North Africa Telecommunications Report Q4 2012

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North Africa Telecommunications Report Q4 2012

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BMI View: The North African telecoms markets are recovering from the political and social upheavals of 2011. The more mature Moroccan and Tunisian markets still offer the best opportunities in terms of risks and rewards with respect to investment, and nascent mobile value-added services markets are beginning to take off, with mobile money and gaming highlighted this quarter. Algeria is more of a risk as the government appears set on taking control of all three mobile operators while continuing to persecute foreign investors and equipment suppliers alike. Rebuilding efforts in Libya could see the two mobile operators targeted for privatisation or an outright sale to foreign investors, but the political and business environments remain challenging and prone to sudden collapse.

Key Data

– Mobile growth is largely being driven by prepaid services, which does little to add value to mobile ARPUs and income relating to non-voice services. However, in Morocco and Tunisia, there are signs that operators are seeing better growth in the more lucrative postpaid market. – Fixed-line and broadband growth remains variable as demand for traditional fixed telephone lines fluctuates and affordability issues continue to hamper broadband adoption.

Key Trends & Developments

Qatar Telecom seeks to take control of Kuwait-based Wataniya Telecom, owner of mobile operators in Algeria and Tunisia. The Algerian government wants to take control of Nedjma. However, it may quibble over the value of the business, as it is currently doing with market leader Djezzy. We do not foresee a quick resolution, which, unfortunately, impacts on the government’s planned sale of 3G licences. Morocco’s industry rewards fell sharply due to increasing downward pressure on ARPU levels in the country, partly because of regulatory policies, such as interconnection rate cuts, and increasing price competition in the mobile sector as the market approaches saturation. Morocco has one of the lowest ARPU rates in the region, despite the presence of advanced mobile data services.

BMI Industry View … 5 SWOT Analysis 6 North Africa Mobile SWOT… 6 North Africa Fixed-Line And Broadband SWOT… 6 Risk/Reward Ratings … 8 Middle East And North Africa 8 Table: Middle East And North Africa Risk/Reward Ratings Table, Q412 11 North Africa . 12 Industry Forecast Scenario .. 14 Algeria . 14 Table: Algeria Telecoms – Historical Data & Forecasts, 2009-2016 .. 14 Libya 16 Table: Libya Telecoms – Historical Data & Forecasts, 2009-2016 . 16 Morocco … 17 Table: Morocco Telecoms – Historical Data & Forecasts, 2009-2016 17Tunisia . 18 Table: Tunisia Telecoms – Historical Data & Forecasts, 2009-2016 .. 18 Market Overview 19 Algeria . 19

Key Developments 19 Mobile . 20 Table: Algeria Mobile Market, Q212 .. 22 Table: Algeria – Mobile Blended ARPUs, 2010-2012 (user/month) 23 Mobile Operator Data . 25 Table: Mobilis . 25 Table: Djezzy .. 25 Table: Nedjma 26 Fixed-Line 28 Table: Growth Of Fixed Lines By Technology, 2003-2011 (‘000) … 28 Broadband … 30 Libya … 31 Table: Libya Mobile Market, Q212. 32 Morocco .. 36 Table: Morocco Mobile Market, Q212 … 38 Mobile Operator Data . 41 Table: Maroc Telecom 41 Table: Méditel . 41 Table: Wana … 42 Table: Moroccan Fixed-Line Market, 2010-2012 … 43 Tunisia 47 Table: Tunisia – Mobile Market, Q212 … 49 Mobile Operator Data . 52 Table: Tunisie Telecom … 52 Table: Tunisiana . 52 Table: Orange Tunisia 53 North Africa Telecommunications Report Q4 2012 4 Table: Tunisian Fixed-Line Market, 2010-2012 . 54 Table: Tunisian Internet Market, 2010-2012 .. 55 Regulatory Environment & Industry Developments … 58 Table: North African Regulatory Environment … 58 Algeria 58 Libya … 59 Morocco .. 60 Tunisia 61 Competitive Landscape 62 Key Players .. 62 Table: Key Players – North Africa Telecoms Sector … 62 Company Profiles .. 63 Algérie Telecom .. 63 Maroc Telecom … 65 Tunisie Telcom .. 68 Orascom Telecom … 70 Wataniya Telecom .. 72 Regional Company Profile 73 Macroeconomic Data Tables . 78 Table: Algeria – Core Forecasts 2010-2016 … 78 Table: Morocco – Core Forecasts 2010-2016 78 Table: Tunisia – Core Forecasts 2010-2016 … 79 Glossary Of Terms … 81 Table: Glossary Of Terms … 81 BMI Methodology .. 82 How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts .. 82 Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts 82 Telecoms Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology . 83 Table: Ratings Indicators … 85 Weighting 86 Table: Weighting Of Indicators .. 86 Sources … 86

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