Saudi Arabia: Mobile Network Upgrades, Fiber Expansion and Digital Transformation to Remain Key Focus Areas for Operators

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"Saudi Arabia: Mobile Network Upgrades, Fiber Expansion and Digital Transformation to Remain Key Focus Areas for Operators", is a new Country Intelligence Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Saudi Arabia today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2022. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data and pay-TV markets, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The telecom service revenue in Saudi Arabia is estimated to expand at a CAGR of 4.2% during 2017-2022, due to growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Growing consumption of data services backed by proliferation of 4G services and growing investments in fixed Internet infrastructure will be the key factors behind the growth. Pay-TV revenue will show considerable growth with DTH being the largest segment. The overall telecom service market will be dominated by STC and Mobily through 2022. The grant of unified licenses to Zain KSA and Mobily will increase competition in the market. The country's digital transformation initiatives supported by KSA Vision 2030 and the accompanying NTP will open up further opportunities for operators, vendors and investors.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following –
– Regional context: telecom market size and trends in Saudi Arabia compared with other countries in the region.
– Economic, demographic and political context in Saudi Arabia.
– The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, number portability and more.
– A demand profile: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data and pay-TV markets.
– Service evolution: a look at changes in the breakdown of overall revenue between the fixed and mobile sectors and between voice, data and video from 2017 to 2022.
– The competitive landscape: an examination of key trends in competition and in the performance, revenue market shares and expected moves of service providers over the next 18-24 months.
– In-depth sector analysis of fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data and pay-TV services: a quantitative analysis of service adoption trends by network technology and by operator, as well as of average revenue per line/subscription and service revenue through the end of the forecast period.
– Main opportunities: this section details the near-term opportunities for operators, vendors and investors in Saudi Arabia's telecommunications markets.

Scope

– The overall telecom service revenue in Saudi Arabia will grow at a CAGR of 4.2% during 2017-2022, mainly driven by growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments

– Mobile revenue will account for 76.1% of total telecom revenue in 2022; mobile data will witness a CAGR of 10.5% during 2017-2022.

– The top two operators, STC and Mobily will account for 75.2% share of overall service revenue in 2017. We expect competition to intensify after Mobily and Zain acquired unified license from the regulator.

– Government plans for the country's digital transformation and supporting ICT infrastructure and platforms development will support telecom growth in KSA.

Reasons to Buy

– This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Saudi Arabia's telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.

– Accompanying GlobalData’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Saudi Arabia's mobile communications, fixed telephony, broadband markets, and pay-TV, including the evolution of service provider market shares.

– With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.

– The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Saudi Arabia's telecommunications markets.

– The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Saudi Arabia.

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Mobily
Zain KSA
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Virgin Mobile
Lebara
beIN Sports
ITC

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of contents 3

Executive summary 4

Market and competitor overview

Regional context 6

Economic, demographic and political context 7

Regulatory environment 8

Demand profile 15

Service evolution 17

Competitive landscape 18

Major market players 19

Segment analysis

Mobile services 24

Fixed services 28

Pay-TV 32

Identifying opportunities

Opportunities in the market 34

About the authors 35

Country Intelligence Report coverage 36

Table

List of Tables

Saudi Arabia telecom market size and growth prospects in a regional context, 2017E 6

Country indicators 7

Regulatory structure and policy 8

Major telecommunications policy issues 9

Saudi Arabia communications market revenue, 2015-2022, US$ 15

Segment revenue CAGRs, 2017-2022, US$ 15

Segment revenues 2015-2022 16

Service revenue mix: voice, data & video, 2017, 2022 17

Service revenue mix: fixed & mobile, 2017, 2022 17

Service revenue by operator, 2017 18

Key telecom market players 18

Major telecommunications market players 19

Mobile subscriptions and penetration, 2015-2022 24

Key mobile market indicators, 2017 24

ARPS by payment and device type, 2017 25

Mobile services revenue mix, 2017, 2022 25

Mobile market shares by subscriptions, 2015-2022 26

Mobile subscriptions by technology family, 2015-2022 27

Fixed-line penetration of population, 2015-2022 28

Key fixed market indicators, 2017 28

Fixed voice and Internet revenue, 2015-2022 29

Fixed market shares by service, 2017 30

Access lines by technology, 2017, 2022 31

Pay-TV subscriptions by technology, 2015-2022 32

Opportunities in the Saudi Arabia telecommunications market 34

Figures

List of Figures

Saudi Arabia telecom market size and growth prospects in a regional context, 2017E 6

Country indicators 7

Regulatory structure and policy 8

Major telecommunications policy issues 9

Saudi Arabia communications market revenue, 2015-2022, US$ 15

Segment revenue CAGRs, 2017-2022, US$ 15

Segment revenues 2015-2022 16

Service revenue mix: voice, data & video, 2017, 2022 17

Service revenue mix: fixed & mobile, 2017, 2022 17

Service revenue by operator, 2017 18

Key telecom market players 18

Major telecommunications market players 19

Mobile subscriptions and penetration, 2015-2022 24

Key mobile market indicators, 2017 24

ARPS by payment and device type, 2017 25

Mobile services revenue mix, 2017, 2022 25

Mobile market shares by subscriptions, 2015-2022 26

Mobile subscriptions by technology family, 2015-2022 27

Fixed-line penetration of population, 2015-2022 28

Key fixed market indicators, 2017 28

Fixed voice and Internet revenue, 2015-2022 29

Fixed market shares by service, 2017 30

Access lines by technology, 2017, 2022 31

Pay-TV subscriptions by technology, 2015-2022 32

Opportunities in the Saudi Arabia telecommunications market 34

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