"Iraq Telecommunications Report Q3 2011" is now available at Fast Market Research

July 29, 2011 - PRLog -- BMI's Q311 update on Iraq's telecommunications market provides comprehensive coverage of recent developments in the country's mobile, fixed-line telephony and internet sectors. During this quarter we made some slight changes to our five-year growth forecast for the development of Iraq's mobile subscriber market because of faster growth recorded by the operators during Q410 and Q111. Our new forecast for the mobile market incorporates the latest subscriber data, published by the country's two largest operators, Zain Iraq and Asiacell, for Q111. Data on these two operators is published by Kuwait's Zain Group and by Qatar Telecom (for Asiacell). We continue to estimate the number of subscribers served by Iraq's smaller mobile operators, including the Kurdistan-based cellco Korek Telecom. Meanwhile, we introduced mobile ARPU forecasts for the Iraqi mobile market in this quarterly update. Our average monthly blended ARPU for the market is a weighted average of the available blended ARPUs which represent more than 81% of the mobile market by subscribers.

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BMI estimates there were 23.561mn mobile subscribers in Iraq at the end of March 2011. This reflected a growth rate 1.2% q-o-q and 10.4% y-o-y. BMI notes the remarkable subscriber growth during Q410 and Q111 after a lull in Q310. We attribute this to network expansion and in increase in competition among the operators. In the future, BMI expects competition to be main factor driving mobile subscriber growth in Iraq. In addition to the arrival of France Telecom through the acquisition of a minority stake Korek Telecom, we expect the possible award of a fourth mobile licence to boost competition. By 2015, we expect mobile penetration to reach 95.5%, up from about 70% at the end of 2010.

In the absence of 3G licences to offer advanced data services and other higher value services, Iraqi mobile operators are turning to other value-added services (VAS) to boost revenue amid growing competition in the basic voice and SMS markets. AsiaCell seems to be leading the way with the launch of mobile facebook and voice chat services in May 2011. Meanwhile, Zain is focusing on expanding and upgrading its network. It has completed the first phase of its network expansion plans into Kurdistan and the rest of northern Iraq. The company also awarded network development contracts to Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) in April 2011.

As the August 2011 deadline for Iraq's mobile operators to list part of their shares on the Iraqi stock exchange, in line with the terms of their licensing agreement, Zain and Korek have confirmed plans to meet the deadline. AsiaCell maintains the view that the Iraqi bourse is not ready to host companies the size of the telecoms operators. However, we expect it make plans to comply with the government's directive.

Report Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- Iraq Mobile SWOT
- Iraq Wireline SWOT
- Iraq Political SWOT
- Iraq Economic SWOT
- Iraq Business Environment SWOT
Business Environment
- Middle East And North Africa Business Environment Ratings
- Middle East And North Africa Q311 Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
- Iraq
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2008-2015
- ARPU
- Table: Monthly Blended ARPU, Trend line - Zain and Asiacell ARPU
- Fixed Line
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2008-2015
- Internet
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2008-2015
Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Table: Iraq Mobile Market, Q111
- Table: A Comparative Study of Mobile Operator Market Shares 2008 - 2011
- Subscriber Mix
- ARPU
- 3G
- Mobile Contract Wins
- Table: Mobile Contract Wins
- Mobile Content
- Regional Outlook
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: Total Mobile Market Iraq
- Table: Other (Korek, SanaTel and Moutiny)
- Table: Zain Iraq (formerly MTC Atheer)
- Table: Asia Cell
- Fixed Line
- Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
- Internet
- Bandwidth
- WiMAX
- Wireline Contract Wins
- Table: Wireline Contract Wins
Regulatory Environment & Industry Developments
- Table: Iraq - Regulatory Bodies & Their Responsibilities
- Legislation & Market Liberalisation
- Regulation
- Licensing & Spectrum
- Industry Developments
Competitive Landscape
- Key Players
- Table: Key Players - Iraq Telecoms Sector
- Table: Selected Operators - Financial Indicators
Company Monitor
- Ericsson
- Table: Ericsson Quarterly Net Sales By Division, SEKmn
Company Profiles
- Iraqi Telecommunication & Post Company (ITPC)
- Zain Iraq (Formerly MTC Atheer)
- Asiacell Communications (Asiacell)
Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Broadband
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
Country Snapshot: Iraq Demographic Data
- Section 1: Population
- Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030
- Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2005-2030
- Section 2: Education & Healthcare
- Table: Education, 2002-2005
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030
- Section 3: Labour Market & Spending Power
- Table: Employment Indicators, 1999-2004
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
- Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology
- Table: Ratings Indicators
- Weighting
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators
- Sources

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