PDF 1-5 users
GBP 795.00  

PDF Site Licence
GBP 1395.00  

PDF Corporate Licence
GBP 1895.00  

UK Head Office
+44(0)1494 771930
USA
+(1) 508 861 0401
or Buy Now! online

Hot Reports:
Digital TV Yearbook 2012


Network Operator Monetization Strategies: Leveraging New Sources of Revenue


The LTE Device Marketplace: Ecosystem, Roadmap, Key Trends, Shipments/Market Share, and Global Forecast by Vendor 2012 - 2016


Real-time Location Services (RTLS): Applications, Services, and Company Analysis


Microsoft Reliance on Facebook for Social Media: Analysis of Multiple Microsoft FB Sites


Mobile Coupons: Market Analysis and Forecasts


Laos - Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Forecasts


Gabon - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Table of Contents

Market Study
Published: May 2010
Pages: 96
Tables: 93
From: GBP 795.00  Buy Now!
Research from: Portio Research
Sector: Mobile Markets

Packed-full of invaluable data, market sizing and growth forecasts, this must-have new study delivers vital insight into the exciting mobile markets of the AME region. With essential regional, country and operator-level analysis of this growing mobile space, the detailed report includes mobile subscriber, penetration, technology and messaging forecasts; as well as subscriber numbers, service revenues, market share and ARPU data, and strategies and developments of key mobile operators – plus so much more. With the AME mobile market now the subject of intense interest, this essential 96-page market report provides an understanding of the size, scope and major players of this changing mobile market.

Key features of this essential new market study:

• Study major markets and key players
• Identify growth opportunities in key markets
• Examine country level subscriber growth and penetration forecasts for 25 key markets
• Analyze 5-year market forecasts to 2014
• Assess MNO market share
• Compare MNO ARPU, service revenues, and strategies and developments
• Scrutinize technology (2G/3G split) and messaging forecasts to 2014
• Uncover the Top 10 AME MNOs by subscribers; and by net additions in subscriber base
• All this and more in this must-have 96 page report

About this report

While not without its challenges, Africa and the Middle East is an exciting market with vast untapped potential for mobile services, which will see its mobile subscriber base hit 911 million by end-2014 – representing a regional mobile penetration rate of just 62.4 percent.

Historically, key growth impediments that have caused AME mobile markets to lag behind mature Western and Asian counterparts have included a lack of appropriate infrastructure, low income levels and strict regulation in certain markets. While such obstacles won’t be wished away overnight, there is a genuine sense that the mobile landscape is changing – and changing fast as players race to seize and exploit emerging opportunities.

This new market study looks at the mobile markets of Africa and the Middle East in four fact-filled chapters:

• Mobile Market Overview
• Country Profiles
• Conclusion
• Appendices (including full glossary of terms)

The region is seeing increased deployment of new technology and upgrades. Most countries in this region now either have 3G networks or have 3G network launches planned; some are already operating on 3.5G. This increased expenditure on infrastructure development, combined with increased consumer awareness through marketing activities and regional economic growth, will further boost the uptake of mobile services.

In some instances, MNOs in the AME region are partnering up and sharing network infrastructure to reduce operating costs and mitigate a common conundrum for MNOs in most AME countries that have low ARPU and penetration rates: namely, how to balance operating at low ARPUs and concurrently meeting high-investment requirements to penetrate deeper into the market.

Until recently, most AME countries had a duopoly market structure – Government being one of them – with strict regulatory structures restricting entry of foreign players. But now the region is seeing a transformation from the dominance of state-owned operators to a more open marketplace with increased private-player participation and increased competition.

With high-profile deals like Bharti-Zain fuelling further interest in the AME region, and continuing consolidation and acquisition of mobile assets underway, the ‘land grab’ has begun in earnest and inaction makes missing out on fantastic opportunities an ever-likely possibility.

Providing regional, country and operator-level analysis of this growing mobile space, this new 96-page market study highlights where mobile opportunities exist in Africa and the Middle East, and what makes the region such an attractive destination for mobile operators – for both voice and data services. 

