These include fiber-to-home and fiber-to-business coverage, connections to mobile cell sites, median download speeds, and average latency. Cameroon fell into Group 3 — a category for emerging markets that have broadband infrastructure in place but low household adoption. And yet, Cameroon is one of the few Central African countries connected to five submarine cables, including SAT3, WACS, SAIL, and NCSCS. But their usage remains marginal. According to a report by the International Finance Corporation, less than a third of the capacity of some cables has been used. CAMTEL, the State-owned telecommunications Operator in Cameroon has access rights on four subsea cables that are key for the connectivity of the sub-region, namely: WACS, SAT3, NCSCS and the SAIL subsea cable that connects Cameroon to Brazil. Within the framework of this partnership, MTN. One of the main reasons for the recent drop in mobile service quality is the ongoing degradation of the national fiber optic network. This was confirmed by Philémon Zoo Zame, the Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ART), in a statement released on September 11. Speaking about the project last October 17 during the Yaoundé Digital Week, MD Judith Yah Sunday said it primarily targets rural areas.