Foreword
Competition has been lacking in many countries in the region, but as it increases, telcos are offering new services and price plans. Equally, they are moving into new regions to help drive future revenues, creating more competition, but also leading towards the eventual consolidation that hits every saturated market. As companies try to win us over, they also push out new services, and we highlight the latest trends, and take a look at the littered path of those past hot applications that have failed to entice us.
Report Contents
'Happy' mobile users hides underlying malcontent »
Mobile phones are now a way of life but are you happy with your operator? Your views on mobile use in the Middle East-
» UAE telecom market grows with competition
With a rising population, the UAE's mobile market is saturated - so where is the future growth?
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» Saudi Arabia: gearing up for a third operator
With the arrival of a third mobile operator in Saudi Arabia, a new era is about to begin in the kingdom's telecom market.
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» The Middle East mobile sector: A battlefield or a land of opportunity?
Even in the poorest regions of the Middle East mobile penetration is exploding.
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» Competition sees Middle East telecoms go global
As Middle East markets liberalise, mobile operators are moving into lucrative new markets.
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» Hot Handsets
A look at the hottest handsets lighting up the mobile market.
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» Killer mobile applications
Telcos are always searching for the new killer application that will reap financial rewards - we look at the latest and those that failed to ignite.
