2008 Middle East - Telecoms Mobile & Broadband in The Mediterranean & Levant countries

SUMMARY

This annual report offers a wealth of information on trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband.

Subjects include:

• Market and industry analyses, trends and developments;
• Facts, figures and statistics;
• Industry and regulatory issues;
• Infrastructure;
• Major Players, Revenues, Subscribers, ARPU;
• Internet, VoIP, IPTV;
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets;
• Broadband (DSL, cable TV, wireless);
• Convergence and Digital Media.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Egypt

• 1.1 Key statistics
• 1.2 Telecommunications market
  • 1.2.1 Overview of Egypt's telecom market
• 1.3 Regulatory environment
  • 1.3.1 Background
  • 1.3.2 Creation of a new regulatory framework
  • 1.3.3 Telecommunications Master Plan
  • 1.3.4 Legislative reform
  • 1.3.5 Regulatory authority
  • 1.3.6 Telecom sector liberalisation in Egypt
  • 1.3.7 Privatisation of Telecom Egypt
  • 1.3.8 Interconnection
• 1.4 Fixed network operators in Egypt
  • 1.4.1 Telecom Egypt
  • 1.4.2 Orascom Telecom
• 1.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 1.5.1 National telecom network
  • 1.5.2 International infrastructure
• 1.6 Fixed voice market
  • 1.6.1 National and international call traffic
• 1.7 Data market
  • 1.7.1 Data service operators
  • 1.7.2 VSAT networks
  • 1.7.3 Data centres
• 1.8 Internet market
  • 1.8.1 Overview
  • 1.8.2 Internet gateways
  • 1.8.3 Cairo Regional Internet Exchange (CRIX)
  • 1.8.4 Internet access locations
  • 1.8.5 Egypt's ISP Market
• 1.9 Broadband Market
  • 1.9.1 Broadband initiative
  • 1.9.2 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
  • 1.9.3 Wireless broadband
  • 1.9.4 Broadband via satellite
  • 1.9.5 Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)
• 1.10 Convergence
  • 1.10.1 VoIP telephony
  • 1.10.2 Next Generation Networks (NGN)
  • 1.10.3 IPTV
  • 1.10.4 E-Commerce
  • 1.10.5 Information Highway Project
  • 1.10.6 E-Government
  • 1.10.7 E-Learning
• 1.11 Mobile communications
  • 1.11.1 Overview of Egypt's mobile market
  • 1.11.2 Regulatory issues
  • 1.11.3 Mobile technologies
  • 1.11.4 Major mobile operators
  • 1.11.5 Mobile voice services
  • 1.11.6 Mobile data services
  • 1.11.7 Mobile content and applications
• 1.12 Forecasts
  • 1.12.1 Forecasts fixed line market to 2015
  • 1.12.2 Forecasts - broadband and Internet services to 2015
  • 1.12.3 Forecasts - mobile market to 2015

2. Israel

• 2.1 Key statistics
• 2.2 Telecommunications market
  • 2.2.1 Overview of Israel's telecom market
  • 2.2.2 Market analysis - 2008
• 2.3 Regulatory environment
  • 2.3.1 Regulatory authority
  • 2.3.2 Privatisation of Bezeq
  • 2.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Israel
  • 2.3.4 Interconnect
  • 2.3.5 Number Portability (NP)
  • 2.3.6 Universal Service Obligation (USO)
• 2.4 Fixed network operators in Israel
  • 2.4.1 Overview of operators
  • 2.4.2 Bezeq
  • 2.4.3 Bezeq International
  • 2.4.4 HOT Cable Systems Media
  • 2.4.5 NetVision 013 Barak
  • 2.4.6 012 Smile.Communications (Internet Gold Golden Lines) / Eurocom
  • 2.4.7 Xfone 018
• 2.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 2.5.1 National telecom network
  • 2.5.2 International infrastructure
  • 2.5.3 Infrastructure developments
• 2.6 Wholesaling
  • 2.6.1 Overview
• 2.7 Broadband and Internet market
  • 2.7.1 Overview
  • 2.7.2 ADSL and cable networks
  • 2.7.3 Israel's ISP market
  • 2.7.4 WiFi
  • 2.7.5 WiMAX
• 2.8 Convergence
  • 2.8.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 2.8.2 Triple play models
  • 2.8.3 VoIP / VoB
  • 2.8.4 Overview of broadcasting market
  • 2.8.5 Regulatory issues
• 2.9 Digital media
  • 2.9.1 Digital TV
  • 2.9.2 Internet content
• 2.10 Mobile communications
  • 2.10.1 Overview of Israel's mobile market
  • 2.10.2 Regulatory issues
  • 2.10.3 Mobile technologies
  • 2.10.4 Major mobile operators
  • 2.10.5 Mobile voice services
  • 2.10.6 Mobile data services
  • 2.10.7 Mobile content and applications

