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• Middle East - Mobile Network Operators and MVNOs
  Middle East’s mobile operators step up network investmentMobile operators across the Middle East have faced extraordinary challenges since 2020, with the pandemic having impacted on most facets of mobile services and operations.
   
• Middle East - Mobile Infrastructure and Mobile Broadband
  Middle East states’ expansion of 5G showing variable resultsMobile infrastructure in the Middle East has by far the highest population coverage compared to fixed broadband and the region is highly dependent on mobile services.
   
• Middle East - Fixed Broadband Market (Bundle 11 reports 2022-2023)
  Middle East’s fixed broadband deployment gains investment interestMost countries in the Middle East region continue to work towards expanding the reach of fixed broadband infrastructure, complementing the wider reach already achieved by mobile networks.
   
• Jamaica - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Jamaica licenses its third mobile telecom providerJamaica’s telecom sector has for many years been propped up by the mobile sector, which accounts for the vast majority of internet connections and voice lines.
   
• Germany - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Germany’s MNOs closing 3G networksWith one of Europe’s largest telecom markets, Germany hosts a number of significant operators which offer effective competition in the mobile and broadband sectors. Telekom Deutschland remains the dominant provider in the fixed-line segment, though there is increasing competition from operators including freenet, Vodafone Germany, and Telefónica Germany, each of which is making use of regulatory measures aimed at facilitating wholesale network access to provide fibre-based broadband services.
   
• Italy - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Italy’s MNOs progress with switching off 3G networksItaly’s large telecom market has one of the most progressive fibre sectors in Europe, with regulatory measures encouraging network sharing. The incumbent telco continues to invest in fibre, despite its recent financial difficulties, while the Open Fiber wholesale provider now has a number of retail contracts which have greatly broadened competition in the sector.
   
• Moldova - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Moldova seeing steady decline in telecom revenueThe Moldovan telecom market has been affected by a combination of high unemployment and economic difficulties which have led to constraints on consumer spend.
   
• Iceland - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Iceland begins close-down of the PSTNIceland has one of the smallest yet most progressive telecom markets in Europe. The country in 2020 became the top in Europe for fibre penetration. It aims to provide a fixed broadband service of at least 100Mb/s to 99.
   
• Malta - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Malta preps for subsea cable connection to FranceMalta’s small telecom sector is among the most advanced in Europe. This has been helped by the topography, which has made it relatively easy for operators to expand the reach of their fibre infrastructure.
   
• Dominican Republic - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Dominican Republic’s telecom sector remains calm and steady in the face of Covid-19 upheavalThe Dominican Republic’s telecom sector continued its solid though unspectacular form throughout 2020 and into 2021, shrugging off the economic turmoil unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic to maintain a decade-long run of low but positive growth across all areas of the market.
   

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• Qatar - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Qatar’s telcos to repurpose 3G spectrum for LTE/5G by end-2025Qatar’s highly developed telecom sector provides near-universal fibre broadband and 5G coverage. The country is ranked among the top globally in the ITU’s ICT Development Index.
   
• Madagascar - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Madagascar secures Starlink’s satellite broadband serviceTelecom services in Madagascar have benefited from recent investment in mobile infrastructure. In addition, the satellite broadband service provided by Starlink since April 2024 has the potential to deliver connectivity to all unserved communities, with the cost of the service being the principal barrier to its take-up.
   
• Gabon - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Gabon initiates the second phase of its universal service projectGabon is one of the wealthiest nations in Africa in terms of GDP per capita, though its economic dependence on oil revenue drawn from dwindling reserves suggests that economic stagnation is impending.
   
• Burkina Faso - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Burkina Faso leaving ECOWAS threatens its ICT developmentBurkina Faso’s telecom sector in recent years has made some gains in providing the necessary infrastructure and bandwidth to support telecom services.
   
• Vanuatu - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Vanuatu completes its universal access projectVanuatu’s telecom sector is dominated by mobile voice and data services. In this market, Vodafone Vanuatu competes with Digicel, which launched services in 2008 and was sold to Telstra in 2022 when Digicel Group offloaded its Digicel Pacific operations.
   
