New market study available at Fast Market Research: "Uganda Telecommunications Report Q2 2010"

Fast Market Research recommends "Uganda Telecommunications Report Q2 2010" from Business Monitor International, now available
 
April 6, 2010 - PRLog -- Uganda is yet to feel any strong benefits from the dramatic increase in international bandwidth that East Africa has received in 2009, thanks to the SEACOM and TEAMS cables. It took some time for any Ugandan company to actually conclude a connection agreement with either company, but this has eventually been achieved. However, there are still many obstacles to overcome before the true benefits can be felt. One of the biggest obstacles is internal infrastructure. The Uganda fibre optic ring project has been delayed numerous times due to infighting and oversight concerns. The first phase was finally completed, but getting internal data rates improved within the country is obviously going to take time and investment, meaning that prices for data services including broadband will take some time to drop dramatically. The first quarter of 2009 saw competition intensify in Uganda, with Orange launching its service in March. By the end of the month it had secured 55,000 subscribers, which was undoubtedly a good result. Its growth did slow in the second quarter, in terms of net additions per month, but it has remained strong, and Orange would appear to be destined to be a serious player in Uganda. Essar, now established in neighbouring Kenya, is also moving in, having gained a stake in Warid in Uganda. In the past three months, a lot of attention has been paid to the growing mobile banking and payment services market. Zain has released several announcements of new agreements with other organisations, allowing customers to use its 'Zap' mobile payment service to pay for a greater range of products and services, such as electricity bills and petrol. MTN has reported excellent uptake for its MTN Money service, and Uganda Telecom (UTL) has also begun offering some similar products. SMS is also growing in popularity in Uganda, and the pattern of usage, combined with the pattern of growth in minutes of voice usage, paints an interesting picture of Ugandan mobile habits and indicates just how important prices are to consumers. Minutes of use have shot up, but only for calls within the same network. In their drive to offer their customers the lowest prices, operators tend to discount these calls heavily, and it seems that rather than shell out repeatedly for cross network calls, many mobile users are buying more than one SIM card and using each to call just within its own network. At the same time, the numbers for cross-network SMS have shot up, indicating that where they do not have multiple SIMs to use for each network, people are using SMS instead of calls, as they can be cheaper.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
-- SWOT Analysis
-- Uganda Mobile SWOT
-- Uganda Fixed-Line and Broadband SWOT
-- Uganda Political SWOT
-- Uganda Economic SWOT
-- Uganda Business Environment SWOT
-- Business Environment Analysis
-- Africa
-- Sub-Saharan Africa
-- Uganda
Table: Regional Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
-- Industry Forecast Scenario
-- Mobile
Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data & Forecasts
-- Fixed Line
Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line - Historical Data & Forecasts
-- Internet
Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
-- Market Data Analysis
-- Mobile
Table: Uganda Mobile Market, Q309
Table: Uganda Mobile Market Net Additions, Q309
-- ARPU And Subscriber Mix
-- 3G
-- Mobile Content
-- Regional Outlook
-- Country Outlook
Table: Recent VAS developments
-- Mobile Operator Data
Table: Uganda - Mobile Market Overview
-- Zain (formerly Celtel)
-- MTN
-- UTL
-- Warid
-- Fixed Line
-- Internet
-- Broadband
Table: Recent Wireline Developments
-- Regulatory Environment & Industry Developments
-- Uganda: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
-- Competition
-- Privatisation
-- Licensing
-- Interconnection
-- Infrastructure Development
-- Industry Developments
-- Competitive Landscape
-- Key Players
Table: Key Players - Uganda Telecoms Sector
Table: Selected Operators - Financial Indicators (US$mn)
-- Company Monitor
Table: Nokia Financial Highlights
Table: Nokia's Position In The Global Handset Market, Unit Sales (mn)
Table: Nokia's Position In The Global Handset Market, Unit Sales (mn)
Table: Nokia Siemens Networks Net Sales By Geographic Area
Table: Nokia Siemens Networks Recent Contract Wins In The Middle East And Africa
-- Profiles
-- Uganda Telecom (UTL)
-- MTN Uganda
-- Appendix:
-- Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
-- Fixed Line
Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
-- Mobile
Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
-- Internet
Table: Regional Internet Use Penetration Overview
-- Glossary Of Terms
Table: Glossary Of Terms
-- BMI Methodology
-- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts
-- Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
Table: Weighting Of Indicators
Table: Ratings Indicators
-- Sources

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