Egypt - Mobile Market - Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Egypt became one of the first countries in Africa to launch third generation mobile services in 2007, following the award of the country’s third mobile licence the previous year. The record price that was paid for the 3G licence indicates the potential that is seen in the Egyptian mobile market, and the penetration rate has more than tripled since then to reach 72% in early 2010. The network operators – Orascom/Mobinil, Vodafone and Etisalat – have launched a wide range of advanced services, including 3.5G mobile broadband. This report outlines the major developments in the market, with relevant statistics and profiles of the companies involved, including ARPU trends for the major mobile operators. It also contains an in-depth analysis of the third mobile licence valuation.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Overview of Egypt’s mobile market
  
  • 2.1 Telecom Egypt’s mobile deal
    
  • 2.2 Third mobile licence
    
  • 2.3 Mobile statistics
    
  • 2.4 Regulatory issues
    
    • 2.4.1 Tariff structure
      
    • 2.4.2 International gateways
      
    • 2.4.3 Mobile Number Portability
      
    • 2.4.4 Registration of user details
      
    • 2.4.5 GPS ban
      
  • 2.5 Major mobile operators
    
    • 2.5.1 Mobinil (ECMS)
      
    • 2.5.2 Vodafone Egypt
      
    • 2.5.3 Etisalat Misr
      
  • 2.6 Mobile voice services
    
    • 2.6.1 Prepaid services
      
    • 2.6.2 Satellite mobile
      
  • 2.7 Mobile data services
    
    • 2.7.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
      
    • 2.7.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
      
    • 2.7.3 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
      
    • 2.7.4 GPRS and EDGE
      
    • 2.7.5 Mobile TV
      
  • 2.8 3G
    
    • 2.8.1 Mobile broadband pricing
      
  • 2.9 Mobile content and applications
    
    • 2.9.1 Mobile banking
      
• 3. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration – 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2010
• Table 2 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology and annual change – March 2009
• Table 3 – Mobinil active subscribers – 1998; 2000 - 2009
• Table 4 – Mobinil key performance indicators – 2002 - 2009
• Table 5 – Mobinil blended monthly ARPU and AUPU – 2002 - 2009
• Table 6 – Vodafone Egypt subscribers – 1998; 2000 - 2009
• Table 7 – Vodafone Egypt blended monthly ARPU – 2003 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – An analysis of Egypt’s third mobile licence valuation
• Exhibit 2 – Vodafone Egypt’s public listing and delisting