Mobile Broadband in Africa and the Middle East: LTE Profit Drivers and Outlook,\' a Telecom Insider Report by Pyramid Research, tackles the question of how LTE is positioned in Africa and the Middle East and what its growth drivers and consequences for mobile broadband are. It reviews the existing LTE deployments and assesses uptake vis-à-vis (and along with) 3G adoption and rollouts.

1. Mobile Broadband in Africa and the Middle East: LTE Profit Drivers and Outlook
Mobile Broadband in Africa and the Middle East: LTE Profit Drivers and Outlook,' a Telecom Insider Report by Pyramid Research, tackles the question of how
LTE is positioned in Africa and the Middle East and what its growth drivers and consequences for mobile broadband are. It reviews the existing LTE
deployments and assesses uptake vis-à-vis (and along with) 3G adoption and rollouts. We analyze the current circumstances and expectations for mobile
broadband in AME by using three main pillars: revenue drivers (services, devices, pricing models), cost (regulations and deployment models) and structural
dynamics (socioeconomic and competitive characteristics).
Key Findings
LTE is commercially present in about 20 countries in Africa and the Middle East. In the wealthy Gulf countries almost all mobile operators use LTE as their
new basis of competition for mobile subscriptions, whereas in Africa the use of LTE is mostly limited to fixed-use cases for broadband access, following
WiMAX migrations. Mobile operators in Africa are waiting for the digital dividend, scheduled for mid-2015, and the release of frequencies in the sub-1GHz
spectrum before aggressive LTE deployments. Until then, pure broadband LTE companies have a window of opportunity to expand their subscriber bases, while
Internet companies, such as Microsoft and Google, will have time to lobby for the utilization of TV white spaces. In the Gulf markets, pricing of mobile data is
often uniform across 3G and LTE networks, while in Africa, the arrival of LTE broadband brought with it a wave of segmentation in the packaging and pricing of
mobile data, for instance through data sharing and time-of-day packages. Although network sharing or wholesale LTE networks are possibilities, unfavorable
competitive dynamics in most AME markets hamper the development of such cost-effective deployment models. In the Gulf markets, LTE will account for 30%
of mobile subscriptions by 2018, while the figure will be in the 2-5% range across African markets due to late entries by mobile operators. This is in line with
African regulators who raise concerns that the mobile operators should gain more experience with 3G.
Synopsis
This Telecom Insider tackles the question of how LTE is positioned in Africa and the Middle East and what its growth drivers and consequences for mobile
broadband are. It reviews the existing LTE deployments and assesses uptake vis-à-vis (and along with) 3G adoption and rollouts. We analyze the current
circumstances and expectations for mobile broadband in AME by using three main pillars: revenue drivers, cost constraints and structural dynamics. Among
revenue drivers, we discuss the implications of the emergence of local content that justifies the growing use of high-speed mobile networks, such as OTT video
and e-commerce applications. We also highlight the changes in how operators package and price LTE in Africa and the Middle East, as well as the landscape of
devices available to mobile broadband. In the cost section, we emphasize the LTE network deployment models in use or planned by the operators, as well as the
regulatory constraints and enablers surrounding the future of LTE in AME. In the structural dynamics section, we focus on the effects of socioeconomic market
characteristics and how competition incentivizes or postpones LTE deployments in some markets. Also in this report, you will find a detailed list of existing LTE
deployments, projections on mobile broadband uptake over the next five years, as well as concrete conclusions and recommendations regarding the future of LTE
and mobile broadband in Africa and the Middle East. The report visits multiple cases of successful and failed deployments, as well as analytical comparisons
across markets that can be used for decision-making.
Reasons To Buy
This Insider Report provides a comprehensive examination of service provider business models around LTE in Africa and the Middle East market to help
executives fully understand market dynamics, determine what works and what doesn't, formulate effective product development plans and optimize resource
allocation and return on investments. This Insider Report provides a five-year forecast of LTE uptake in Africa and the Middle East, developed using Pyramid
Research's rigorous bottom-up modeling methodologies, to enable executives to effectively position their companies for growth opportunities and emerging
trends in demand for their products. Constant references to actual events and developments in Africa and the Middle East support the findings of the report,
providing insight into particular deployment models in the GCC countries as well as in sub-Saharan markets where commercial LTE has been made available.
This will help the reader understand both the challenges confronted in the real world and the strategies employed to overcome those challenges. The report
discusses concrete opportunities in the LTE and mobile broadband market in Africa and the Middle East, providing a number of actionable recommendations for
operators, service providers, infrastructure companies and investors.
table Of Content
1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
3 Drivers Of Profitability
revenue Enablers
pricing Models
new And Local Services
devices
costs And Regulations
new Network Rollouts
regulations
deployment Trends
structural Dynamics
socioeconomic Factors
competition
Mobile Broadband in Africa and the Middle East: LTE Profit Drivers and Outlook

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