Regional Report: Telecom Service Revenue Growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Based on data up to 4Q 2023

During the forecast period, telecommunications service revenue in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow by USD 5.6 billion, reaching USD 77.0 billion.

This report and its accompanying data provide:

 

• • A 5-year forecast (2024-2029)of approximately 200 mobile and fixed KPIs for the MENA region and 12 individual countries.

• • An in-depth analysis of trends, key drivers, and forecast assumptions for different mobile and fixed services.

• • A comparative assessment of operator strategies and country-specific market dynamics.

• • A summary of key findings and implications for mobile and fixed telecom operators.

Geographical Coverage

• • Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

Country-Specific Reports:

 

• • Full Reports:
    

     

    • • Egypt
    • • Israel
    • • Kuwait
    • • Oman
    • • Saudi Arabia
    • • United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• • Data-Only Reports:
    

     

    • • Algeria
    • • Iran
    • • Iraq
    • • Morocco
    • • Qatar
    • • Tunisia

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Telecom Connections

Mobile:

 

• • Total connections (handset + mobile broadband, excluding IoT), including IoT and business connections

• • Handset segmentation: smartphone vs. basic phones and smartphone share of handsets

• • Mobile broadband subscribers

• • Network distribution: 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G and their respective market shares

• • Subscription models: prepaid vs. contract and their market shares

• • IoT connection volume and penetration

Fixed:

 

• • Voice services: narrowband, VoBB, dial-up

• • Broadband technologies: ADSL/VDSL, fiber (FTTP/B), cable modem, fixed wireless access (FWA), 5G FWA, and total business connections

• • Broadband and voice penetration for business sites and households

Pay TV:

 

• • Traditional Pay TV operators and penetration rates

Traffic Data

 

• • Mobile and fixed outgoing minutes (MoU per connection)

• • Total and per-user mobile data traffic

• • Messaging traffic

Macroeconomic and Market-Wide Metrics

 

• • Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

• • Population statistics

• • Number of households and business sites

• • Currency exchange rates

Revenue Breakdown

Service Revenue

Mobile:

 

• • Total revenue and GDP share

• • Revenue per capita per month

• • Breakdown by prepaid vs. contract services

• • Revenue segmentation by 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G

Fixed:

 

• • Total revenue (retail + wholesale)

• • Contribution to GDP

• • Revenue per capita per month

Retail Revenue

Mobile:

 

• • Total revenue and GDP impact

• • Revenue per GB of mobile data

• • Revenue segmentation by 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G

• • Voice, data, and messaging revenue per user

• • Handset-based revenue segmentation (prepaid vs. contract)

• • Revenue from mobile broadband and IoT services

Fixed:

 

• • Total revenue and GDP share

• • Revenue from voice services and dedicated broadband connections

• • Broadband revenue by technology (ADSL/VDSL, FTTP/B, cable modem, FWA, 5G FWA)

• • ICT services revenue

• • Pay TV revenue (traditional operators)

Wholesale Revenue

 

• • Mobile wholesale revenue

• • Fixed wholesale revenue

Average Spend Per User (ASPU)

Mobile:

 

• • Total ASPU

• • Breakdown by voice, data, mobile broadband, and IoT

• • Handset-based ASPU segmentation: total, prepaid, contract, voice, messaging, data

Fixed:

 

• • ASPU for voice services

• • Broadband ASPU by technology type (ADSL/VDSL, FTTP/B, cable modem, FWA, 5G FWA, other technologies)

Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)

Mobile:

 

• • Total ARPU

• • ARPU by prepaid vs. contract models

• • ARPU segmentation by 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G

This report offers a detailed examination of MENA’s telecom market, highlighting industry trends, operator strategies, and revenue projections.