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Telecommunication systems
Eritrea — 32 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1993 | NA |
| 1994 | NA |
| 1995 | NA local: NA intercity: NA international: NA |
| 1996 | domestic: very inadequate; about 4 telephones per 100 families, most of which are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 1997 | domestic : very inadequate; about 4 telephones per 100 families, most of which are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 1998 | domestic: very inadequate; about 4 telephones per 100 families, most of which are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 1999 | domestic: very inadequate; about 4 telephones per 100 families, most of which are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 2000 | domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 2001 | general assessment: NA domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system international: NA |
| 2002 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: NA; note - international connections exist |
| 2003 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: NA; note - international connections exist |
| 2004 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2005 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2006 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2007 | general assessment: inadequate domestic: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2008 | general assessment: inadequate; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular subscribership is only about 2 per 100 persons domestic: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2009 | general assessment: inadequate; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular subscribership is only about 3 per 100 persons (2008) domestic: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2010 | general assessment: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is only about 3 per 100 persons (2009) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2011 | general assessment: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is only about 3 per 100 persons (2009) international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2012 | general assessment: inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons international: country code - 291; note - international connections exist |
| 2013 | general assessment: inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons international: country code - 291 (2011) |
| 2014 | general assessment: inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons international: country code - 291 (2011) |
| 2015 | general assessment: inadequate; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system; cell phones in increasing use throughout the country | domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 5 per 100 persons | international: country code - 291 (2011) |
| 2016 | general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country | domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons | international: country code - 291 (2015) |
| 2017 | general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country; no data service | domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons | international: country code - 291 (2016) |
| 2018 | general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country; no data service; only about 3% of households having computers with 2% internet; untapped market ripe for competition; government telco working on roll-out of 3G network (2016) | domestic: fixed-line subscribership is less than 1 per 100 person and mobile-cellular 9 per 100 (2016) | international: country |
| 2019 | general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use is limited by government control of SIM card issuance; no data service; only about 3% of households having computers with 2% Internet; untapped market ripe for competition; direct phone service between Eritrea and Ethiopia was restored in September 2018; government telco working on roll-out of 3G network (2018) | domestic: fixed-line subscribership is |
| 2020 | general assessment: woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use is limited by government control of SIM card issuance; no data service; only about 4% of households having computers with 2% Internet; untapped market ripe for competition; direct phone service between Eritrea and Ethiopia was restored in September 2018; government telco working on roll-out of 3G network; in 2019 11% mobile penetration (2020) | domest |
| 2021 | general assessment: least developed telecommunications market in Africa, largely due to restrictions of state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use is limited by government control of SIM card issuance; low penetration of computer use and Internet; market ripe for competition and investment; direct phone service between Eritrea and Ethiopia restored in September 2018; government operator working on roll-out of 3G network (2020) domestic: fixed-line subs |
| 2022 | general assessment: Eritrea s telecom sector operates under a state-owned monopoly for fixed and mobile services; as a result of such restrictions on competition, the country has the least developed telecommunications market in Africa; mobile penetration stands at only about 20%, while fixed-line internet use barely registers; this is exacerbated by the very low use of computers, with only about 4% of households having a computer, and most of these being in the capital, Asmara; the 3G network co |
| 2023 | general assessment: Eritrea s telecom sector operates under a state-owned monopoly for fixed and mobile services; as a result of such restrictions on competition, the country has the least developed telecommunications market in Africa; mobile penetration stands at only about 20%, while fixed-line internet use barely registers; this is exacerbated by the very low use of computers, with only about 4% of households having a computer, and most of these being in the capital, Asmara; the 3G network co |
| 2024 | general assessment: Eritrea s telecom sector operates under a state-owned monopoly for fixed and mobile services; as a result of such restrictions on competition, the country has the least developed telecommunications market in Africa; mobile penetration stands at only about 20%, while fixed-line internet use barely registers; this is exacerbated by the very low use of computers, with only about 4% of households having a computer, and most of these being in the capital, Asmara; the 3G network co |