Telecoms in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands analyzed.

(PRWEB) February 28, 2004 --Research and Markets announces the addition of the 2004 Telecoms in Africa - Southern Region and Indian Ocean Islands report to its offerings.

A return to peace in Angola means that development agencies are poised to fund a range of projects to restore and upgrade the war ravaged infrastructure. With the support of various international organisations, the telecom network is now slowly being upgraded and expanded.

Botswanas is one of the continents wealthiest nations. Its telecom sector, while not fully liberalised, is independently regulated and features a modern network and advanced services. Two mobile operators serve the countrys 1.7 million citizens.

Telecom services in Lesotho have a history of inadequate availability, poor quality and lack of reliability. However, the industry has seen a gradual transformation from a state-owned monopoly for fixed services, to a privatised, privately majority-owned national operator in late 2000 and finally competing in the mobile sub-sector through a subsidiary. Madagascars telecom sector is based on modern structures with an independent regulator, full competition in mobile telephony and a partially privatised national operator.

This report provides information on Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Each country has its own chapter and covers the Key Statistics, Market Overview, Regulatory Environment, Major Players, Infrastructure, Fixed network Services, Public Data, Internet, Broadband, E-services, Wireless Communications and Broadcasting .

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