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The Middle East and North Africa Telecoms Market: 2014 Interim Forecast Update 2013-2018
[August 29, 2014]

The Middle East and North Africa Telecoms Market: 2014 Interim Forecast Update 2013-2018


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sdwqtj/the_middle_east) has announced the addition of the "The Middle East and North Africa Telecoms Market: 2014 Interim Forecast Update 2013-2018" report to their offering.



Handset data services and mobile broadband offer the strongest opportunities for revenue growth in the next 5 years, driven by faster adoption of smartphones across the region than anticipated.

The mobile telecoms market in the Middle East continues to show signs of growth, driven by the increased use of smartphones, mobile handset data and mobile broadband. The fixed market will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace than mobile. GCC countries will lead the region in terms of fibre roll-out, adoption, and service innovation, while DSL will remain the dominant access technology in North Africa.


This report and associated data annex provide: - An analysis of the latest developments in the telecoms market and assessment of their impact on connections and revenue in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait*, Morocco, Qatar*, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, as well as the Middle East and North Africa region as a whole - An explanation of how and why our forecasts have changed since the previous edition, which was published in June 2013 - Detailed historical data and forecasts (for the region as a whole and for individual countries) from 2009 to 2018, including: - Mobile connections by device type (smartphones, other handsets, mobile broadband and M2M), by payment type (prepaid and contract), and by technology generation - Fixed broadband connections by type (cable, DSL, FTTH and other) - IPTV connections and revenue - Retail and wholesale revenue split by various mobile services (voice, messaging, handset data, mobile broadband and M2M) and various fixed services (voice, broadband, business network services).

Connections Mobile - Handset, mobile broadband, M2M - Prepaid, contract - 2G, 3G, 4G - Smartphone, - non-smartphone Fixed - Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up - Narrowband voice, VoBB - DSL, FTTH/B, cable, BFWA Fixed and mobile voice traffic - Outgoing minutes, MoU Revenue Mobile - Service, retail - Prepaid, contract - Handset, mobile broadband, M2M - Handset voice, messaging, data Fixed - Service, retail - Voice, broadband, IPTV, dial-up, BNS - DSL, FTTH/B, cable, BFWA Mobile ARPU - SIMs, handset - Prepaid, contract - Handset voice For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/sdwqtj/the_middle_east CONTACT: Research and Markets, Laura Wood, Senior Manager.

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