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Research and Markets: Middle Eastern Mobile Voice and Operators Market: In 2014, Operators in the UAE are Struggling with how to Combat the Impact of Over-The-Top Services
[March 19, 2014]

Research and Markets: Middle Eastern Mobile Voice and Operators Market: In 2014, Operators in the UAE are Struggling with how to Combat the Impact of Over-The-Top Services


DUBLIN --(Business Wire)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t7gm9d/middle_eastern) has announced the addition of the "Middle Eastern Mobile Voice and Operators Market" report to their offering.

Iran's telecoms market is one of the largest in the Middle East given the size of its population. Mobile services are widely available in Iran with services available from a total of six mobile network operators, three of which are able to offer services on a national basis. Competition has vastly improved Iran's mobile market, which was previously characterised by the huge level of unmet demand for services. All this has now changed and Iran has seen huge growth in mobile subscriber numbers in response to competition. Current penetration levels indicate room for continued revenue growth.

Mobile services have been the big success story of telecoms in post-war Iraq. The market has grown very quickly, partly due to the lack of fied-line service. Three mobile network operators hold national licences: Zain (News - Alert) Iraq, Asiacell and Korek Telecom. As part of their licence conditions, the mobile network operators are obliged to launch Initial Public Offerings (IPO)s.



Israel possesses an extremely competitive market served by five mobile network operators, Partner, Cellcom (News - Alert), Pelephone, MIRS and Hot Mobile, as well as number of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)s. Strong competition is evident due to the range of competing mobile products that offer unlimited voice and text, full mobile number portability and regulatory barriers that prevent operators from linking sales of handsets to services or offering discounts to customers that commit to longer periods.

An important showcase of the Middle East's emerging ICT sector, Jordan boasts a burgeoning technology start up industry and a modern liberalised telecoms market.


Syria's mobile market is served by a duopoly comprised of two operators, MTN (News - Alert) Syria and Syriatel. Both have been impacted by the ongoing civil war, with base stations taken out of commission. Mobile data services are becoming an increasingly important source of new revenue as the mobile voice market begins to mature.

Turkey's mobile market is one of the largest in the region due to its sizeable population. Healthy infrastructure-based competition exists between three mobile network operators which have built GSM/HSPA networks.

Countries Covered

- Bahrain

- Iran

- Iraq

- Israel

- Jordan

- Kuwait

- Lebanon

- Oman

- Qatar

- Saudi Arabia

- Syria

- Turkey

- United Arab Emirates

- Yemen

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