2006 Middle East - Telecoms Statistics - tables only

• Subscriber numbers (Mobile, Internet, Broadband - users/subscribers and hosts);
• Annual change and penetration percentages;
• Number of fixed lines in service and teledensity;
• Major operator statistics;
• Growth indications;
• Historical data.

1. MIDDLE EAST OVERVIEW

1.1 Telecoms operations

1.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet operations

1.3 Mobile operations

1.3.1 Mobile statistics

1.3.2 Mobile forecasts by BuddeComm

2. BAHRAIN

2.1 Telecoms

2.2 Broadband and Internet

2.3 Mobile

3. EGYPT

3.1 Telecoms

3.2 Broadband and Internet

3.3 Mobile

4. IRAN

4.1 Telecoms

4.2 Internet

4.3 Mobile

5. IRAQ

5.1 Telecoms

5.2 Internet

5.3 Mobile

6. ISRAEL

6.1 Telecoms

6.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

6.3 Mobile

7. JORDAN

7.1 Telecoms

7.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

7.3 Mobile

8. KUWAIT

8.1 Telecoms

8.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

8.3 Mobile

9. LEBANON

9.1 Telecoms

9.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

9.3 Mobile

10. OMAN

10.1 Telecoms

10.2 Broadband and Internet

10.3 Mobile

11. QATAR

11.1 Telecoms

11.2 Broadband and Internet

11.3 Mobile

12. SAUDI ARABIA

12.1 Telecoms

12.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

12.3 Mobile

13. SYRIA

13.1 Telecoms

13.2 Broadband and Internet

13.3 Mobile

14. TURKEY

14.1 Telecoms

14.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

14.3 Mobile

15. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

15.1 Telecoms

15.2 Convergence, Broadband and Internet

15.3 Mobile

16. YEMEN

16.1 Telecoms

16.2 Internet

16.3 Mobile

List of Tables

Table 1 - Middle East economic statistics - 2006

Table 2 - Fixed-line teledensity by country - 2001; 2007

Table 3 - Broadband household penetration in Israel - 2001 - 2006

Table 4 - Broadband networks - subscribers and market share - 2005 - 2006

Table 5 - Broadband household penetration in Arabian Gulf countries - 2006

Table 6 - Internet users, penetration and growth in the Middle East - 2006

Table 7 - Broadcasting market statistical overview - Israel - 2006

Table 8 - Mobile penetration and growth in the Middle East - 2006

Table 9 - 3G subscribers by operator in selected Middle East countries - 2006

Table 10 - MTC Group subscribers, revenue and profit - 2004 - 2007

Table 11 - Forecast mobile subscriber growth in selected coutries by scenario - 2007; 2012; 2017

Table 12 - Bahrain Telephone network statistics - October 2006

Table 13 - Bahrain Fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 14 - Bahrain Batelco revenue, profit and group mobile subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 15 - Batelco revenue by division - 2005 - 2006

Table 16 - Bahrain broadband statistics- April 2007

Table 17 - Batelco broadband subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 18 - Bahrain Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 19 - Bahrain Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2006

Table 20 - Bahrain mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 21 - Bahrain Mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 22 - Bahrain prepaid mobile subscribers - 1999 - 2006

Table 23 - MTC prepaid subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 24 - MTC-Vodafone Bahrain revenue and ARPU - 2005 - 2006

Table 25 - Egypt telephone network statistics - March 2007

Table 26 - Telecom Egypt key performance indicators - 2003 - 2006

Table 27 - Egypt fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007

Table 28 - Egypt public payphones per operator - 2002 - 2007

Table 29 - Egypt Internet provider and user statistics - 2007

Table 30 - Egypt Internet users and penetration - 1995 - 2007

Table 31 - Egypt ADSL subscribers - 2002 - 2007

Table 32 - Egypt mobile subscribers, penetration - 1996 - 2007

Table 33 - Egypt mobile subscribers by operator - March 2007

Table 34 - Egypt Mobie subscribers by major operator - 1998 - 2007

Table 35 - MobiNil key performance indicators - 2002 - 2006

Table 36 - Iran telephone network statistics - February 2007

Table 37 - Iran fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007

Table 38 - Iran Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 39 - Iran mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2007

