Zambia’s utilised international Internet bandwidth reached 370.3 Gbps by December 2024, according to latest figures published by ZICTA (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority). This was a 109% increase compared to 177.1 Gbps in December 2023, with ZICTA also reporting 124.4 Gbps in 2022, 98.3 Gbps in 2021, 95.2 Gbps in 2020, and 80.4 Gbps in 2019 (see also Zambia: Zambia’s International Bandwidth Increases By 95% To Reach 345 Gbps By June 2024). The total equipped international capacity of wholesale carriers reached 1.111 Tbps by December 2024, compared to 976 Gbps in 2023, and 840.2 Gbps in 2022. “The transmission network market experienced significant growth in 2024,” said ZICTA in its 2024 annual market report. “The growing demand for transmission networks is largely attributed to increased broadband adoption, rising enterprise data needs, and expanding digital infrastructure initiative.” ZICTA also reported that the total fibre inventory of Zambia reached 39,231.8-km by December 2024, compared to 31,915-km by December 2023, and 28,700-km in June 2023.
Source: ZICTA
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