Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report
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Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report

The Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report

The Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report Report has been researched at source and features latest-available data covering all headline indicators; 5-year industry forecasts through end-2013; company rankings and competitive landscapes covering leading multinational handset manufacturers and equipment vendors, domestic fixed-line and mobile operators, and analysis of latest industry news, trends and regulatory developments.

Business Monitor International's Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecommunications industry in Saudi Arabia .

Key Benefits of Report

Coverage

Executive Summary

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts and trend analysis, covering ICT, fixed-line, mobile and internet markets, and headline news of key industry events from the latest quarter.

Market Overview

At-a-glance outlook of the structure, size and value of the industry, including an overview of key players and a snapshot of regional penetration rates for fixed-line, mobile and internet markets.

Business Environment Rankings

BMI provides a cross-border analysis of telecoms regulatory systems across regional markets, and their investor prospects, discussing the merits and downfalls of each country’s business environment, and ranking them in order of competitiveness. The rankings take into account industry factors, such as Market Maturity, Growth Potential, Competitive Environment and Licensing Framework in addition to BMI’s political and economic risk ratings.

BMI 5-Year Industry Forecast

Historic data series and 5-year forecasts to end- for all key industry indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.

BMI 5-Year Macroeconomic Forecast

BMI forecasts for all headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt.

Competitive Landscape & Rankings

Commentary on key operators highlighting ownership structures, latest available revenue figures, market share analysis and ARPU counts.

Company Profiles & SWOTS

Company profiles, including SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analyses, fully researched senior executives and contact details, business activity, leading products and services, and a record of all recent foreign direct investments and projects.

Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report
Was: $1030.00
Now: $875.00
You save: $155.00 (15%)
Table of Contents

Chapter - Executive Summary

SWOT Analysis
Saudi Arabia Mobile SWOT
Saudi Arabia Political SWOT
Saudi Arabia Economic SWOT
Saudi Arabia Business Environment SWOT

Chapter - Business Environment

Regional
Saudi Arabia
Table: Middle East Business Environment Rankings
Macroeconomic Data
Table: Saudi Arabia – Economic Activity

Chapter - Industry Forecast Scenario

Mobile
Table: Telecoms Sector – Mobile – Historical Data & Forecasts
Fixed Line
Table: Telecoms Sector – Fixed Line – Historical Data & Forecasts
Internet
Table: Telecoms Sector – Internet – Historical Data & Forecasts

Chapter - Market Data Analysis

Mobile
Table: Saudi Arabia Mobile Market, Q408
3G
Mobile Contract Wins
Table – Mobile Contract Wins
Mobile Content
Regional Outlook
Value-Added Services Timeline
Table - Selected VAS Services
Mobile Operator Data
STC
Mobily
Bravo
Fixed LineChapter -
Internet Chapter -
Regulatory Environment & Industry Developments
Saudi Arabia: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
Legislation
Privatisation of STC
Competition and Market Liberalisation
Licensing
Spectrum
Regulatory Developments

Chapter - Competitive Landscape

Key Players
Table: Key Players: Saudi Telecoms Sector
Table: Saudi Arabia Financial Indicators
Company Monitor
Table: Huawei Financial Highlights
Middle East
Table: Huawei's Recent Contract Wins In The Middle East
Africa
Table: Huawei's Recent Contract Wins In Africa
Building Bridges
Profiles

Chapter - Appendix:

Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
Fixed Line
Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
Mobile
Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
Broadband
Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview

Chapter - Telecoms Business Environment Ratings Methodology

Ratings Overview
Weighting
Weighting
Indicators
Indicators

Chapter - Country Snapshot: Saudi Arabia Demographic Data

Section 1: Population:
Table: Demographic Indicators
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown
Section 2: Education & Healthcare
Table: Education
Table: Healthcare: Vital Statistics
Table: Employment Indicators
Table: Consumption and Stratification

Chapter - BMI Telecoms Industry Glossary

Table: Telecommunications Glossary Of Terms

Chapter - BMI Telecommunications Forecasting & Sourcing

How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Telecommunications Industry Forecast Table
Key Indicators
Business Environment Ratings
Sources
Saudi Arabia Telecommunications Report
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Executive Summary

This quarterly update on Saudi Arabia’s telecoms market sees the introduction of several structural changes, including a reorganisation of the report’s various sections and the adoption of a new format for presenting operator profiles. The Mobile Data section of the report includes new coverage of the development of mobile value-added services in Saudi Arabia, as well as an overview of some of the sector’s recent contract wins. In this quarter, we have focused more attention on developing the mobile sections of our report, including the mobile operator profiles. In our next quarterly update, we plan to introduce considerable revisions to the fixed-line and broadband sections of our report.

BMI estimates that there were 38.462mn mobile subscribers in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2008. This is equivalent to a penetration rate of 150%, and reflects growth of 35.5% for 2008 as a whole. The stronger than expected growth in Saudi Arabia’s mobile market has been based partly on the August 2008 launch of commercial operations by the country’s third GSM/3G operator, Saudi Zain. Saudi Arabia’s newest mobile operator went on to report strong subscriber growth in the fourth quarter of the year. By the end of 2008, Zain had over 2mn mobile customers in Saudi Arabia, all of which were said to be 90-day active.

Key developments in the Saudi telecoms market in recent months include the March 2009 announcement by Mobily that it had launched High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) technology over its 3.5G network. The new technology will initially be available in principal areas of the Kingdom, with expansion to other areas within the coming few months. Mobily has set aside SAR1bn for the roll-out. At the time of making the announcement, Mobily revealed that it had more than 300,000 HSPA-based mobile broadband users on its network.

Other recent developments in the Saudi telecoms market include the completion of Etihad Atheeb’s IPO on 21 March 2009. Atheeb is one of three firms which were recently licensed to compete in the Saudi fixed-line market alongside incumbent operator Saudi Telecom Co. (STC). The other licensees are Optical Communications, whose shareholders include Verizon Communications of the US and Luxembourg-based Millicom, and Al-Mutakamilah, a consortium led by Hong Kong’s PCCW. The floatation of 30% of Atheeb’s capital was aimed at raising SAR300mn (US$80mn) for the operator. Atheeb’s March IPO was Saudi Arabia’s first IPO since August 2004, as a number of sales have been postponed due to the global financial crisis. Meanwhile, Atheeb announced in February that it was ‘weeks’ away from launching its mobile broadband network in Saudi Arabia. The operator plans to be the first to offer a nationwide WiMAX network.

Saudi Arabia has moved from second to third place in our latest Business Environment Rankings for the telecoms markets of the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s stronger overall position is due to slightly stronger Telecoms Market and Country Risk scores, which are counterbalanced by a weaker Country Risk rating.

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Africa

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d`Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan and Tunisia

Asia

Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

Caribbean

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago

Europe

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan

Latin America

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela

Middle East

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Turkey and United Arab Emirates

North America

Canada and United States
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