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Market Study
Published: May 2010
Pages: 96
Tables: 93
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Research from: telecomsmarketresearch
Sector: Mobile Markets

Table of Contents

Mobile Market Overview .. 10
Technology Status .. 11
Data Services .. 12
SMS .. 12
MMS .. 12
Mobile E-mail  14
Mobile IM . 14
Country Profiles  17
Algeria .. 17
Subscribers and Penetration .. 17
Technology Status .. 17
Key MNOs’ Information . 17
Strategies and Developments  18
Bahrain  19
Subscribers and Penetration .. 19
Mobile Messaging Data . 19
Technology Status .. 19
Key MNOs’ Information . 20
Strategies and Developments  20
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) .. 21
Subscribers and Penetration .. 21
Mobile Messaging Data . 21
Technology Status .. 21
Key MNOs’ Information . 22
Strategies and Developments  22
Egypt . 23
Subscribers and Penetration .. 23
Mobile Messaging Data . 23
Technology Status .. 24
Key MNOs’ Information . 24
Strategies and Developments  24
Ghana .. 25
Subscribers and Penetration .. 25
Technology Status .. 25
Key MNOs’ Information . 26
Strategies and Developments  26
Iran . 27
Subscribers and Penetration .. 27
Mobile Messaging Data . 27
Technology Status .. 27
Key MNOs’ Information . 28
Strategies and Developments  28
Iraq . 29
Subscribers and Penetration .. 29
Technology Status .. 29
Key MNOs’ Information . 29
Strategies and Developments  29
Israel . 31
Subscribers and Penetration .. 31
Technology Status .. 31
Key MNOs’ Information . 32
Strategies and Developments  32
Jordan .. 33
Subscribers and Penetration .. 33
Technology Status .. 33
Key MNOs’ Information . 33
Strategies and Developments  34
Kenya  35
Subscribers and Penetration .. 35
Mobile Messaging Data . 35
Key MNOs’ Information . 36
Strategies and Developments  36
Kuwait .. 37
Subscribers and Penetration .. 37
Technology Status .. 37
Key MNOs’ Information . 38
Strategies and Developments  38
Lesotho  39
Subscribers and Penetration .. 39
Technology Status .. 39
Key MNOs’ Information . 40
Strategies and Developments  40
Morocco .. 41
Subscribers and Penetration .. 41
Mobile Messaging Data . 41
Technology Status .. 41
Key MNOs’ Information . 42
Strategies and Developments  42
Mozambique . 43
Subscribers and Penetration .. 43
Technology Status .. 43
Key MNOs’ Information . 44
Strategies and Developments  44
Nigeria . 45
Subscribers and Penetrations  45
Mobile Messaging Data . 45
Technology Status .. 45
Key MNOs’ Information . 46
Strategies and Developments  46
Oman  48
Subscribers and Penetration .. 48
Mobile Messaging Data . 48
Technology Status .. 49
Key MNOs’ Information . 49
Strategies and Developments  49
Qatar . 50
Subscribers and Penetration .. 50
Technology Status .. 50
Key MNOs’ Information . 51
Strategies and Developments  51
Saudi Arabia . 52
Subscribers and Penetration .. 52
Mobile Messaging Data . 52
Technology Status .. 52
Key MNOs’ Information . 53
Strategies and Developments  53
South Africa .. 55
Subscribers and Penetration .. 55
Mobile Messaging Data . 55
Technology Status .. 55
Key MNOs’ Information . 56
Strategies and Developments  56
Sudan .. 58
Subscribers and Penetration .. 58
Technology Status .. 58
Key MNOs’ Information . 59
Strategies and Developments  59
Syria .. 60
Subscribers and Penetration .. 60
Technology Status .. 60
Key MNOs’ Information . 61
Strategies and Developments  61
Tanzania . 62
Subscribers and Penetration .. 62
Technology Status .. 62
Key MNOs’ Information . 63
Strategies and Developments  63
Tunisia . 64
Subscribers and Penetration .. 64
Technology Status .. 64
Key MNOs’ Information . 64
Strategies and Developments  65
The UAE . 66
Subscribers and Penetration .. 66
Technology Status .. 66
Key MNOs’ Information . 67
Strategies and Developments  67
Uganda  68
Subscribers and Penetration .. 68
Mobile Messaging Data . 68
Technology Status .. 68
Key MNOs’ Information . 69
Strategies and Developments  69
Conclusion  71
Changing face and fate of the market  71
Subscriber numbers – reflecting growth  72
MNOs building strategies for wider adoption . 75
Bottom line – What the region holds?  76
Appendices .. 78
Glossary .. 78
Portio Research Classifications . 90
Companies Mentioned in this Report . 91
About the Authors 94
Also available from Portio Research Limited . 95

