Internet country code | .ne |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 12,000 (2020 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 0.1 (2020 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 5.5 million (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 22% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | Niger is one of the largest countries in West Africa but also one of the poorest in the world; as with many African markets, a lack of fixed telecoms infrastructure has led to growth in mobile services; Niger’s mobile penetration is modest compared to other countries in the region, while fixed broadband penetration is negligible; recent international investment to complete the Trans-Saharan Dorsal optical fiber (SDR) network has extended the reach of fiber infrastructure in the country, and also increased international capacity; new cables linking the country with Chad and Burkina Faso have extended Niger’s connectivity with international cable infrastructure (2022) |
Domestic | Fixed-line less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular at nearly 56 per 100 persons (2021) |
International | Country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 58,000 (2021 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | (2021 est.) less than 1 |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 14.239 million (2021 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 56 (2021 est.) |
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