In just four years, the fixed broadband landscape has seen sustained growth in Senegal.
Between December 2020 and December 2024, the number of lines increased from 177,363 to 747,163, more than quadrupling.
This 321.26% growth is the result of improved infrastructure, thanks to massive investments in fiber deployment and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), which have supported growing demand driven by digital uses such as telecommuting, streaming, and connected devices, as well as public policies aimed at reducing the digital divide.
This evolution also reflects a technological shift. By December 2024, fiber optics already represented 57.23% of fixed internet consumers, compared to 35.07% for FWA and 7.69% for ADSL.
The growing interest in fiber optics is due to its significantly superior performance in both speed and stability, prompting operators to accelerate deployments and consumers to opt for faster offers.
Another key indicator of this revolution: the fixed broadband penetration rate, which has tripled in four years. From 1.06% in December 2020, it rose to 3.5% by the end of 2024. This leap shows that fixed broadband is becoming accessible to an increasing proportion of the population.
This expansion is explained by the widening coverage in peri-urban areas, a decrease in subscription costs, and the increased digitalization of businesses, which require reliable and high-performance connections for cloud computing, video conferencing, and collaborative tools.