Moroccan ADSL Market’s Phenomenal Growth
The ADSL was launched in Morocco in November 2003, and since then to the end of June 2006, the number of subscribers grew by 300%, with 97% during the second quarter of 2006 alone.
Despite this large growth rate in Internet subscription and in particular ADSL subscriptions in Morocco, the telecom service is estimated to be used by a small minority, and Internet penetration in Morocco is still very low by absolute and relative standards.
The new report, ‘Morocco Internet and Datacomm Landscape’ recently released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Telecoms Strategic Research Service subscribers, provides, in 54 pages, a detailed analysis of the Moroccan Internet markets, operational Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country and related information.
The report includes 5-year historical and 5-year projections on Internet uptake and revenues. The report provides, moreover, a detailed and comprehensive picture on the Internet market strategies and regulations, e-commerce, and online content and services landscape, according to the publishers.
The report mentioned in its historical part, the fact that the first Internet connection was established in Morocco by Maroc Télécom in 1995. Later on, and exactly between 1997 and 2000, there were many a creation of ISPs.
Presently, there are 10,051 holders of Internet declarations in the country, with the vast majority for Internet cafés and four broadband providing ISPs, namely: Maroc Télécom, Maroc Connect, Morocco Trade and Development Services SA (MTDS) and Maghreb Net.
The report stated in its 5 year projection part, that the Moroccan Internet market will keep on growing in the few coming years, between 2006 to 2010, especially with the upcoming infrastructure-based competition of multiple fixed operators and lower Internet bandwidth costs.