3. Jordan

• 3.1 Key statistics
• 3.2 Telecommunications market
  • 3.2.1 Overview of Jordan's telecom market
• 3.3 Regulatory environment
  • 3.3.1 Background
  • 3.3.2 Regulatory authority
  • 3.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Jordan
  • 3.3.4 Privatisation
  • 3.3.5 Interconnect
  • 3.3.6 Carrier preselection
  • 3.3.7 Local Loop Unbundling (LLU)
• 3.4 Fixed network operators in Jordan
  • 3.4.1 Jordan Telecom Group
• 3.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 3.5.1 National telecom network
  • 3.5.2 International infrastructure
• 3.6 Wholesaling
  • 3.6.1 Access
  • 3.6.2 JTG's pricing structure
• 3.7 Broadband and Internet market
  • 3.7.1 Overview
  • 3.7.2 ISP market
  • 3.7.3 Broadband market overview
• 3.8 Convergence
  • 3.8.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 3.8.2 VoIP
  • 3.8.3 Overview of broadcasting market
• 3.9 Mobile communications
  • 3.9.1 Overview of Jordan's mobile market
  • 3.9.2 Regulatory issues
  • 3.9.3 Mobile technologies
  • 3.9.4 Major mobile operators
  • 3.9.5 Mobile voice services
  • 3.9.6 Mobile data services
  • 3.9.7 Mobile content and applications

4. Lebanon

• 4.1 Key statistics
• 4.2 Telecommunications market
  • 4.2.1 Overview of Lebanon's telecom market
• 4.3 Regulatory environment
  • 4.3.1 Background
  • 4.3.2 Regulatory authority
  • 4.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Lebanon
  • 4.3.4 Privatisation
  • 4.3.5 Interconnect
• 4.4 Fixed network operator in Lebanon
  • 4.4.1 Ogero Telecom
• 4.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 4.5.1 National telecom network
  • 4.5.2 International infrastructure
• 4.6 Broadband and Internet market
  • 4.6.1 Overview
  • 4.6.2 Data service providers
  • 4.6.3 ISP market
  • 4.6.4 Broadband market overview
  • 4.6.5 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
  • 4.6.6 Cable modems
  • 4.6.7 Wireless broadband
• 4.7 Convergence
  • 4.7.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 4.7.2 Triple play
  • 4.7.3 VoIP
  • 4.7.4 Overview of broadcasting market
  • 4.7.5 Digital TV
• 4.8 Mobile communications
  • 4.8.1 Overview of Lebanon's mobile market
  • 4.8.2 Regulatory issues
  • 4.8.3 Major mobile operators
  • 4.8.4 Mobile voice services
  • 4.8.5 Mobile data services

5. Syria

• 5.1 Key statistics
• 5.2 Telecommunications market
  • 5.2.1 Overview of Syria's telecom market
• 5.3 Regulatory environment
  • 5.3.1 Background
  • 5.3.2 Regulatory authority
  • 5.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Syria
  • 5.3.4 Interconnect
• 5.4 Fixed network operator in Syria
  • 5.4.1 Syrian Telecommunication Establishment (STE)
• 5.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 5.5.1 National telecom network
  • 5.5.2 International infrastructure
• 5.6 Broadband and Internet market
  • 5.6.1 Overview
  • 5.6.2 ISP market
  • 5.6.3 Broadband market overview
• 5.7 Convergence
  • 5.7.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 5.7.2 Overview of broadcasting market
• 5.8 Mobile communications
  • 5.8.1 Overview of Syria's mobile market
  • 5.8.2 Regulatory issues
  • 5.8.3 Mobile technologies
  • 5.8.4 Major mobile operators
  • 5.8.5 Mobile voice services
  • 5.8.6 Mobile data services