Table 40 - Iran mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 41 - Iraq telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 42 - Iraq fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1990 - 2006

Table 43 - Iraq Internet user estimates - 2001 - 2006

Table 44 - Iraq mobile subscribers and penetration - 2003 - 2006

Table 45 - Iraq mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 46 - Iraq mobile operator market shares - September 2006

Table 47 - Iraq mobile operator average ARPU - 2004 - 2006

Table 48 - Israel telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 49 - Bezeq divisional revenues - 2005 - 2006

Table 50 - Active Bezeq subscriber lines, MoU and monthly ARPL - 2003 - 2006

Table 51 - HOT Telecom voice subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 52 - Israel fixed-lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 53 - Israel broadband subscribers and household penetration - 2001 - 2006

Table 54 - Israel broadband networks - subscribers and market share - 2005 - 2006

Table 55 - Israel ADSL subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 56 - Israel cable modem subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 57 - Walla Communications revenue and profit - 2005 - 2006

Table 58 - Israel broadcasting market statistical overview - 2006

Table 59 - YES satellite TV subscribers and market share - 2002 - 2006

Table 60 - Israel Internet users, penetration & household penetration estimates - 1997 - 2006

Table 61 - Israel ISP market shares - 2005 - 2006

Table 62 - Israel mobile subscriber growth and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 63 - Israel mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 64 - Israel mobile operators - total subscribers and market share - 2006

Table 65 - Israel mobile operators - MoU and ARPU - 2006

Table 66 - Pelephone revenue, profit, MoU and ARPU - 2003 - 2006

Table 67 - Cellcom revenue, profit, MoU, churn, and monthly ARPU - 2005 - 2007

Table 68 - Partner Communications revenue, profit, MoU, churn, ARPU - 2002 - 2007

Table 69 - Partner prepaid, postpaid and business subscribers - 2004 - 2007

Table 70 - Partner data and content revenue - 2004 - 2006

Table 71 - Jordan telephone network statistics - 2005

Table 72 - Jordan Telecom revenue and profit - 2004 - 2006

Table 73 - Jordan Telecom divisional subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 74 - Jordan fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2005

Table 75 - Jordan Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 76 - Jordan Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2006

Table 77 - Jordan DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 78 - Jordan TV market - receivers and households - 1999 - 2006

Table 79 - JRTVC revenue - 2005 - 2006

Table 80 - Jordan mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 81 - Jordan mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 82 - Fastlink ARPU - 2005 - 2006

Table 83 - MobileCom prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2002 - 2006

Table 84 - Fastlink prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 85 - Kuwait telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 86 - Kuwait fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 87 - Kuwait Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 88 - Kuwait Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 89 - Kuwait broadband DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 90 - Kuwait TV market - TVs and satellites - 2000 - 2006

Table 91 - Kuwait mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2006

Table 92 - Kuwait mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 93 - MTC Group subscribers, revenue and profit - 2004 - 2007

Table 94 - MTC Kuwait revenue and ARPU - 2005 - 2006

Table 95 - MTC Prepaid subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 96 - Lebanon telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 97 - Lebanon fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2006

Table 98 - Lebanon Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 99 - Lebanon Internet subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 100 - Lebanon Cable modem Internet subscribers - 2002 - 2006

Table 101 - Lebanon TV equipped households - 1996 - 2006

Table 102 - Lebanon mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 103 - Lebanon mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 104 - MTC prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2006

Table 105 - Oman telephone network statistics - March 2007

Table 106 - Omantel revenue, expenditure and fixed-line ARPU - 2003 - 2006

Table 107 - Oman fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2007

Table 108 - Oman Internet user and penetration estimates - 1998 - 2006

Table 109 - Oman Internet subscribers - 2000 - 2007

Table 110 - Oman mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2007

Table 111 - Oman mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 112 - Oman prepaid and postpaid subscribers - 2005 - 2007

