Research and Markets: International Submarine Fibre Optic Cables Arriving At the African East Coast For the First Time in 2009/10 Will Reduce the Cost of International Bandwidth.DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d9899e/uganda_key_stati) has announced the addition of the "Uganda - Key Statistics, Regulatory & Fixed-Line Telecoms Overviews" report to their offering. Once referred to as the Pearl of Africa, then devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. by civil war, peace and radical economic reforms have transformed Uganda into one of the fastest and most consistently growing economies on the continent. The entry of MTN MTN A short-form for Medium Term Note. MTN Medium term notes issued by corporations, much like shorter-term commercial paper. MTN See medium-term note (MTN). as the second national operator to compete with Uganda Telecom in all telecom services, including fixed lines and a total of five mobile networks, has revolutionised the sector. At around 30%, total teledensity is still below the African average, and all market segments are experiencing strong growth. A new simplified and converged licensing regime has significantly reduced barriers to market entry and increased competition, but this has also led to an unsustainable price war. Major initiatives have been launched to bring telecommunication services and the Internet to rural areas of the country. International submarine fibre optic cables Noun 1. fibre optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fiber optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power arriving at the African east coast for the first time in 2009/10 will dramatically reduce the cost of international bandwidth, in combination with several national backbone networks A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. being rolled out. Key Topics Covered: * Synopsis A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole. A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record. * Key statistics * Telecommunications Market * Regulatory environment * Fixed network operators in Uganda * National fibre backbone * International infrastructure * VSAT (Very Small Aperture satellite Terminal) A small earth station for satellite transmission that handles up to 56 Kbits/sec of digital transmission. VSATs that handle the T1 data rate (up to 1.544 Mbits/sec) are called "TSATs. networks * Related reports * Table 1 - Country statistics - 2009 * Table 2 - Telephone network statistics - 2008 * Table 3 - Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider statistics - July 2009 * Table 4 - Internet statistics - 2008 * Table 5 - Mobile statistics - 2008 * Table 6 - National telecommunications authority * Table 7 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2008 * Table 8 - MTN Uganda fixed-line subscribers - 2004 - 2008 * Exhibit 1 - International gateway licences fees For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d9899e/uganda_key_stati |
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