Yemen - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Description

Yemen’s telecom sector sees flight of foreign investors

Yemen’s telecom sector provides numerous difficulties for telcos. While there is relatively little fixed infrastructure outside the main towns, much of what there is remains subject to periodic attack by one or another of the opposing sides in the ongoing conflict, as the warring parties battle to control the flow of information and disrupt access to services to their respective foes.

Rising poverty means that for a significant proportion of the population there is little chance of securing telecom services, and thus for telcos it is a challenge to generate revenue and secure sufficient surplus to invest in network maintenance or upgrades. As a result, mobile networks are largely based on GSM technology, which in turn has forestalled the creation of a mobile broadband sector.

Faced with these various difficulties, MTN Group in November completed its exit from Yemen, on the basis that its efforts provided insufficient financial compensation.

1 Key statistics

2 Regional Middle East Market Comparison

2.1 Market characteristics
2.2 Market Leaders
2.3 Market Challengers
2.4 Market Emergents
2.5 TMI versus GDP
2.6 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
2.7 Fixed and mobile broadband penetration

3 Country overview

4 Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector

4.1 Economic considerations and responses
4.2 Subscribers
4.3 Infrastructure

5 Telecommunications market

5.1 Market overview
5.2 Key industry considerations

6 Regulatory environment

6.1 Regulatory authority
6.2 Fixed-line developments
6.3 Mobile network developments

7 Mobile market

7.1 Market overview
7.2 Mobile statistics
7.3 Mobile infrastructure
7.4 Major mobile operators

8 Fixed-broadband market

8.1 Market overview
8.2 Broadband statistics
8.3 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks

9 Fixed-network operators

9.1 TeleYemen
9.2 Public Telecommunications Corporation (PTC)

10 Telecommunications infrastructure

10.1 Overview of the national telecom network
10.2 International infrastructure

11 Appendix Historic data

12 Glossary of abbreviations

13 Related reports

Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Yemen 2021 (e)
Table 2 Change in GDP and inflation 2012 2022
Table 3 Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 4 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 5 Change in the number of MTN Yemen's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Table 6 Change in MTN Yemen's mobile ARPU and market share 2012 2021
Table 7 Development of MTN Yemen's revenue and EBITDA (ZAR million) 2012 2021
Table 8 Development of MTN Yemen's financial data (YER billion) 2016 2021
Table 9 Change in MTN Yemen's mobile voice and data traffic 2012 2021
Table 10 Change in the number of Sabafon's mobile subscribers 2012 2019
Table 11 Change in the number of Yemen Mobile's mobile subscribers 2017 2019
Table 12 Change in the number of Y-Telecom's-mobile subscribers 2016 2019
Table 13 Proportion of households with internet accesses, and penetration 2012 2017
Table 14 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 15 International internet bandwidth 2012 2017
Table 16 Development of TeleYemen's financial data (YER billion) 2012 2020
Table 17 Yemen - fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Table 18 Historic - Yemen - fixed lines in service and teledensity 1996 2011
Table 19 Historic - Yemen - Fixed broadband subscribers 2005 2011
Table 20 Historic - International Internet bandwidth 2005 2011
Table 21 Historic - Sabafon subscribers 2004 2011
Table 22 Historic - Change in the number of MTN Yemen's mobile subscribers 2009 2011
Table 23 Historic - Change in MTN Yemen's mobile ARPU and market share 2009 2011
Table 24 Historic - Development of TeleYemen's financial data (YER billion) 2009 2011
Chart 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in the Middle East
Chart 2 Middle East Telecoms Maturity Index global ranking
Chart 3 Middle East Telecoms Maturity Index by country
Chart 4 Middle East - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Middle East mobile subscriber versus mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 Middle East Fixed broadband penetration versus mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 8 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 9 Change in the number of MTN Yemen's mobile subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 10 Development of MTN Yemen's revenue and EBITDA 2012 2021
Chart 11 Development of MTN Yemen's financial data 2016 2021
Chart 12 Change in MTN Yemen's mobile voice and data traffic 2012 2021
Chart 13 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 14 Development of TeleYemen's financial data 2012 2020
Chart 15 Yemen - fixed lines in service and teledensity 2012 2027
Exhibit 1 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 2 Middle East Market leaders and market developments
Exhibit 3 Middle East Market challengers and market developments
Exhibit 4 Middle East Market emergents and market developments