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Oman Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - New Study Released
[October 13, 2014]

Oman Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - New Study Released


(ReleaseWire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) New Fixed Networks market report from Business Monitor International: "Oman Telecommunications Report Q4 2014"Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 10/13/2014 -- Oman's mobile, fixed-line and broadband markets continued to grow in Q114, despite relatively high penetration rates. This was largely due to population growth and the uptake of new technologies, particularly 3G/4G connections and high-speed broadband services. This development will sustain long-term revenue growth for the operators through the upselling of high-value services to residential and business customers amid market saturation and declining subscriptions growth.



Key Data: - Mobile subscriptions increased to 0.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q114 to bring the penetration rate to 143.3%.

- Fixed-line subscriptions continued to grow in Q114, up 1.3% q-o-q.


- Total dial-up subscriptions declined by 6.2% q-o-q in Q114, while fixed broadband subscriptions increased by 6% over the same period.

- Dedicated and standard mobile broadband subscriptions increased by 3.4% q-o-q and 11% respectively in Q114.

View Full Report Details and Table of Contents Key Trends And Developments In a bid to diversify its services portfolio, Omantel launched Managed Video conferencing as a Service (MvaaS) solution for businesses in August 2014.The service enables Omani companies and governments organisations to conduct video meetings efficiently over ADSL, ILL, ISDN local or international point-to-point connectivity. The MvaaS is part of Omantel's enterprise solutions strategy, which aims to take advantage of the emerging opportunities in the countries corporate sector.

Apart from the operators, other third-party service providers are also rolling out enterprise solutions for private and public institutions. In July, US-based Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions provider Orbcomm announced that Mahd Telecom, its Oman-based partner for the sultanate and other GCC countries, has been granted regulatory approval to provide Orbcomm services in the country. This allows for installation of a new Orbcomm Gateway Earth Station (GES) in Oman and the completion of the radio spectrum licensing process.

The Oman Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Oman's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Oman Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Oman.

Key Benefits: - Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for Oman to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Omani telecoms market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in Oman's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Oman.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage BMI Industry View Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts and views, covering the ICT, fixed-line, mobile (including 3G), internet and broadband markets.

Industry SWOT Analysis Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the wireline and wireless sectors and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

Business Environment Rankings BMI's Telecommunications Business Environment Rankings provides a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (vendors, operators and suppliers) in the regional telecoms market.

The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of more than 40 industry, economic and demographic data points.

BMI Industry Forecast Scenario Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.

- Fixed-Line Telephony - Telephone lines ('000); telephone lines/100 inhabitants.

- Cellular Telephony - Mobile phone subscribers ('000); mobile phone subscribers/100 inhabitants; mobile phone subscribers/100 fixed line subscribers.

- Internet Markets - Internet users ('000); internet users/100 inhabitants; broadband internet subscribers ('000); broadband internet subscribers/100 inhabitants.

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For more information about these or related research reports, please visit our website at http://www.fastmr.com or call us at 800-844-8156 Browse all Fixed Networks research reports at Fast Market Research You may also be interested in these related reports: - China Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Peru Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Greece Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Malaysia Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Central America Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Philippines Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Colombia Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Sri Lanka Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Mexico Telecommunications Report Q4 2014 - Ireland Telecommunications Report Q4 2014For more information on this press release visit: http://www.releasewire.com/press-releases/oman-telecommunications-report-q4-2014-new-study-released-552522.htmMedia Relations ContactBill ThompsonDirector of MarketingFast Market Research, Inc.Telephone: 800-844-8156Email: Click to Email Bill ThompsonWeb: http://www.fastmr.com

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