6. Turkey

• 6.1 Key statistics
• 6.2 Telecommunications market
  • 6.2.1 Overview of Turkey's telecom market
• 6.3 Regulatory environment
  • 6.3.1 Background
  • 6.3.2 Regulatory authority
  • 6.3.3 Telecom sector liberalisation in Turkey
  • 6.3.4 Privatisation
  • 6.3.5 Interconnect
  • 6.3.6 Access
  • 6.3.7 Number portability
  • 6.3.8 Universal services
  • 6.3.9 Electronic Signature Act
• 6.4 Fixed network operators in Turkey
  • 6.4.1 Turk Telekom
  • 6.4.2 Turksat
• 6.5 Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 6.5.1 National telecom network
  • 6.5.2 International infrastructure
• 6.6 Internet market
  • 6.6.1 Overview
  • 6.6.2 Turkey's ISP market
• 6.7 Broadband market
  • 6.7.1 Overview
  • 6.7.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines (ADSL)
  • 6.7.3 Cable modems
  • 6.7.4 Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) networks
  • 6.7.5 Wireless broadband
• 6.8 Convergence
  • 6.8.1 Overview of media convergence
  • 6.8.2 Triple play models
  • 6.8.3 Overview of broadcasting market
  • 6.8.4 Broadcasting regulation
  • 6.8.5 Digital TV
• 6.9 Mobile communications
  • 6.9.1 Overview of Turkey's mobile market
  • 6.9.2 Regulatory issues
  • 6.9.3 Major mobile operators
  • 6.9.4 Mobile voice services
  • 6.9.5 Mobile data services
  • 6.9.6 Mobile content and applications
• 6.10 Forecasts
  • 6.10.1 Forecasts - Internet services to 2017

7. Glossary of Abbreviations

TABLES:

