Country Overviews: market research reports

... to analysis of the latestmarket data to the end of Q312, the report contains updated five-year forecasts, through to 2017, for themobile, fixed-line and internet sectors. Key Data Average mobile penetration rate for the seven ...  |  more...

... However, subscription growth opportunities are severely limitedin the years ahead due to the highly saturated nature of the market. Operators are increasingly focusedon value generation strategies, although the drop in ARPUs in Q312 demonstrates this ...  |  more...

... contracted slightly as a result and was buoyed only bythe higher value service from 3 Austria. Market saturation also has a role to play in the slowdown ofgrowth and operators must work harder to extract ...  |  more...

... incumbent Beltelecom and mobile marketleader MTS Belarus. The state's control of backbone infrastructure has also stymied development of thevalue added services sector. However, there are signs of liberalisation, such as the ongoing effort todivest the ...  |  more...

... potential for basic voice and SMS services, as well as advancedvalue-added services, which are taking off rapidly in the country. Meanwhile, the outlook for dataservices continues to improve, with significant terrestrial fibre-optic cable network investment ...  |  more...

... looking to mobile broadband and convergedservices to protect their investments, but consumer apathy and the weakened economy preclude a rapidturn-around. However, like neighbouring Lithuania, a concerted investment in mobile and fixedbroadband could cushion the sector, ...  |  more...

... digital media markets in one of Europe’s largest countries. The report includes the regulator’s market data for 2011, VATM market data for 2011, telcos’ operating and financial data to September 2012, and market developments to ...  |  more...

... in the voice market. Meanwhile, the government's drive to extendmobile network coverage to underserved areas could drive subscriber growth in the medium term amidincreasing saturation of telecoms services in most urban areas. Key Data Oman's ...  |  more...

... for 2.6GHz spectrum have paved the way for network operators to deploy mobile broadband services based on LTE. The fixed-line sector continues to contract, as more people forego fixed phones for VoIP and mobile-only solutions. ...  |  more...

... and wireline, as the marketconverges with its regional peers. We believe that investment in wireline and wireless data networkcapacity and coverage is opening new value added service markets that will evolve rapidly in the shortto-medium ...  |  more...

... and broadband sectors. Additionally, the regulator has yet to auction 3Glicences, leaving mobile operators dependent on basic 2G voice and SMS for revenue generation. Thisleaves Pakistan with significant room for growth, although the potential could ...  |  more...

... by the EU accession process. Regulatory reform implemented as part of the European Union (EU) accession program continues to develop the market and improve competition. Wholesale Line Rental introduced in January 2012 while naked ADSL ...  |  more...

... government. Spending on ICT and high-technology equipment helped lead a transformation of the economy to one that is more progressively knowledge based. Having invested significantly in ‘basic’ telecommunications infrastructure over past decades, the country has ...  |  more...