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Oman Telecommunications Report Q2 2008

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Monitor International
Published: March 2008
Product Code: R302-2809
Description
The Sultanate of Oman had 2.331mn mobile subscribers at the end of September 2007, a figure which was equivalent to 73.4% penetration.

A total of 513,000 new subscribers were added to the sector in the first nine months of 2007, compared with 363,000 subscribers added to the sector in the first nine months of2006. Accordingly, the period between December 2006 and September 2007 saw Oman’s mobile subscriber base grow by over 28%. Throughout the first nine months of 2007, Nawras continued to erode market share from Omantel’s mobile unit, Oman Mobile. According to Oman’s regulator, the TRA, Oman’s mobile subscriber base had risen to 2.370mn by the end of November 2007. Based on these figures, BMI estimates a total of 2.405mn subscribers at the end of 2007; this is equivalent to over 75% penetration and points to a sector which was grown by 41.8% for 2007 as a whole.

In recent months, events have been gathering pace with respect to the launch of 3G mobile services. In December 2007, Nawras announced the official launch of commercial 3G services in five Omani cities. The new 3G services will be branded as ‘3G+’ and Nawras expects a large majority of the 200,000+ Nawras customers which already own 3G handsets to begin subscribing to the new services. Following Nawras’ announcement, it was reported in January 2008 that Chinese network supplier Huawei had won a contract to build a 3G mobile network for Oman Mobile. The Chinese vendor beat off competition from Nokia Siemens Networks and Sweden’s Ericsson.

In other news, in November 2007, the Oman News Agency reported that Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) planned to invite applicants to bid for licences to re-sell basic public mobile communications services in the country. The new licences will allow companies to launch mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in the Sultanate and will, ultimately, lead to cheaper calls for customers.

Also in November 2007, the government of Oman ruled out any immediate end to the state's monopoly on fixed-line telephony. Although no fixed target date has been given for the next stage of Omantel’s privatisation, the government reaffirmed that it was looking for a long-term strategic investor for Omantel.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
Oman Telecommunications Industry SWOT
Business Environment Rankings
Middle East
Oman
Table: Middle East Business Environment Rankings
Industry Forecast Scenario
Mobile
Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data &
Fixed-Line
Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed-Line - Historical Data & Forecasts
Internet
Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
Market Data Analysis
Mobile
Table: Oman Mobile Subscribers - Q307
Table: Oman Mobile Net Additions Market
3G
Fixed-Line
Internet
Mobile Operator Data
Table: Omantel
Table: Nawras
Macroeconomic Climate
Table: Economic Activity
Regulatory Environment
Industry Developments
Company Monitor
Table: Huawei Financial Highlights
Table: Huawei Recent Contract Wins in Africa and Middle East
Operators
Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel)
Nawras Telecom
Competitive Landscape
Market Structure
Table: Key Players: Oman Telecoms Sector
Table: Omantel Financial Indicators
Key Players
Fixed-Line
Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
Broadband
Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
Mobile
Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
BMI Forecast Modelling
How we generate our industry forecasts
Telecommunications Industry


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