Niger: ARCEP establishes a platform for continuous monitoring of mobile networks
February 3rd 2026
In a context marked by the need to improve the quality of services and market transparency, the authorities are relying on technological tools to strengthen regulation and support the country’s digital transformation.
Niger’s Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (ARCEP) is strengthening its capacity to supervise the telecommunications sector. On Wednesday, January 28, in Niamey, the institution inaugurated a platform for continuous monitoring of mobile networks, a system designed to ensure ongoing market surveillance from a technical, economic, and regulatory perspective.
“Through this major achievement, Niger clearly affirms its determination to fully regain control of its digital destiny, to strengthen the authority of the State in the regulation of strategic sectors and to make technology a lever of sovereignty, justice and development,” said Aissatou Abdoulaye Tondi (pictured, center), Minister of Public Service, Labour and Employment, representing the Prime Minister.
Operationally, the platform relies on three integrated technical tools. The first, TRAFSCAN, ensures automated and continuous data collection on voice, data, and SMS traffic, as well as the revenue generated, providing ARCEP with a precise understanding of the market’s economic functioning. QUALCOP, for its part, enables ongoing assessment of service quality through monitoring of coverage, radio site availability, and key performance indicators. Finally, NETFIX centralizes the management of critical electronic communications infrastructure, particularly fiber optic networks.
According to the latest data published by ARCEP, the Nigerien telecommunications market remains dynamic, despite a slight slowdown observed in mobile telephony. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, the number of mobile subscribers stood at 16.8 million, with an estimated penetration rate of 59.73%, compared to 60.70% at the end of 2024.
In contrast, the internet segment showed sustained growth. The number of subscribers reached 11.2 million users, including 8.3 million mobile internet subscribers. This represents an increase of 2.8 million new subscribers compared to the end of 2024, bringing the internet penetration rate to 40%, compared to 34% previously, an increase of 6 percentage points in one quarter.
In this context of rapid growth in digital usage, the implementation of the continuous monitoring platform appears as a strategic solution for the regulator. It should allow ARCEP to strengthen market transparency, improve the monitoring of operators’ obligations, and have reliable indicators to guide its regulatory decisions.
Ultimately, this tool is also expected to contribute to a better quality of service for users, to an optimization of public revenue from the sector and to a more effective regulation of a market considered essential for the digital transformation and economic development of Niger.
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