• Bosnia-Herzegovina - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Bosnia-Herzegovina’s 5G licenses not expected until 2026The economic prosperity of Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) continues to rest with the country’s integration with the European Union, the block being the country’s largest trading partner and a source of considerable funds for infrastructure development.
   
• Benin - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Benin’s mobile network operators extend 5G trialsBenin’s telecom market is dominated by the mobile sector, which accounts for the vast majority of voice lines and internet connections. The fixed-line infrastructure remains poor, and most investment in the sector is being channelled to strengthen fibre connectivity.
   
• Malawi - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Malawi benefits from the World Bank’s $2.48 billion Digital Inclusion Acceleration ProgramWith few natural resources to rely on for economic prosperity, Malawi is one of the world’s least developed countries.
   
• Côte d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Côte d’Ivoire secures more digital autonomy after building its first national data centreIn recent years the government of Côte d’Ivoire has helped develop a competitive telecom sector focussed on the provision of converged service, thus allowing operators to offer fixed-line and mobile services under a universal services license regime.
   
• Suriname - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Suriname improves network capacity with Digicel’s Deep Blue One cableSuriname is the smallest nation on the South American continent, with only about 632,000 inhabitants. A Dutch-speaking nation, it has close affinities with the Caribbean, and is a member of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM).
   

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• Burundi - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Burundi’s MNOs gearing to launch 5G servicesAmong African countries, Burundi’s telecom market has considerable potential given the significant proportion of the population being under 25 years old. While the very low penetration rates for all services suggests room for growth a significant downside for investors is that the country has a very low economic output.
   
• Saudi Arabia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Saudi’s telcos invest internationally to diversify portfoliosSaudi Arabia’s telecom and ICT sectors continue to benefit from the range of programs aimed at diversifying the economy away from a dependence on oil, and establishing a wider digital transformation over the next decade.
   
• Russia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Russia scrambles to develop domestically made telecom hardwareThe Russian telecom market is the largest in Europe, supported by a population of about 143 million. The overall market is dominated by the western regions, particularly Moscow and St Petersburg which are the main cities and economic centres.
   
• Somalia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Somalia’s Hormuud Telecom launches 5G servicesSomalia has suffered several economic shocks in recent years, partly exacerbated by a prolonged drought, increases in global commodity prices, and high inflation.
   
• Australia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Aussie telcos contract with SpaceX for national mobile coverageThe Australian fixed telecom sector continues its steady migration from copper to fibre infrastructure, encouraged by NBN Co having greatly increased the number of premises covered by fibre.
   
• Kazakhstan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Kazakhstan looks to satellite services to bridge digital divide in remote areasKazakhstan has one of the most developed telecommunications sectors in the region. This is especially true of the mobile segment, where the country has the second fastest average mobile data rates in Central Asia after Azerbaijan.
   
• Japan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Japan’s MNOs step up 5G deploymentsJapan has one of the most modern telecom markets globally, with a particularly strong fibre broadband sector. Compared to many other countries in Europe and Asia, the country was slow to take advantage of LTE, relying for a greater length of time on legacy 3G networks and incremental technology upgrades.
   
• Tanzania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Tanzanian government grants telcos a TZS326 billion subsidy to improve network coverageTanzania’s mobile operators have benefited from the 2022 auction of additional spectrum, with licensees launching 5G services.
   
• Hong Kong - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Hong Kong’s MNOs making use of recently auctioned 5G-suitable spectrumHong Kong telecom sector has capitalised on having a liberalised regulatory environment, high-density housing spread across a small geographical area, and a strategic location at the southern tip of China.
   
• United Kingdom - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  UK’s telcos continue to upgrade fixed and mobile networks amid economic turmoilThe UK telecoms market has seen declining revenue for several years, despite gains in subscriber numbers in some of the key growth areas of the market, particularly broadband, as well as in increases in data traffic, which was sustained at a lower level of growth following the easing of travel restrictions imposed during periods of lockdown in 2020.
   

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