The Internet has more than 30 million subscribers in Morocco

The telecommunications sector in Morocco witnessed a positive development in the first quarter of this year at the level of all sectors, especially the mobile Internet.

According to data issued by the National Agency for Regulating Telecommunications (ANRT), the Internet subscribers' pool recorded an annual growth of 16 percent to reach 30.6 million subscribers, as it increased by 4.2 million subscribers in one year and recorded an penetration rate of 85 percent.

ANRT reported that the mobile Internet is still the main driver of growth in the fold of Internet subscribers in Morocco, as it achieved an annual increase of 15.90 percent to reach 28.49 million subscribers.

The high-throughput barn has also recorded a remarkable development. At the end of last March, the fourth generation hangar achieved an annual growth rate of 26.66 percent to reach 21.56 million subscribers, an increase of 4.5 million subscribers compared to the end of March of the previous year.

The largest growth was achieved at the level of fiber optic subscribers, with an annual increase of 81 percent; To bring his barn to 251 thousand and 280 customers. As for the home Internet, it reached 1.61 million subscribers, a slight quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.15 percent.

With regard to mobile phone subscriptions, official data reveal that they have increased by 3.6 million subscribers within a year, to reach 49.47 million at the end of last March, bringing the penetration rate to 137.6 percent.

The fixed line in Morocco is still steadfast in the face of the mobile phone, as it is evident from the data of the aforementioned agency that its share increased by 12.38 percent; to about 2.39 million subscribers.

At the level of Moroccan domain names on the Internet, 9315 domain names “ma.” new domain names during the first quarter of the current year, bringing the total to about 98,354 domain names, with a growth rate of 21.78 percent.