2007 Central Asian - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data: Industry Report

2007 Central Asian - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
Published: August 2007
Product Code: R170-890

Description

This market report covers eight countries in the Central Asia sub-region. It takes an overall look at the various telecoms markets, together with a particular look at the mobile market segments in each of the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

The countries of Central Asia have typically been struggling with poor telecom infrastructure and correspondingly low telecom penetrations - both fixed and mobile - for many years now. With fixed penetrations all below 20% (and some considerably less than that), there has been an obvious opportunity for mobile services to fill the gap. It is over the last few years that this has finally started to happen and it is now taking place right across the sub-region. Mobile markets are, in fact, booming; Kazakhstan, the most highly penetrated (49%), has been through a growth surge and was continuing to grow at more than 30% per annum coming into 2007. While at the other end of the scale was the lowly penetrated Tajikistan (4%), whose subscriber numbers grew by almost 150% in 2006.

There is no doubt that the momentum built up in the various markets will see this growth continue for some time. Nevertheless, there are important issues needing to be addressed in the regulatory structure of the markets to ensure a strong and competitive business environment is in place. All the mobile markets have now been opened up to a level of competition, the last to do so being Armenia with the arrival of a second mobile operator in late 2005. The minnow of the markets, Tajikistan, now has six mobile operators! The benefits flowing from the adoption of more open markets have not been consistent across the sub-region, however. In some cases, this has been due to the presence of an overly strong incumbent combined with a weak regulatory regime. And in the case of Kyrgyzstan, general business governance standards were being called into question by the ‘transitioning’ of mobile operator Bitel into Sky Mobile in 2006 (legal challenges were pending).

Somewhat surprisingly, 3G networks are already starting to appear in Central Asia. Tajikistan was the first of to actually launch a 3G network, with four operators licensed to offer 3G services. Georgia awarded a 3G licence in April 2006, but the network had not been launched by early 2007.

Table of Contents

1. FORECASTS

1.1 Mobile market forecasts

1.1.1 Notes on scenario forecasts

1.1.2 Azerbaijan forecasts - mobile market

1.1.3 Georgia forecasts - mobile market

1.1.4 Kazakhstan forecasts - mobile market

1.1.5 Uzbekistan forecasts - mobile market

2. ARMENIA

2.1 Overview of Armenia’s mobile market

2.1.1 Mobile statistics

2.2 Major mobile operators

2.2.1 ArmenTel (ArmGSM)

2.3 K-Telecom (VivaCell)

3. AZERBAIJAN

3.1 Overview of Azerbaijan’s mobile market

3.1.1 Mobile statistics

3.2 Mobile technologies

3.2.1 Trunk Mobile Radio (TMR)

3.3 Major mobile operators

3.3.1 Azercell

3.3.2 Bakcell

4. GEORGIA

4.1 Overview of Georgia’s mobile market

4.1.1 Mobile statistics

4.2 Mobile technologies

4.2.1 Third Generation (3G) mobile

4.3 Major mobile operators

4.3.1 Geocell

4.3.2 MagtiCom

4.3.3 MegaCom

5. KAZAKHSTAN

5.1 Overview of Kazakhstan’s mobile market

5.1.1 Mobile statistics

5.2 Mobile technologies

5.2.1 Third Generation (3G)

5.2.2 Trunk Mobile Radio (TMR)

5.3 Major mobile operators

5.3.1 Altel

5.3.2 GSM-Kazakhstan (K’Cell)

5.3.3 Kar-Tel (K-Mobile)

5.3.4 Mobile Telecom Service (NeoTelecom)

6. KYRGYZSTAN

6.1 Overview of Kyrgyzstan’s mobile market

6.1.1 Mobile statistics

6.2 Major mobile operators

6.2.1 MegaCom (BiMoCom Ltd)

6.2.2 Bitel / Sky Mobile

6.2.3 Katel

7. TAJIKISTAN

7.1 Overview of Tajikistan’s mobile market

7.1.1 Mobile statistics

7.2 Mobile technologies

7.2.1 Third Generation mobile (3G)

7.3 Major mobile operators

7.3.1 Babilon-Mobile

7.3.2 Indigo Tajikistan

7.3.3 Somoncom

7.3.4 Tacom

7.3.5 TK Mobile

7.3.6 TT Mobile

8. TURKMENISTAN

8.1 Overview of Turkmenistan’s mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.2 Major mobile operators

8.2.1 Barash Communications Technologies (BCTI)

8.2.2 Altyn Asyr / TM Cell

9. UZBEKISTAN

9.1 Overview of Uzbekistan’s mobile market

9.1.1 Mobile statistics

9.2 Major mobile operators

9.2.1 Uzdunrobita / MTS-Uzbekistan

9.2.2 Unitel

9.2.3 Coscom

9.3 Other mobile operators

10. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Tables

Table 1 - Forecast mobile growth Azerbaijan - lower forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 2 - Forecast mobile growth Azerbaijan - upper forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 3 - Forecast mobile growth Georgia - lower forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 4 - Forecast mobile growth Georgia - upper forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 5 - Forecast mobile growth Kazakhstan - lower forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 6 - Forecast mobile growth Kazakhstan - upper forecast - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 7 - Forecast mobile growth Uzbekistan - low growth scenario - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 8 - Forecast mobile growth Uzbekistan - high growth scenario - 2006; 2010; 2015

Table 9 - Mobile statistics Armenia - 2006

Table 10 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Armenia - 2006

Table 11 - Mobile subscribers in Armenia - 1996 - 2006

Table 12 - Mobile statistics Azerbaijan - 2006

Table 13 - Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Azerbaijan - 2006

Table 14 - Mobile subscribers in Azerbaijan - 1994 - 2006

Table 15 - Mobile statistics Georgia - 2006

Table 16 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Georgia - 2006

Table 17 - Mobile subscribers and penetration in Georgia - 1995 - 2006

Table 18 - Mobile statistics Kazakhstan - March 2007

Table 19 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Kazakhstan - March 2007

Table 20 - Mobile subscribers and annual growth in Kazakhstan - 1996 - 2007

Table 21 - Mobile statistics Kyrgyzstan - 2006

Table 22 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Kyrgyzstan - 2006

Table 23 - Mobile subscribers, penetration and annual change in Kyrgyzstan - 1998 - 2006

Table 24 - Mobile statistics Tajikistan - 2006

Table 25 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Tajikistan - 2006

Table 26 - Mobile subscribers and annual change in Tajikistan - 1996 - 2006

Table 27 - Mobile statistics Turkmenistan - 2006

Table 28 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Turkmenistan - 2006

Table 29 - Mobile subscribers and penetration in Turkmenistan - 1997 - 2006

Table 30 - Mobile statistics Uzbekistan - 2006

Table 31 - Mobile operators, technology, subscribers and annual change in Uzbekistan - 2006

Table 32 - Mobile subscribers, penetration and annual change in Uzbekistan - 1995 - 2006

Table 33 - Uzdunrobita mobile subscribers - 1998 - 2006

Table 34 - Unitel subscribers - 1998 - 2006

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