Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: January 2008
Product Code: R302-1849Description Kuwait’s telecoms market was rocked by the news in September 2007 that its leading mobile operator,and one of the largest carriers in the region, MTC, would move its international headquarters from itsdomestic market and move its base to Manama, Bahrain. This completed MTC’s transformation, whichbegan with it changing its brand name to Zain (with immediate effect in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan).This is devastating news for Kuwait’s strategy of trying to be less reliant on oil revenues and strengthenother sectors such as ICT. It had hoped to become something of a technology hub, but this could not befurther from the truth at the moment. The lack of an independent telecoms regulator and the uncertaintyof Kuwait’s fiscal policy were key factors behind Zain’s decision. Indeed, the company appears to havebought into the idea of Bahrain becoming exactly what Kuwait aspired to be.
Table of Contents - Executive Summary
- Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Table: Kuwait Mobile Net Additions (‘000) 2005-07
- Table: Kuwait Mobile Market Share (Q207)
- 3G
- Fixed-Line
- Internet
- Regulatory Developments
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: Zain
- Table: Wataniya
- Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Kuwait Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Fixed-Line
- Table - Kuwait Telecoms Sector - Fixed-line - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Internet
- Table: Kuwait Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Business Environment Rankings
- Middle East
- Kuwait
- Table: Middle East Business Environment Rankings
- SWOT Analysis
- Kuwait Telecommunications Sector - SWOT
- Company Profiles
- Table: Sony Ericsson Sales (EURmn)
- Company Operators
- Kuwait Telecom
- Zain (formerly MTC Group)
- Wataniya Telecom
- Appendix: Competitive Landscape
- Market Structure
- Table - Key Players: Kuwait Telecoms Markets
- Table - Selected Operators Financial Indicators
- Key Players
- Fixed-Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Internet
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Macroeconomic Climate
- Table: Kuwait - Economic Activity
- BMI Forecast Modelling
- How we generate our industry forecasts
- Telecommunications Industry
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