Egypt Telecommunications Report Q1 2015 - New Market Report

Egypt's telecoms market is poised for a new phase of competition following the award of a mobile virtual network operator licence to wireline incumbent operator Telecom Egypt. We expect Telecom Egypt's entry into the mobile market to boost the Egyptian mobile market, which posted considerably slower growth in 2013 than in 2012, as the company is expected to target the low-end of the market. However, steepened competition is likely to result in further downward pressure on ARPUs, which, compounded with Egypt's fragile political and economic situation, may dampen operators' willingness to invest in much needed network development. Over the long term, though, BMI believes mobile operators Mobinil, Vodacom and Etisalat may use unified licenses to offer converged telecoms services for business and residential customers.

Key Data

* The mobile market shrunk by 1.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q214, lowering the total number of subscriptions back under the 100mn mark.
* The wireline market contracted by 20.3% year-on-year in FY13, against a decline of 1.8% in FY12, owing to the disconnection of lines over unpaid bills in Q213. It shrunk another 0.4% q-o-q in Q114.
* The broadband market grew by 5.3% q-o-q in Q114, maintaining momentum from 17.2% growth in 2013 and driven strong growth in mobile broadband subscriptions.

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Risk/Reward Index

Egypt remained in 12th position in our Risk/Reward Index table with an aggregate score of 46.5, compared to the regional average score of 50.7. Although it did not climb in the index, Egypt's telecoms score improved as a result of a rise in its Industry Risks score this quarter, to reflect the government's decreasing level of interference in the sector. Nevertheless, the country continues to be held back by weak Industry Rewards and Country Rewards scores, which reflect the low average revenue per user (ARPU) levels in the mobile market and relatively low GDP per capita and urbanisation rate compared to some other...

The Egypt Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Egypt's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Egypt Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Egypt.

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