has there been more commitment to investment in network upgrades and expansion. Three MNOs - MegaFon, Tcell, and ZET Mobile - have all launched commercial 5G services, initially in areas of the capital city Dushanbe. The move towards higher-speed mobile services should further underpin the growth in the nascent mobile broadband market, which is still estimated to be at a relatively low penetration level of 42% (at least relative to most other Asian nations) but is predicted to enjoy a strong compound annual growth rate of more than 8% for at least the next five years.
This report includes the regulator's latest market data, Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, assessment of the global impact of Covid-19 on the telecoms sector, and other recent market developments.
Key developments:
- Three MNOs - MegaFon, Tcell, and ZET Mobile - launch commercial 5G services.
- The government orders the CS to introduce measures to improve the speed and quality of Tajikistan's internet connections.
- ZET Mobile signs an MoU with Smart City to develop an LTE-based IoT and smart city infrastructure in Dushanbe.
- MegaFon launches the first commercial VoLTE service in Tajikistan.
- Tcell launches a GPON fibre-based fixed broadband service in Dushanbe.
Companies mentioned in this report:
Tajik Telecom, Babilon Mobile, Tcell, TK Mobile, MegaFon, ZET Mobile.
Table of Contents
Key statistics
Regional Asian market comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI vs GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
- Economic considerations and responses
- Subscribers
- Infrastructure
Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment
- Regulatory authority
- Law on Electrical Communication
- Internet regulation
- SIM card registration
Mobile market
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- 5G
- 4G / LTE
- 3G
- Mobile broadband
- Major mobile operators
- Babilon Mobile
- Tcell (Indigo-Somoncom)
- ZET Mobile (Tacom / Beeline)
- TK Mobile
- MegaFon (TT Mobile/MLT)
- M-Teko
- Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) service
Fixed-line broadband market
- Fixed broadband statistics
- Fixed-line broadband technologies
- WiMAX
Fixed network market
- Major network operator
- Tajik Telecom
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Next Generation Network (NGN)
- International infrastructure
Appendix - Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 - Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Tajikistan - 2021 (e)
- Table 2 - Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
- Table 3 - Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2013 - 2026
- Table 4 - Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
- Table 5 - Change in the number of fixed lines and penetration - 2011 - 2026
- Table 6 - Historic - Mobile subscribers and annual change - 1996 - 2010
- Table 7 - Historic - Babilon Mobile subscribers - 2009 - 2012
- Table 8 - Historic - Tcell mobile subscribers - 2009 - 2015
- Table 9 - Historic - Tacom (Beeline) mobile subscribers - 2009; 2011 - 2015
- Table 10 - Historic - Tacom (Beeline) - mobile ARPU - 2011 - 2015
- Table 11 - Historic - Tacom (Beeline) - mobile broadband subscribers - 2011 - 2015
- Table 12 - Historic - Fixed Broadband Subscribers and Penetration - 2007 - 2010
- Table 13 - Historic - Internet users and Penetration - 2008 - 2017
- Table 14 - Historic - Households with internet access - 2005 - 2010
- Table 15 - Historic - Fixed line subscriptions and penetration - 1995 - 2010
- Table 16 - Historic - International internet bandwidth - 2005 - 2017
List of Charts
- Chart 1 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Leaders
- Chart 2 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Challengers
- Chart 3 - Asia Telecoms Maturity Index - Market Emergents
- Chart 4 - Asia - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
- Chart 5 - Asia - Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 6 - Central Asia - Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 7 - Central Asia - Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 8 - Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
- Chart 9 - Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration - 2013 - 2026
- Chart 10 - Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration - 2011 - 2026
- Chart 11 - Change in the number of fixed lines and penetration - 2011 - 2026
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1 - Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
- Exhibit 2 - Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
- Exhibit 3 - Asia - Market Leaders and market developments
- Exhibit 4 - Asia - Market Challengers and market developments
- Exhibit 5 - Asia - Market Emergents and market developments
- Exhibit 6 - Mobile operators - systems and launch dates
