Congo: Vodacom And Orange Launch Africa''s First Rural
Broadcast Media Africa has learnt that telecom service providers Vodacom and Orange have launched Africa''s first rural TowerCo partnership. Through this collaboration, the
Broadcast Media Africa has learnt that telecom service providers Vodacom and Orange have launched Africa''s first rural TowerCo partnership. Through this collaboration, the
The funding will be utilized to expand EastCastle''s telecom towers network across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bolstering connectivity and improving access to
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Expansion of fiber optic backbone in underserved areas, installation of 850 solar cell phone towers in rural areas, connection to Atlantic data cable, digitalisation of cybersecurity and
Mobile communications and Internet in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Compared to the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is massively lagging behind in the
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Compared to the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +243, there were a total of 49.86 million connections in 2023. Among them were 49.80 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.49 per person.
The telecommunications industry has not yet reached all potential consumers and has room to grow. Mobile telephones have a 44 percent penetration rate; internet penetration is approximately 3 percent of the total population. The DRC has not yet reached 5G and is still developing its 3G/4G network.
Values above 100 percent mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband internet connections. Around 31 percent of all residents have access to the internet.
Back to overview: Congo (Dem. Republic) With an average download speed of 35.30 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 119th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 9.9 Mbit/second was significantly lower (137th place).