 At a time when BMI’s telecoms analysts believe the majority of Middle Eastern mobile markets to be approaching or exceeding penetration rates of 100%, BMI presents a new report; The Highs and Lows Of The 3G Mobile Market In The Middle East. With our telecommunications analysts anticipating a slowdown in the mobile market – with around 117mn mobile subscribers across nine major Middle East markets - we highlight the importance of migrating to 3G networks and services, and assess:
- Key industry trends and growth dynamics for each market, including BMI’s independent 5-year industry forecasts to end-2012
- Business and Operational Risks to telecommunications operators in each market via BMI’s proprietary country-comparative Industry Business Environment Rating
- Market prospects via our Company Profiles and competitive intelligence (see full list below)
The potential is impressive: We believe the nine countries mentioned in this report will see growth of their 3G subscriber base reach 491% over our five-year forecast period.
But growth is not uniform across the region: Some markets will experience faster take-up of 3G services than others, and Saudi Arabia could account for 52% of the region’s 3G subscriber base by 2012.
Furthermore, there are greater opportunities: While BMI’s telecoms analysts believe that oil prices will remain high facilitating growth of the 3G sector, other forms of wireless communication will benefit such as WiMAX and WiFi.
Key Benefits of the Report
- Identify and evaluate the scale of growth opportunities across nine key markets for mobile operators
- Benchmark competitors and peers in each market using recently researched company profiles, featuring latest intelligence on 12 telecoms companies, analysing competitive positioning, opportunities, risks and strategies of each company
- Benchmark your own views and forecasts for market performance against BMI’s independent 5-year industry forecasts for mobile and 3G subscribers
- Use BMI’s country-comparative business environment ratings to assess the operating risks, opportunities and key factors impacting corporate profitability in each of the nine markets covered
We believe this Report is required reading for the following senior executives in your business:
- Strategists - Gain an insight into the commercial opportunities available in the Middle East 3G market, using our clearly-explained medium-term economic forecasts (2008-2012) to benchmark your own growth projections.
- Risk Managers – Discover the key Industry, Political, Economic and Operational risks facing companies in these rapidly developing states, and exploit BMI’s quantitatively-based risk assessment model to stress-test your own assumptions.
- Country Managers - Gain an insight into the country-specific growth trajectories and the key strengths of your clients and competitors.
- Financial Planners – Critically evaluate the assumptions underpinning your medium-term financial projections using BMI’s growth projections for the future direction and value of the currency and key domestic interest rates; the principal determinant of business investment and consumer spending growth.
Companies covered in the Report:
Zain (Bahrain, Kuwait), Batelco, Irancell, Partner Communications, Cellcom, Wataniya Telecom, Omantel, Nawras, Mobily, du, Etisalat
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