Today the ICT sector in Azerbaijan is the fastest growing sector of the national economy. Thus, the amount of information and communication services rendered to business entities in Azerbaijan in January-February 2011 totaled 178.1 million manat, or 20.2 percent more than the same period of last year. About 74.5 percent fell on share of mobile communication.
Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee also notes an increase in the rate of production of ICT equipment in the country. As a result of two months, computer, electronic, optical and electrical equipment was produced at 25 million manat.
About 2.6 percent growth was recorded in the manufacture of electrical equipment, including 7.3 times in the manufacture of power transformers. As of March 1, ready products in stocks totaled 8.9 million manat, which constituted 4.2 percent of the total reserves of production of industrial enterprises.
About 64.5 percent of the revenues accounted for mobile services, of which growth, compared to the same period of last year, hits 14 percent, totaling 114.8 million manat. The subscriber base of mobile operators in Azerbaijan during the last year increased by 1.2 million people.
This is due to the tense activities of the mobile operators in the country that constantly raise the quality of their services. Thus, the number of active subscribers of Bakcell mobile communication company in Azerbaijan reached 2.5 million. The company's network operates 2,000 base stations, allowing to cover 98.7 percent of the Republic's territory, including remote regions. The network of Bakcell covers more than 95 percent of the population and 82 percent of the country's territory. In general, due to investments, the capacity of the network infrastructure of Bakcell was increased four times.
Azercell Company has been operating in the mobile services market since 1995, today the number of company's subscribers has reached 4.2 million people, of whom 300,000 joined the network of operator last year. At present Azercell's network covers 80 percent of the territory and 99.8 percent of the population of Azerbaijan.
The coverage area of the youngest mobile communication company in Azerbaijan, Azerfon, is 80 percent and the number of subscribers - 1.7 million.