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Middle East - Mobile Infrastructure and Mobile BroadbandLONDON, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile broadband revenues rising in the Middle East Qatar has increasingly become a progressive market for telecoms and is also a leader in the Middle East. In 2016 the country has a vast array of networks and services on offer including 4G, VoLTE, LTE-A, M2M and fibre-based technologies. It is also looking towards a future based on 5G. Key developments: Mobile broadband usage is growing in Bahrain – representing over 50% of total broadband usage today. The mobile content and applications market in Israel has come under renewed focus given the increasing affordability and penetration of smartphones. Mobile payments solutions are beginning to emerge in Lebanon and are being offered by banks and mobile operators alike. The fingerprint law in Saudi Arabia has resulted in a drop in mobile broadband subscriptions. Smart phones are becoming increasingly popular in the UAE, accounting for close to two thirds of the country's mobile handsets. There is ongoing Fixed-Mobile Conversion (FMC) taking place in Iran. 3G penetration is over 70% in Jordan. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in Oman has approved the Access and Interconnection (A&I) Regulation which aims to make market entry easier for new players in order to promote competition. Despite the challenging environment in Syria, there are some glimpses of hope with both mobile operators reporting rising in revenue in 2015, with much of this attributed to growth in mobile data services. Broadband subscriber growth in Yemen has received a boost in recent years following the launch of mobile broadband services. However fixed and mobile broadband services are far from affordable for much of the population. While growth in the Iraqi telecoms sector is currently influenced by the serious civil unrest occurring in the country; it is expected that there will be opportunities for grow in both the mobile communication and mobile broadband markets in the future. Viva, Zain and Ooredoo of Kuwait have all turned their attention towards LTE-A. The involvement of Huawei has been pivotal to the development of LTE-A in Kuwait. Both VoLTE and LTE-A services have been launched in Qatar over the past twelve months or so. Download the full report: https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/4502198/ About Reportbuyer Reportbuyer is a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers http://www.reportbuyer.com For more information: Sarah Smith Research Advisor at Reportbuyer.com Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 208 816 85 48 Website: www.reportbuyer.com To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/middle-east---mobile-infrastructure-and-mobile-broadband-300443161.html SOURCE ReportBuyer |