Contents

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Chapter 1 - Executive Summary

Chapter 2 - Business Environment Rankings

Middle East & Africa

Bahrain

SWOT Analysis

Bahrain Telecommunications Industry SWOT

Chapter 3 - Industry Forecast Scenario

Fixed-Line

Table – Bahrain Telecoms Sector – Fixed-line – Historical Data & Forecasts

Internet

Table – Bahrain Telecoms Sector – Internet – Historical Data & Forecasts

Mobile

Table: Bahrain Telecoms Sector – Mobile – Historical Data & Forecasts

Chapter 4 - Macroeconomic Climate

Forecasts Up

Table: Economic Activity

Chapter 5 - Country Snapshot: Bahrain Demographic Data

Section 1: Population:

Table: Demographic Indicators (2005)

Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown

Section 2: Education & Healthcare

Table: Education

Table: Healthcare: Vital Statistics

Table: Healthcare: Expenditure

Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power

Table: Employment Indicators

Table: Consumption and Stratification

Table: Wages per year

Chapter 6 - Competitive Landscape

Market Structure

Table – Key Players: Bahrain Telecoms Sector

Table – Batelco Financial Indicators

Key Players

Fixed-Line

Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview

Internet

Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview

Mobile

Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview

Fixed-Line

Internet

Mobile

Table: Bahrain Mobile Market, Q306

Table: Bahrain Mobile Market, 9M Net Additions

Table: Bahrain Mobile Market, Q-o-Q Net additions Q306

3G

Industry Developments

Chapter 7 - Company Profiles

Regional Case Study – Huawei Technologies

Huawei Technologies – Contract Sales (US$bn)

Major Contract Wins For Huawei Technologies in MEA

Operators

Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco)

MTC-Vodafone Bahrain

Chapter 8 - BMI Forecast Modelling

How we generate our industry forecasts

Telecommunications Industry

Chapter 9 - Appendix: Regional Demographic Data

The Long View: Data Over The Economic Cycle (2000-2007)

Population

Household Spending Per Capita, US$

Private Consumption Per Capita, US$ PPP

Market Size, GDP, US$bn

Competitive Landscape for Middle East & Africa Telecommunications Reports: Sample of Companies Ranked

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Commentary on key operators highlighting ownership structures, latest available revenue figures, market share analysis and ARPU counts. BMI forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt. Company SWOTS Covering all leading telecommunications operators and manufacturers operating in each market, including competitive intelligence on geographic presence and competitive positioning against local companies; local market share; leading products, services and technologies; foreign direct investments, projects, merger and acquisition strategies.

Network of Middle Eastern and African Telecommunications Sources

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BMI's Middle Eastern and African Telecommunications Reports are based on an extensive network of multilateral organisations, government departments, telecommunications industry associations, chambers of commerce and company reports. Information sources include: