Africa and Middle East Telecom Research Highlights
Pyramid Research Africa & Middle East Research Director Sonia Jorge discusses the increased activity on the 3G licensing front in the AME region as well as the growing access to undersea cables and how this new level competition has affected broadband markets. She also discusses impressive CAGRs being seen from new revenue streams.
Related resources:
Africa & Middle East Mobile Data Forecasts Forecasts published quarterly
Our Mobile Data Forecast products provide complete pictures of demand trends for 17 geographical markets in Africa and the Middle East. The Excel output includes five years of historical data and five years of market projections for metrics such as penetration, mobile subscriptions (by type of package, by operator or MVNO and by network technology), users of specific data services (SMS, music, etc.), MOU, ARPS (by operator, by subscription type, by service, by application) and revenue (by messaging and non-messaging applications). The Forecasts are based on extensive field research and use a consistent methodology, aiming to capture the total spending on mobile data services in each market. Data from these Forecasts is available online for subscribers to our DataTracker service.
Africa & Middle East Mobile Demand Forecast Forecasts published quarterly
Our Mobile Demand Forecast products provide complete pictures of demand trends for 25 geographical markets in Africa & Middle East. The Excel output includes five years of historical data and five years of market projections for metrics such as GDP, mobile penetration, subscriptions (by operator, type of package, technology), ARPS and total mobile service revenue (data and voice). The Forecasts are based on extensive field research and use a consistent methodology across all markets, aiming to capture the total spending, from an end-user perspective, on mobile communication services in each market. Data from these Forecasts is available online for subscribers to our DataTracker service.
3G and WiMAX to Drive Broadband Services Growth Through 2014 Telecom Insider published June 2010
AME has the lowest broadband penetration rates on the globe but represents an attractive opportunity: We expect broadband penetration in AME to rise from 2.6% in 2009 to 6.2% in 2014, driven primarily by slow but steady economic growth and the region’s favorable demographic environment, in which more than 40% of the population is under the age of 15. The growth will be driven by wireless technologies, such as WiMAX and 3G, in order to compensate for the weak wireline infrastructure. This Insider examines the current and forecast broadband landscape in AME in terms of subscribers and revenue and then looks more closely at the technologies that will enable this evolution on both the mobile and fixed sides. Finally, we look at three key markets in more detail: the UAE, which exemplifies the most-developed parts of AME; Nigeria, which illustrates the underdeveloped, sub-Saharan region; and Turkey, which represents the region’s middle-income markets
New Undersea Cables Help Boost Africa’s Broadband Prospects Global Telecom Insider published June 2010
In this report, we analyze factors related to the new undersea cables that will be instrumental in the growth of broadband adoption and revenue in Africa.
