DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "The Middle East and North Africa telecoms market: trends and forecasts 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
The telecoms market revenue in the middle east and North Africa (MENA) will increase at a cagr of 1.4% between 2018 and 2024, driven by the growing adoption of fixed broadband and mobile data services across the region. This report provides a full update of our 5-year forecast of more than 180 mobile and fixed KPIs for MENA as a whole and for 12 key countries.
This report and associated data annex provide:
- A 5-year forecast of 180 mobile and fixed KPIs for the MENA region as a whole and 12 key countries
- An in-depth analysis of the trends, drivers and forecast assumptions for each type of mobile and fixed service, and for key countries
- An overview of operator strategies and country-specific topics, in order to highlight similarities and differences by means of a cross-country comparison
- A summary of results, key implications and recommendations for mobile and fixed operators.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive summary and recommendations
- Telecoms service revenue in the Middle East and North Africa will reach USD72 billion by 2024
- Monetising high-speed internet and mobile data access will be crucial to achieve telecoms retail revenue growth in MENA
- Geographical coverage: NGA and 4G/5G penetration will be the highest in GCC countries and in Israel
- Key trends, drivers and assumptions for the mobile and fixed markets
- Key recommendations for telecoms operators
2. Regional forecasts and cross-country comparison
- Market context: the average spend per capita has declined, mainly due to increased competition in the GCC region
- Key mergers, acquisitions and market entries
- Key drivers at a glance for each country in the Middle East and North Afric18. Market overview: the fast adoption of fixed broadband and mobile data services will help telecoms operators to maintain service revenue growth
- Mobile: mobile services will account for most of the telecoms revenue in the region, driven by the growing demand for data and the fast migration from 3G to 4G
- Mobile: population service penetration will remain flat because most of the mature markets have reached saturation point
- Mobile: ARPU levels will be highly dependent on GDP per capita, competition levels and the penetration of data services
- Mobile: the total mobile revenue will continue to increase due to the demand for data and the introduction of faster networks such as LTE and 5G
- Fixed: the increase in household broadband penetration will be boosted by NGA network roll-outs and a growing demand for fixed data connectivity
- Fixed: broadband penetration will increase in all countries in MENA, but the gap between the most and least penetrated countries will widen
- Fixed: increasing competitiveness will lead to a decline in ASPU, but the demand for higher-speed services and bundling will lead to fixed broadband revenue growth
- Fixed: broadband penetration will continue to increase across the region and VDSL will become the predominant access technology by 2024
- Specialist business services: revenue growth will be fuelled by increased spending on mobile data and a growing demand for high-bandwidth dedicated connections
- IoT: the total IoT value chain revenue in MENA will grow to over USD6.7 billion by 2024
- Pay TV: revenue for traditional pay TV and operator-delivered OTT services will continue to grow in MENA
3. Individual country forecasts
- Egypt: there are strong revenue growth prospects in both the fixed and mobile markets due to growing demand and infrastructure investments
- Egypt: VDSL will be the dominant fixed broadband technology in 2024, supported by the growing demand for high-speed connectivity services
- Egypt: the increase in fixed broadband revenue will be the main contributor to telecoms revenue growth during the forecast period
- Egypt: forecast changes
- Kuwait: investments in fixed infrastructure should provide a basis for future growth in fixed broadband take-up and revenue
- Kuwait: fibre optics will become the dominant fixed broadband technology in Kuwait by 2024
- Kuwait: fixed market revenue growth will be driven by the expanding fibreoptic network footprint and encouraging service take-up
- Kuwait: forecast changes
- Oman: the total market revenue will increase thanks to the growth of the fixed broadband segment and the slow recovery of the mobile market
- Oman: operators will increasingly focus on monetising their NGA investments and driving service take-up as network penetration increases
- Oman: a new mobile entrant will increase competition in the mobile market, and the fixed broadband segment will benefit from NGA network roll-outs
- Oman: forecast changes
- Qatar: the overall revenue outlook remains positive, driven by fixed broadband and mobile handset data revenue growth
- Qatar: operators in the country aim to lead in 5G coverage in the region and will focus on the quality of service for data users
- Qatar: the demand for high-speed connectivity will drive both fixed broadband and mobile data revenue growth
- Qatar: forecast changes
- Saudi Arabia: telecoms revenue will grow due to improving economic indicators and the forthcoming launch of 5G services
- Saudi Arabia: the growing demand for data, stimulated by the increasing popularity of OTT services, will offset the decline in legacy mobile revenue
- Saudi Arabia: mobile service revenue will be boosted by the launch of 5G technology and the adoption of service-based tariffs
- Saudi Arabia: forecast changes
- UAE: telecoms revenue will increase to AED36.3 billion by 2024, driven mainly by the demand for high-speed broadband connections
- UAE: good access to fibre services and the recent launch of 5G will help
- operators to grow their fixed and mobile revenue in the next 5 years
- UAE: fixed broadband and mobile data revenue will drive telecoms revenue growth
- UAE: forecast changes
4. Methodology
- Our forecast model is supported by sound market knowledge
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Examples of forecast input drivers
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