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Saudi Arabia Telecom Market
Can New MVNOs Change the Market Dynamics?
15-Sep-2016
South Asia, Middle East & North Africa
Market Research
9ABB-00-0C-00-00
TE03634-SA-MR_18958
The study covers the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s telecom market, examining challenges, drivers, and restraints for growth, pricing, distribution, technology, legislation, demand, and geographical trends. Growth forecasts for segments have been provided. There is also an in-depth analysis of the competitive landscape, including operators' market shares and profiles of key operators (STC, Mobily, and Zain KSA). The base year is 2015 with forecasts till 2020. The market is divided into 3 segments: mobile telephony, fixed line telephony, and broadband. It also outlines market opportunities and discusses how best to take advantage of them.
Key Findings
Key Findings (continued)
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Economic Outlook
Economic Outlook (continued)
Economic Outlook (continued)
Telecom Market Outlook
Telecom Infrastructure in KSA
Regulatory Framework
Telecom Timeline
Market Drivers
Drivers Explained
Market Restraints
Restraints Explained
Market Engineering Measurements
Market Engineering Measurements (continued)
Total Telecom Market—Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast Discussion
Mobile Subscriber Forecast and Penetration Rate
Mobile Subscriber Forecast by Operator
Mobile Subscriber—Prepaid Vs Postpaid
Mobile Revenue Forecast by Operator
Fixed Line Subscriber Forecast
Fixed Line Revenue Forecast
Broadband Subscriber Forecast and Penetration Rate
Broadband Subscriber Forecast and Penetration Rate Discussion
Broadband Revenue Forecast
Competitive Environment
Competitive Environment (continued)
Service Roadmap—Operators
Competitor Analysis—STC
Competitor Analysis—Mobily
Competitor Analysis—Zain
Opportunity Analysis
Opportunity Analysis (continued)
Opportunity Analysis (continued)
Industry Best Practices
Industry Best Practices (continued)
Industry Best Practices (continued)
Conclusions
Conclusions (continued)
Conclusions (continued)
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