This IDC study analyzes the market for consumer mobile broadband services that connect large-screen mobile devices to cellular networks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It provides analysis of the recent developments in terms of the number of mobile broadband subscription in the MENA region and explains why MENA is a strong growth region for mobile broadband services and also the challenges that MENA operators face.
"The use of mobile broadband by consumers has grown rapidly in recent years in the MENA region. A divide exists between GCC countries, with higher penetration rates, and non-GCC countries, which offer significant potential as mobile broadband markets but have so far recorded minimal penetration rates. Country market structures and demographic trends across the region are favorable to the growth of mobile broadband in the region. Nevertheless, operators will have to contend with challenges, such as the deployment of fiber-based broadband networks in many GCC countries and ongoing pressures on pricing. The key will be for mobile operators to stress the value proposition of mobile broadband and to hone their strategies to capitalize on the significant growth that will occur in these markets over time." - Research Analyst Hasan Sandila, Communications, IDC Middle East, Africa, and Turkey
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Methodology
Executive Summary
Situation Overview
Development of Mobile Broadband in the MENA Region
Mobile Broadband in GCC Countries
Mobile Broadband Development in Other MENA Countries
Future Outlook
Future Development of Mobile Broadband in MENA Region
Mobile Broadband in GCC Countries - Future Outlook
Mobile Broadband in Other MENA Countries - Future Outlook
Consumer Mobile Broadband in the MENA Region - Drivers and Challenges
Drivers
Underdeveloped Fixed-Line Infrastructures in MENA
LTE Adoption and Improving Mobile Networks
MENA Demographics
Age Structure of Populations
Urban/Rural Population Structure
Non-National Residents in MENA Countries
Summary
Challenges
Fiber-Based Broadband
Pricing
Operators' Efforts to Enhance Fixed Infrastructures
Operator Strategy Overview
Forecast and Assumptions
Essential Guidance
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Synopsis
Table: Selected LTE Developments in MENA
Table: Top 3 Assumptions for the MENA Mobile Broadband Market, 2011-2015
Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the MENA Mobile Broadband Market, 2011-2015
Table: MENA Consumer Mobile Broadband Connections Forecast by Country (in '000), 2007-2015
Table: MENA Consumer Mobile Broadband Penetration Forecast by Country (in % of population), 2007-2015
Figure: Consumer Mobile Broadband in MENA, 2007-2011
Figure: Consumer Fixed Broadband in MENA, 2007-2011
Figure: Consumer Broadband Growth Rates in MENA, 2008-2011
Figure: GCC Fixed vs. Mobile Broadband Penetration Rates, 2010
Figure: Other MENA Fixed vs. Mobile Broadband Penetration Rates, 2010
Figure: Consumer Mobile Broadband Penetration Rates by GCC Country, 2007-2015
Figure: Consumer Mobile Broadband Penetration Rates in Other MENA Countries, 2007-2015
Figure: Fixed Telephone Penetration Rate by Country, 2011
Figure: Fixed Broadband vs. Mobile Phone Penetration Rates
Figure: GCC Virtuous Circle
Middle East and North Africa Consumer Mobile Broadband Subscription 2011-2015 Forecast and 2010 Analysis published by IDC in September 1, 2011. This report consists of Pages: 28 and the price starts from US $ 4800.
