Introduction
How is the communication system in Madagascar? Here, Broadcast media include state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Madagascar
Internet country code .mg
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 32,000 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 5.8 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 20% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Internet service is fast compared to other African countries, and telecom services in Madagascar have benefited from intensifying competition between the main operators; there have been positive developments with the country’s link to international submarine cables, particularly the METISS cable connecting to South Africa and Mauritius; in addition, the country’s connection to the Africa-1 cable, which arrived in 2023, provides links to Kenya, Djibouti, countries in north and south Africa, as well as Pakistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and France; a national fiber backbone has been implemented connecting the major cities, however much of the fiber in country has been installed by Huawei, which also manages data centers for the government; in addition, the government has progressed with its five-year plan to develop a digital platform running to 2024; various schemes within the program have been managed by a unit within the President’s office; penetration rates in all market sectors remain below the average for the African region, and so there remains considerable growth potential; much progress was made in 2020, stimulated by the particular conditions related to the pandemic, which encouraged greater use of voice and data services (2022)
Domestic Less than 1 per 100 for fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 56 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 261; landing points for the EASSy, METISS, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems connecting to numerous Indian Ocean Islands, South Africa, and Eastern African countries; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 26,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2022 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 20.783 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 70 (2022 est.)
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Madagascar is found in Eastern Africa