Further reasons to buy this research:

• Review essential forecasts and market data; regional, country and operator-level analysis
• Explore and identify opportunities in this exciting growth market
• See which AME markets will gain most from the changing mobile landscape
• Expose local obstacles to the adoption of mobile services
• Plan using regional and country-level mobile subscriber forecasts to 2014
• Highlight the Top 10 African and Top 10 Middle Eastern countries by mobile subscriber base
• Familiarise yourself with mobile subs and penetration for 25 major markets, and their key MNOs’ subs and market share
• Features data services forecasts: 5-year projections for SMS, MMS, Mobile E-mail and Mobile IM
• Benefit from a comparison of ARPU with country-level mobile penetration
• Read commentary on the future direction of the AME mobile market
• Graphic-heavy, text-light presentation in plain English with full glossary of terms

Companies Mentioned in this Report

012 Smile Communications www.012smile.com
Afric Xpress www.africxpress.com
Alvarion www.alvarion.com
Asiacell (Qtel) www.asiacell.com
Batelco www.batelco.com.bh
Bezeq www.bezeq.co.il
Bharti Airtel www.bharti.com
Cell C www.cellc.co.za
Cellcom www.cellcom.co.il
Du www.du.ae
Dubai Holdings www.dubaiholding.com
Econet www.econetwireless.com
Ericsson www.ericsson.com
Etisalat Egypt www.etisalat.com.eg
Etisalat UAE www.etisalat.ae
ForgetMeNot Africa www.forgetmenotafrica.com
France Telecom www.francetelecom.com
Globacom www.gloworld.com
Huawei www.huawei.com
IMI mobile www.imimobile.com
Korek Telecom www.korektel.com
Maroc Telecom www.maroctelecom.ma
mCel www.mcel.co.mz
MCI www.tcitoo.com
Meditel www.meditelecom.ma
Mobilis www.mobilis.dz
Mobily www.mobily.com.sa
MobiNil www.mobinil.com
Motorola www.motorola.com
MTN Ghana www.mtn.com.gh
Company Website
MTN Iran www.irancell.ir
MTN Nigeria www.mtnonline.com
MTN South Africa www.mtn.co.za
MTN Sudan www.mtn.sd
MTN Syria www.spacetelsyria.com
MTN Uganda www.mtn.co.ug
Nawras (Qtel) www.nawras.com.om
Omantel www.omantel.net.om
Orange Jordan www.orange.jo
Orascom Alegria www.djezzygsm.com
Orascom Tunisia www.tunisiana.com
Partner Orange www.orange.co.il
Pelephone www.pelephone.co.il
Qtel Qatar www.qtel.com.qa
Rotana Media www.rotana.net
Safaricom www.safaricom.co.ke
Sotelma www.sotelma.ml
STC (Saudi Telecom Company) www.stc.com.sa
Sudatel www.sudatel.sd
Syria Tel www.syriatel.com
Tamin Telecom www.tamintelecom.ir
Tigo DRC www.tigo.cd
Tigo Ghana www.tigo.com.gh
Tigo Tanzania www.tigo.co.tz
Tunicell www.tunisietelecom.tn
Umniah www.umniah.com
Vodacom DRC www.vodacom.cd
Vodafone Egypt www.vodafone.com.eg
Vodafone Ghana www.vodafone.com.gh
Vodacom Lesotho www.vodacom.co.ls
Vodacom Mozambique www.vm.co.mz
Vodafone Qatar www.vodafone.com.qa
Vodacom South Africa www.vodacom.co.za
Vodacom Tanzania www.vodacom.co.tz
Warid Uganda www.waridtel.co.ug
Wataniya Alegria (Nedjma) www.nedjma.dz
Wataniya (Qtel) Kuwait www.wataniya.com
Zain Bahrain www.bh.zain.com
Zain DRC www.cd.zain.com
Zain Iraq www.iq.zain.com
Zain Jordan www.jo.zain.com
Zain Kenya www.ke.zain.com
Zain Kuwait www.kw.zain.com
Zain Nigeria www.ng.zain.com
Zain Saudi Arabia www.sa.zain.com
Zain Sudan www.sd.zain.com
Zain Tanzania www.tz.zain.com
Zain Uganda www.ug.zain.com

Top of Page