• Table 11 - Internet users and penetration - 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2008
• Table 12 - DSL subscribers in Egypt - 2002 - 2008
• Table 13 - Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration - 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2008
• Table 14 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - March 2008
• Table 15 - MobiNil subscribers - 1998; 2000 - 2008
• Table 16 - MobiNil key performance indicators - 2002 - 2007
• Table 17 - MobiNil blended monthly ARPU and AUPU - 2002 - 2007
• Table 18 - Vodafone Egypt subscribers - 1998; 2000 - 2008
• Table 19 - Vodafone Egypt blended monthly ARPU - 2003 - 2007
• Table 26 - Country statistics Israel - 2008
• Table 27 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
• Table 28 - Internet user statistics - 2007
• Table 29 - Broadband statistics - 2007
• Table 30 - Mobile statistics - March 2008
• Table 31 - National telecommunications authority
• Table 32 - International call operators market shares - 2007
• Table 33 - Bezeq divisional revenues - 2005 - 2008
• Table 34 - Active Bezeq fixed-line subscriber lines, MOU, monthly ARPL - 2003 - 2008
• Table 35 - Bezeq International outgoing calls market share - 2005 - 2007
• Table 36 - HOT divisional revenue - 2006 - 2007
• Table 37 - HOT domestic telephony subscribers - 2005 - 2007
• Table 38 - NetVision 013 Barak Revenue and Profit - 2006 - 2008
• Table 39 - 012 Smile Communications revenue and profit - 2005 - 2008
• Table 40 - Xfone revenue and profit - 2006 - 2008
• Table 41 - Fixed-lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007
• Table 42 - Broadband subscribers, annual change and household penetration - 2001 - 2007
• Table 43 - Internet users, penetration and household penetration estimates - 1997 - 2007
• Table 44 - ADSL and cable networks - subscribers, annual change and market share - 2005 - 2008
• Table 45 - Bezeq ADSL subscriber ARPU - 2005 - 2008
• Table 46 - ISP market shares - 2005 - 2007
• Table 47 - NetVision broadband subscribers - 2006 - 2007
• Table 48 - 012 Smile VoIP lines - 2006 - 2008
• Table 49 - Broadcasting market statistical overview - 2007
• Table 50 - YES satellite TV subscribers, market share and ARPU - 2002 - 2008
• Table 51 - Walla Communications revenue and profit - 2005 - 2007
• Table 52 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2008
• Table 53 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - December 2007
• Table 54 - Mobile operators - total subscribers, 3G subscribers and market share - March 2008
• Table 55 - Mobile operators - MOU and ARPU - March 2008
• Table 56 - Pelephone: revenue, profit, monthly MOU and monthly ARPU - 2003 - 2008
• Table 57 - Cellcom - revenue, profit, monthly MOU, churn, and monthly ARPU - 2005 - 2008
• Table 58 - Partner Communications - revenue, profit, monthly MOU, churn, monthly ARPU - 2002 - 2008
• Table 59 - Partner - prepaid, postpaid and business subscribers - 2004 - 2008
• Table 60 - Mobile operators - data and content revenue as a percentage of total revenue - 2003 - 2008
• Table 61 - Country statistics Jordan - 2008
• Table 62 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
• Table 63 - Internet user statistics - 2007
• Table 64 - Broadband statistics - March 2008
• Table 65 - Mobile statistics - 2007
• Table 66 - National telecommunications authority
• Table 67 - Jordan Telecom Group profit and revenue by sector - 2004 - 2007
• Table 68 - Jordan Telecom Group divisional subscribers - 2005 - 2007
• Table 69 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007
• Table 70 - Internet users and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2007
• Table 71 - Internet subscribers and penetration - 1999 - 2007
• Table 72 - DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2008
• Table 73 - TV market - receivers and households - 1999 - 2007
• Table 74 - JRTVC revenue - 2005 - 2007
• Table 75 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2007
• Table 76 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - December 2007
• Table 77 - Zain Jordan ARPU - 2005 - 2007
• Table 78 - Orange prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2002 - 2006
• Table 79 - Zain Jordan prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2007
• Table 80 - Country statistics Lebanon - 2008
• Table 81 - Telephone network statistics - June 2007
• Table 82 - Internet user statistics - 2007
• Table 83 - Broadband statistics - June 2007
• Table 84 - Mobile statistics - 2007
• Table 85 - National telecommunications authority
• Table 86 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2007
• Table 87 - Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2007
• Table 88 - Internet subscribers - 2001 - 2007
• Table 89 - Cable modem Internet subscribers - 2002 - 2006
• Table 90 - TV equipped households - 1996 - 2006
• Table 91 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2007
• Table 92 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - December 2007
• Table 93 - Zain prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2007
• Table 94 - Country statistics Syria - 2008
• Table 95 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
• Table 96 - Internet user statistics - 2007
• Table 97 - Broadband statistics - 2007
• Table 98 - Mobile statistics - 2007
• Table 99 - National telecommunications authorities
• Table 100 - STE Revenue by sector - 2005 - 2007
• Table 101 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007
• Table 102 - Internet user and penetration estimates - 1999 - 2007
• Table 103 - Internet subscribers and penetration - 1999 - 2007
• Table 104 - Broadband subscribers - 2004 - 2007
• Table 105 - Mobile subscribers and penetration - 1999 - 2007
• Table 106 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - December 2007
• Table 107 - MTN Syria: ARPU - 2003 - 2008; outgoing MOU - 2006 - 2007
• Table 108 - Country statistics Turkey - 2008
• Table 109 - Telephone network statistics - 2007
• Table 110 - Internet user statistics - 2007
• Table 111 - Broadband subscriber statistics - September 2007
• Table 112 - Mobile statistics - December 2007
• Table 113 - National telecommunications authority
• Table 114 - Unbundled loops and access lines - 2006 - 2007
• Table 115 - Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007
• Table 116 - Internet users and penetration - 1996 - 2007
• Table 117 - Internet subscribers and penetration - 2002 - 2007
• Table 118 - Broadband subscribers by access technology used and annual change - Sep 2007
• Table 119 - Broadband subscribers and penetration - 2001 - 2007
• Table 120 - ADSL subscribers - 2002 - 2007
• Table 121 - Advertising spending and annual growth by media segment - 2007
• Table 122 - Audience share by channel - 2006 - 2007
• Table 123 - Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change - December 2007
• Table 124 - Mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2007
• Table 125 - Consumer's attitudes to fixed-mobile substitution - 2006
• Table 126 - Turkcell financial statistics - 2005 - 2007
• Table 127 - Turkcell average monthly ARPU - prepaid and postpaid - 2001 - 2007
• Table 128 - Turkcell average monthly MOU and churn - 2001 - 2007
• Table 129 - Vodafone quarterly prepaid, postpaid & total ARPU - 2006 - 2007
• Table 130 - Ratio of prepaid to postpaid subscribers - 2000 - 2007
• Table 131 - Turkcell prepaid subscribers - 2001 - 2007
• Table 132 - Vodafone prepaid subscribers - 2006 - 2007
• Table 133 - Effects of mobile spam on users - 2005 - 2006
• Table 134 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - higher market growth scenario - 2008 - 2012; 2017
• Table 135 - Forecast broadband subscriber growth - lower market growth scenario - 2008 - 2012; 2017

FIGURES:

• Exhibit 3 - Data service provider licences in Egypt with year of issue
• Exhibit 4 - An analysis of Egypt's third mobile licence valuation
• Exhibit 5 - Vodafone Egypt lists on Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange