Telecommunications in Morocco

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The following is an outline of communications technology in Morocco.

Telecoms industry

While the Moroccan

Laâyoune and Dakhla to Nouadhibou, which would ultimately be extended to other North African
countries.

Meditel and MT operated a duopoly until 2008, when the state regulator Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications waved in

Omnium Nord Africain.[3] Though holding a tiny share (2.6%) of the voice market, this new player has captured a majority of the 3G market (69.11%). Total subscribers for this new technology increased 527% in 2008. Earlier this year, Wana sold a 31% stake for €228m to the partnership of two Kuwaiti companies, mobile operator Zain and Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding,[4][5] to help finance the roll out of its 15-year 2G GSM network at the end of 2009.[citation needed] In August 2019, the government signed a MAD 10 billion investment deal with Maroc Telecom to improve telecom infrastructure in the country.[6]

Telephone system

  • main lines in use: 3.28 million (2007) : estimation
  • mobile cellular: 47.25 million [135% of the total population] (2015) : estimation

source:[7]

Domestic telephone system

Morocco has a constantly failing system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and

microwave radio relay links. The internet is available but slow, and overpriced in comparison to Europe and the United States. The principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat
. An improved rural service employs microwave radio relay.

International telephone system

The system has seven submarine cables, three satellite earth stations, two

Arabsat. There is a microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain and the Western Sahara. Coaxial cables and microwave radio relays exist to Algeria. Morocco is a participant in Medarabtel and a fiber-optic cable links from Agadir to Algeria and Tunisia
.

Radio broadcast

First radio service began in 1928 in Morocco.[8]

  • AM stations 25,
  • FM stations 31,
  • shortwave 11 (2007)
  • Radio sets: 7.78 million (2007)

Television

  • Television broadcast stations: 36 (plus 35 repeaters) (2007)
  • Televisions receivers: 5.6 million (2007)

Internet

Main article: Internet in Morocco
  • Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 8 (2017)[9]
  • ccTLD (country code top-level domain): .ma

The country had more than 16.3M of internet users in 2012.[10] Operated by Maroc Telecom (IAM). The service started as a test in November 2002 before it was launched in October 2003 and it is one of the most technologically advanced Internet services in the African continent but the service is monopolised by IAM. The service is offered by the subsidiary Menara.The company is the best in the Moroccan market in the ADSL, optic fiber and they offers the following options:

Personal ADSL (All of those offers are available with a 12 months or above engagement) :

  • Menara ADSL 4 Mbit/s 200MAD (Around 17$)
  • Menara ADSL 8 Mbit/s
  • Menara ADSL 2+ 12 Mbit/s
  • Menara ADSL 2+ 20 Mbit/s
  • optic fiber
    100 Mbit/s 500MAD (Around 44$)
  • optic fiber
    200 Mbit/a 1000MAD (Around 90$)

The installation is free, but the ADSL modem or router is not always free.

IAM is the only ISP who operate underwater cables and national cables, the things that cause a huge monopoly in the Moroccan market, the other ISPs can always rent a part of the leader's infrastructure.

Ookla
.

Network Performance
which makes the IPS great for those who uses mobile data.

Mobile data prices (Without engagement) :

The plans are 0,5 GB (500 MB), 1 GB, 2 GB, 2,5 GB, 3 GB, 5 GB, 10 GB and 20 GB To calculate the price of each plan, multiple the number of GBs by 10 and you should get the price in MAD.

See also

  • Ministry of Communications of Morocco

References

  1. ^ "Research and Markets: Morocco - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  2. ^ "Bright future". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  3. ^ "ONA's Wana wins Morocco's third mobile licence". Reuters. 2009. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. ISBN 9781907065309
    .
  5. ISBN 9781907065545
    .
  6. ^ "Moroccan Government Signs MAD 10 Billion Investment Deal with Maroc Telecom". Morocco World News. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  7. ^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  8. hdl:2433/155745
    .
  9. ^ "Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - The World Factbook - CIA". Nations Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  10. ^ Africa Internet Statistics

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