Zambia’s Network Coverage as of Q2 2022
These are the last known numbers regarding network coverage in Zambia as compiled by the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) shared here:
| Network Coverage | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Q1 – 2022 | Q2 – 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Points of Presence (Districts) | – | – | – | 99 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PSTN Area Coverage (%) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 | 91.0 |
| National Network Geographical Coverage (%) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 69.9 | 69.9 | ||
| National Network Geographical by Population (%) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 86.9 | 86.9 | 86.9 | 97.2 | 97.2 | |||||
| Number of Towers | 2,426 | 2,496 | 3,235.00 | 3,225 | 3,413.0 | 3,440 | 3,457 | |||||||
| Number of 2G Sites | 2,697 | 2,990 | 3,412 | 5,081 | 4,344 | 4,557.0 | 4,472 | 4,524 | ||||||
| Number of 2G/3G Sites | 2,354 | 2,141 | 2,727 | 2,906 | 3,472 | 3,663.0 | 3,673 | 3,749 | ||||||
| Number of 4G Sites | 192 | 254 | 254 | 202.0 | 202.0 | 203.0 | 203 | 201 | ||||||
| Number of 2G/3G/4G Sites | 254 | 803 | 1,212 | 2,316.00 | 2,758.00 | 3,055.00 | 3,200 | 3,486 | ||||||
| Airtel Zambia (Area Coverage) | – | – | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | |
| MTN Zambia (Area Coverage) | 36.6% | 37.5% | 39.4% | 31.7% | 45.4% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 44.2% | 35.9% | 36.3% | 36.9% | 37.0% | |
| Zamtel (Area Coverage) | 75.0% | 75.0% | 29.7% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 49.5% | 52.0% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.0% | 52.0% |
