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Articles tagged with: Arab Advisors Group
UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Top the Arab World in adoption of telecom services
UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia lead the Arab World in the mass adoption of telecom services, reports a new survey by the Arab Advisors Group. The results of the Arab Advisors Group's Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) reveal substantial -mostly cellular service driven- improvements in overall scores. The Arab broadband Internet markets also registered very positive growth. more
Related Tags: emirates, three, jordan, United Arab Emirates
Iraq replaces Jordan as the Arab World's most competitive cellular market
Iraq has replaced Jordan as the Arab World's most competitive cellular market, according to a new study. The Arab Advisors Group devised its Cellular Competition Intensity Index in order to rate and properly assess the intensity level of competition in the Arab World's cellular markets. more
Related Tags: three, jordan, Iraq
Jordan Gains its 3rd WiMAX Network Operator
A third WiMAX network has been launched in the Middle-Eastern country of Jordan, based on network infrastructure supplied by Motorola. Initially, coverage is being offered in the capital, along with the major cities of Irbid and Zaraq. The network, being operated by Mada Communications will be expanded nationwide eventually. more
Related Tags: wimax, motorola, ovi, iden, radio-access-network, wap, jordan, 4g, Jordan
Who's who in Arab Cellular rates? The highest, the lowest and the fairest
A new report from Arab Advisors Group analyzes the cellular tariffs for 46 cellular operators in 19 Arab countries. Operators in Lebanon have the highest average cost of prepaid cellular minutes in the Arab World while those in Morocco have the highest average cost of postpaid cellular minutes. Egypt and Yemen offer the lowest average cellular minute costs for prepaid and postpaid respectively. more
Related Tags: driving, billing
Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in Arab telecom markets
Foreign investors have the highest share of revenues in the telecom markets of Jordan, Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria, reports the Arab Advisors Group. The analysis aimed at examining the "actual" level of privatization and state ownership in each country measured by the proportionate share of each operator of total market revenues. more
WiMAX Accounts for 8.3% of Jordan's Domestic Internet Customer Base
A survey of Jordan's Internet users by the Arab Advisors Group revealed that the newly launched WiMAX operators have already secured an 8.3% share of residential broadband Internet accounts in the country. more
Related Tags: orange, wimax, jordan, Jordan
Arab Region Nears 200 Million Mobile Subscribers
A new report from Arab Advisors Group has found that Arab telecom operators served 194.5 million cellular subscribers and 35 million mainlines by end of June 2008. The report noted that STC's Al Jawwal, Egypt's Mobinil and Vodafone Egypt are the largest Arab cellular operators in terms of subscribers. more
Related Tags: qtel, arpu, vodafone, zain, mobinil, du, vodafone-egypt, al-madar
90% of Kuwait’s outgoing international calls are from mobile phones
The Kuwaiti cellular market awaits the launch of the third mobile operator Viva by the end of 2008. A new report from Arab Advisors Group fully analyzes the Kuwaiti telecommunications markets. more
Survey Reveals - 15.7% of Bahrain Cellphone Users have Multiple SIMs
A new Arab Advisors' survey of Bahrain's cellular users has revealed that multiple line use (two lines or more) stood at 15.7% of total cellular users. Respondents cited separating business use from personal use as the main reason behind multiple line use. more
Related Tags: zain, personal, batelco, Bahrain
Yemen to Pass 10 Million Mobile Subscribers by 2012
Yemen's vibrant cellular market will reach 10.5 million subscribers by end of 2012, a cellular penetration rate of 42.4%, fueled in part by the entrance of a 4th mobile operator at the end of last year, says a new report from the Arab Advisors Group. more
Related Tags: ptc, rural, cdma, Yemen