Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Bahrain tops in mobile penetration
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Bahrain tops in mobile penetration Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
Manama
Bahrain recorded the highest cellular penetration rate in the Arab world last year, according to a report released by the Arab Advisors Group yesterday.
Bahrain's penetrate rate stood at 105.8 per cent followed by the UAE at 99pc.
UAE and Bahrain also had the highest fixed line penetration rates in 2005, which stood at 27pc and 26.6pc respectively.
'The Arab cellular markets are growing at a high pace, while the fixed line markets are stagnating,' said Arab Advisors Group consultant Serene Zawaydeh.
The report says that with the advent of new operators and increased competition last year, subscribers for 39 examined cellular operators in 18 Arab countries reached 84.844 million.
Al Jawal and Maroc Telecom sustained their top rankings by end of last year, with 11.845 million and 8.237 million subscribers respectively.
The simple average for the operators' Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) was $26 in 2005 for cellular services compared to a fixed line ARPU of $45.70.
Qatar's Qtel recorded the highest ARPU for both fixed and cellular services in 2005.
Arab Advisors Group is a specialised research, analysis and consulting company focused on the communications, media and technology markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa region.-TradeArabia News Service
Bahrain tops in mobile penetration Posted: Friday, May 26, 2006
Manama
Bahrain recorded the highest cellular penetration rate in the Arab world last year, according to a report released by the Arab Advisors Group yesterday.
Bahrain's penetrate rate stood at 105.8 per cent followed by the UAE at 99pc.
UAE and Bahrain also had the highest fixed line penetration rates in 2005, which stood at 27pc and 26.6pc respectively.
'The Arab cellular markets are growing at a high pace, while the fixed line markets are stagnating,' said Arab Advisors Group consultant Serene Zawaydeh.
The report says that with the advent of new operators and increased competition last year, subscribers for 39 examined cellular operators in 18 Arab countries reached 84.844 million.
Al Jawal and Maroc Telecom sustained their top rankings by end of last year, with 11.845 million and 8.237 million subscribers respectively.
The simple average for the operators' Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) was $26 in 2005 for cellular services compared to a fixed line ARPU of $45.70.
Qatar's Qtel recorded the highest ARPU for both fixed and cellular services in 2005.
Arab Advisors Group is a specialised research, analysis and consulting company focused on the communications, media and technology markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa region.-TradeArabia News Service
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