Introduction
How is the communication system in Botswana? Here, Broadcast media include 2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 4 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Botswana
| Internet country code | .bw |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 259,525 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 11 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 1.924 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 74% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Effective regulatory reform has made Botswana’s telecom market one of the most liberalized in the region; there is a service-neutral licensing regime adapted to the convergence of technologies and services, and several operators now compete in all telecom sectors; Botswana has one of the highest mobile penetration rates in Africa; in a bid to generate new revenue streams and secure market share, the three mobile network operators have entered the underdeveloped broadband sector by adopting of 3G, LTE, and WiMAX technologies; in the fixed-line broadband market they compete with a large number of ISPs, some of which have rolled out their own wireless access infrastructure; the landlocked country depends on satellites for international bandwidth, and on other countries for transit capacity to the landing points of international submarine cables; the landing of additional cables in the region in recent years has improved the competitive situation in this sector, while prices for connectivity have fallen dramatically (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 5 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 161 telephones per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 92,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 3 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 4.348 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 165 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Botswana
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