List of Figures
Figure 1: Mobile Subscribers – Africa and Middle East (In Million, End 2008 – End 2014F)  10
Figure 2: Mobile Penetration – Africa and Middle East (In Percent, End 2008 – End 2014F) . 11
Figure 3: Technology Forecast — Africa and Middle East (In Million, End 2008 – End 2014F) . 11
Figure 4: SMS Traffic – Africa and Middle East (In Billion, End 2008 – End 2014F)  12
Figure 5: MMS Traffic – Africa and Middle East (In Billion, End 2008 – End 2014F)  13
Figure 6: Mobile E-mail Users – Africa and Middle East (In Million, End 2008 – End 2014F) . 14
Figure 7: Mobile IM Users – Africa and Middle East (In Million, End 2008 – End 2014F) . 15
Figure 8: Technology Status — Bahrain (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009)  20
Figure 9: Technology Status — Egypt (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 24
Figure 10: Technology Status — Ghana (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) .. 25
Figure 11: Technology Status — Israel (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 31
Figure 12: Technology Status — Kenya (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009)  36
Figure 13: Technology Status — Kuwait (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) .. 37
Figure 14: Technology Status — Lesotho (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009)  39
Figure 15: Technology Status — Morocco (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) .. 42
Figure 16: Technology Status — Mozambique (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 43
Figure 17: Technology Status — Nigeria (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 46
Figure 18: Technology Status — Oman (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009)  49
Figure 19: Technology Status — Qatar (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 50
Figure 20: Technology Status — Saudi Arabia (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 53
Figure 21: Technology Status — South Africa (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) .. 56
Figure 22: Technology Status — Sudan (As a Percentage, End 2007 – September 2009)  58
Figure 23: Technology Status — Syria (As a Percentage, End 2007 –End 2009)  60
Figure 24: Technology Status — Tanzania (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 62
Figure 25: Technology Status — The UAE (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009) . 66
Figure 26: Technology Status — Uganda (As a Percentage, End 2007 – End 2009)  68
Figure 27: Top 10 Countries by CAGR of Mobile Subscriber Base – Africa and Middle East (In
Percent, End 2009 – End 2014F) . 72
Figure 28: Top 10 Countries by Net Additions in Mobile Subscriber Base – Africa and Middle East (In Million, 2008 – 2009) .. 75
Figure 29: Comparison of ARPU with Country-level Mobile Penetration (2009)  76

List of Tables
Table 1: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Algeria (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 17
Table 2: Key MNOs’ Information — Algeria . 17
Table 3: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Bahrain (End 2008 – End 2014F)  19
Table 4: Mobile Messaging Data — Bahrain (End 2007 – End 2009)  19
Table 5: Key MNOs’ Information — Bahrain .. 20
Table 6: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — DR Congo (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 21
Table 7: Mobile Messaging Data — DR Congo (End 2007 – End 2009) .. 21
Table 8: Key MNOs’ Information — DR Congo . 22
Table 9: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Egypt (End 2008 – End 2014F)  23
Table 10: Mobile Messaging Data — Egypt (End 2007 – End 2009)  23
Table 11: Key MNOs’ Information — Egypt  24
Table 12: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Ghana (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 25
Table 13: Key MNOs’ Information — Ghana . 26
Table 14: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Iran (End 2008 – End 2014F)  27
Table 15: Mobile Messaging Data — Iran (End 2007 – End 2009)  27
Table 16: Key MNOs’ Information — Iran  28
Table 17: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Iraq (End 2008 – End 2014F)  29
Table 18: Key MNOs’ Information — Iraq  29
Table 19: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Israel (End 2008 – End 2014F)  31
Table 20: Key MNOs’ Information — Israel  32
Table 21: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Jordan (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 33
Table 22: Key MNOs’ Information — Jordan . 33
Table 23: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Kenya (End 2008 – End 2014F) .. 35
Table 24: Mobile Messaging Data — Kenya (End 2007 – End 2009) .. 35
Table 25: Key MNOs’ Information — Kenya .. 36
Table 26: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Kuwait (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 37
Table 27: Key MNOs’ Information — Kuwait . 38
Table 28: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Lesotho (End 2008 – End 2014F) .. 39
Table 29: Key MNOs’ Information — Lesotho .. 40
Table 30: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Morocco (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 41
Table 31: Mobile Messaging Data — Morocco (End 2007 – End 2009) .. 41
Table 32: Key MNOs’ Information — Morocco . 42
Table 33: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Mozambique (End 2008 – End 2014F)  43
Table 34: Key MNOs’ Information — Mozambique  44
Table 35: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Nigeria (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 45
Table 36: Mobile Messaging Data — Nigeria (End 2007 – End 2009) . 45
Table 37: Key MNOs’ Information — Nigeria  46
Table 38: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Oman (End 2008 – End 2014F) .. 48
Table 39: Mobile Messaging Data — Oman (End 2007 – End 2009)  48
Table 40: Key MNOs’ Information — Oman .. 49
Table 41: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Qatar (End 2008 – End 2014F)  50
Table 42: Key MNOs’ Information — Qatar  51
Table 43: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Saudi Arabia (End 2008 – End 2014F)  52
Table 44: Mobile Messaging Data — Saudi Arabia (End 2007 – End 2009) . 52
Table 45: Key MNOs’ Information — Saudi Arabia  53
Table 46: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — South Africa (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 55
Table 47: Mobile Messaging Data — South Africa (End 2007 – End 2009) .. 55
Table 48: Key MNOs’ Information — South Africa . 56
Table 49: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration —Sudan (End 2008 – End 2014F)  58
Table 50: Key MNOs’ Information — Sudan . 59
Table 51: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Syria (End 2008 – End 2014F) . 60
Table 52: Key MNOs’ Information — Syria . 61
Table 53: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Tanzania (End 2008 – End 2014F)  62
Table 54: Key MNOs’ Information — Tanzania  63
Table 55: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Tunisia (End 2008 – End 2014F)  64
Table 56: Key MNOs’ Information — Tunisia  64
Table 57: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — The UAE (End 2008 – End 2014F)  66
Table 58: Key MNOs’ Information — The UAE  67
Table 59: Mobile Subscribers and Penetration — Uganda (End 2008 – End 2014F) .. 68
Table 60: Mobile Messaging Data — Uganda (End 2007 – End 2009)  68
Table 61: Key MNOs’ Information — Uganda .. 69
Table 62: Top 10 MNOs by Subscribers – Africa and Middle East (In Million, 2009)  71
Table 63: Top 10 Countries by Mobile Subscriber Base – Africa (In Million, 2009)  73
Table 64: Top 10 Countries by Mobile Subscriber Base – Middle East (In Million, 2009) .. 74

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