Table 113 - Oman prepaid and postpaid subscribers by operator - June 2005

Table 114 - Qatar telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 115 - Qtel revenue and net profit - 2005 - 2006

Table 116 - Qatar fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 117 - Qatar fixed-line household penetration - 2001 - 2006

Table 118 - Qatar Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 119 - Qatar Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2006

Table 120 - Qatar ADSL subscribers - 2003 - 2006

Table 121 - Qatar mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2007

Table 122 - Qatar prepaid subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 123 - Qtel revenue and net profit - 2005 - 2006

Table 124 - Saudi Arabia telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 125 - Saudi Arabia fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1994 - 2006

Table 126 - Saudi Arabia Internet users and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 127 - Saudi Arabia Internet subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 128 - Saudi Arabia broadband statistics - March 2007

Table 129 - Saudi Arabia DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2007

Table 130 - Saudi Arabia TV receivers and TV equipped households - 2000 - 2006

Table 131 - Saudi Arabia mobile ARPU - 2005 - 2006

Table 132 - Saudi Arabia mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 133 - Saudi Arabia mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 134 - Syria telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 135 - Syria fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 136 - Syria Internet user and penetration estimates - 1999 - 2006

Table 137 - Syria broadband and dial-up Internet subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 138 - Syria mobile subscribers and penetration - 1999 - 2006

Table 139 - Syria mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 140 - Turkey telephone network statistics - 2005

Table 141 - Turkey telecoms revenue by service type - 2000 - 2005

Table 142 - Turkey telecoms investment by service type - 2000 - 2005

Table 143 - Turk Telekom tariffs relative to 2002 levels - 2003 - 2006

Table 144 - Turkey fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2005

Table 145 - Turkey Internet users - 1996 - 2005

Table 146 - Turkey broadband statistics - March 2006

Table 147 - Turkey broadband subscribers by access technology - March 2006

Table 148 - Turkey broadband penetration - 2001 - 2006

Table 149 - Turkey ADSL subscribers - 2002 - 2006

Table 150 - Turkey audience share by broadcaster - 2003 - 2006

Table 151 - Turkey audience share by channel - 2005 - 2006

Table 152 - Turkey total ad spending by segment - 2005 - 2006

Table 153 - Turkey total ad spending - 2003 - 2006

Table 154 - Dogan Yavin Holding financial statistics and annual change - 2005 - 2006

Table 155 - Turkey mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 156 - Turkey mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2007

Table 157 - Turkcell financial statistics - 2005 - 2006

Table 158 - Turkcell total subscribers - 2001 - 2007

Table 159 - Turkcell average monthly ARPU - prepaid and postpaid - 2001 - 2006

Table 160 - Turkcell average monthly MOU and churn - 2001 - 2006

Table 161 - Turkey total prepaid subscribers - 2002 - 2005

Table 162 - Turkcell prepaid subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 163 - UAE telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 164 - Etisalat revenues and divisional representation - 2005 - 2006

Table 165 - UAE fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 166 - UAE Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006

Table 167 - UAE Internet subscribers - 2001 - 2006

Table 168 - UAE broadband subscribers - 2000 - 2006

Table 169 - UAE TV and cable TV market - 2000 - 2006

Table 170 - UAE mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006

Table 171 - UAE mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 172 - UAE prepaid mobile subscribers - 2003 - 2005

Table 173 - Etisalat revenues and divisional representation - 2005 - 2006

Table 174 - Yemen telephone network statistics - 2006

Table 175 - Yemen fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006

Table 176 - Yemen Internet user and penetration estimates - 1996 - 2006

Table 177 - Yemen Internet subscribers - 2004 - 2006

Table 178 - Yemen mobile subscribers by operator - 2006

Table 179 - Yemen mobile subscribers and penetration - 1998 - 2006

Table 180 - SpaceTel ARPU per month - 2003 - 2006