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Reportlinker Adds Africa - Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators


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NEW YORK, April 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

Africa - Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0184366/Africa---Mobile-Voice-Market-and-Major-Network-Operators.html

Publication Overview

This annual report offers a wealth of information on the mobile communications and mobile data markets in 38 African countries. Subjects covered include:

-Mobile statistics, trends, analysis for each country;

-Government policies and regulatory issues;

-Prepaid vs. postpaid;

-Fixed-mobile convergence;

-Mobile satellite services;

-Major mobile operators;

-Brief company history and overview;

-Major shareholders;

-Financial results where available;

-Technology used – GSM, CDMA, 3G;

-Network infrastructure and coverage;

-Major contracts awarded;

-Services offered;

-Average revenue per user (ARPU) where available.

The countries covered in this report include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Researcher:- Peter Lange

Current publication date:- March 2011 (7th Edition)

Next publication date:- March 2012

Executive Summary

Market penetration has passed 50% amidst price wars

Mobile phones represent more than 90% of all telephone lines in Africa. Market penetration passed the 50% mark in 2010, with subscriber growth slowing to around 15% p.a. However, several individual markets are still growing at 50% p.a. or more and others stand at only single-digit penetration rates. The continent's most advanced markets have passed the 100% penetration mark.

Although the greatest demand is in the major cities, cellular solutions are also being employed to increase accessibility in rural and other disadvantaged areas. In addition to mobile networks, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems have been introduced in a large number of countries for the provision of fixed-wireless services, with CDMA-2000 1x having evolved as a preferred technology. Additional choices are available through satellite-based mobile services such as Globalstar, ICO, Iridium and Thuraya.

The introduction of prepaid services and a steady decline in tariffs has meant that more than half of Africa's close to one billion people can now afford a mobile phone. However, as lower and lower income groups are being targeted, the declining Average Revenue per User (ARPU) is putting pressure on the network operators' profit margins. Literal price wars have broken out in some markets where a large number of operators have been licensed. Despite this, international investors are still very keen to enter the market through new mobile licences or shares in existing mobile operations in Africa.

With their superior national coverage and large subscriber bases, Africa's mobile network operators have built up a level of market power to the extent that they have been called "the new incumbents". Newly introduced converged licensing regimes have increased the competitive pressure but also allow the mobile operators to branch out into new service segments.

A variety of companies have established themselves as regional major players in Africa's mobile sector. France Telecom, through its Orange mobile division has also established a presence in 18 African countries, South Africa's MTN in 16, in addition to several in the Middle East. India's Bharti Airtel took over 15 of the 16 African operations of Kuwait's Zain for US$10.7 billion.

MTN's archrival in its South African home market, Vodacom's expansion across the continent has been limited to a total of only five countries due to restrictions from the partnership agreement with its majority shareholder, Vodafone which itself operates in three countries.

Millicom from Luxembourg was also among the early investors, operating under the Tigo brand in seven countries.

Orascom from Egypt divested most of its sub-Saharan operations between 2002 and 2005, mostly in markets with low penetration and high growth potential, to concentrate on the more developed North African and Middle Eastern markets. However, in 2008 it established a new subsidiary Telecel Globe to re-enter sub-Saharan Africa, including some of the same markets it had abandoned five years earlier.

Other regional players with major funding from the Middle East include the UAE's Etisalat under the Moov brand, Warid Telecom, and the Lebanon-based Comium Group. Other African companies that have expanded beyond their home markets include Zimbabwe's Econet, Maroc Telecom (with backing from Vivendi of France), Libya's LapGreen and Sudan's Sudatel under the Expresso brand.

Further consolidation is expected as smaller players are finding it increasingly difficult to compete. But even the bigger pan-African operators have recently become takeover targets for even bigger global players.

Market highlights:

-Mobile market penetration in Africa has passed 50%;

-Unsustainable price wars are raging in some countries;

-Mobile ARPU has bottomed in some markets but is still falling rapidly in others;

-Some mobile operators are rolling out national fibre optic backbone networks and are entering new service sectors under converged licensing regimes;

-Subscriber statistics and estimates for 2011/12 for each country;

-Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are expected to intensify in an increasingly crowded market.

Top 10 African countries by annual growth – 2010

Country Annual growth Zimbabwe 168%

Rwanda 80%

Burundi 69%

Mayotte 62%

Equatorial Guinea 52%

Sao Tome & Principe 49%

Central African Republic 47%

Eritrea 46%

Mali 45%

Niger 45%

(Source: BuddeComm based on various sources)

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

Table of Contents

1. Algeria

1.1 Overview of Algeria's mobile market

1.1.1 Mobile statistics

1.1.2 Market analysis 2010

1.2 Regulatory issues

1.2.1 Registration of subscriber details

1.3 Major mobile operators

1.3.1 Algerie Telecom (Mobilis)

1.3.2 Orascom Telecom Algerie (Djezzy)

1.3.3 Wataniya Telecom (Nedjma)

1.4 Mobile handsets

1.5 Tariffs

1.6 ARPU

1.7 Forecast – mobile subscribers – 2012; 2015

2. Angola

2.1 Overview of Angola's mobile market

2.1.1 Mobile statistics

2.2 Major mobile operators

2.2.1 Movicel (Angola Telecom)

2.2.2 Unitel

2.3 Forecast mobile market – 2012; 2015

3. Benin

3.1 Telecoms market analysis 2010 and outlook to 2015

3.2 Regulatory environment

3.2.1 Overview

3.2.2 West African common regulatory framework 2005

3.2.3 The big 'clean-up' 2007

3.3 Overview of Benin's mobile market

3.3.1 Mobile statistics

3.4 Major mobile operators

3.4.1 MTN (Spacetel-Benin, Areeba)

3.4.2 Moov (Telecel Benin)

3.4.3 Libercom (Benin Telecoms)

3.4.4 BBCom (Bell Benin)

3.4.5 Glo Mobile Benin (Globacom)

3.5 Government confrontation with MTN and Moov

4. Botswana

4.1 Telecoms market analysis 2010

4.2 Overview of Botswana's mobile market

4.2.1 Mobile statistics

4.3 Regulatory issues

4.3.1 Interconnection

4.3.2 Backbone infrastructure

4.3.3 Airtime tax

4.3.4 Registration of subscriber details

4.4 Major mobile operators

4.4.1 Mascom Wireless

4.4.2 Orange Botswana (formerly Vista Cellular)

4.4.3 BeMobile (BTC)

5.

6. Burkina Faso

6.1 Overview of Burkina Faso's mobile market

6.1.1 Mobile statistics

6.2 Major mobile operators

6.2.1 Zain (formerly Celtel)

6.2.2 Telmob (Onatel)

6.2.3 Moov (Telecel, Etisalat)

7. Cameroon

7.1 Overview of Cameroon's mobile market

7.1.1 Mobile statistics

7.2 Regulatory environment

7.2.1 Interconnection

7.2.2 Registration of subscriber details

7.3 Major mobile operators

7.3.1 MTN Cameroon

7.3.2 Orange CM

7.3.3 Cameroon Mobile Telecommunications (CMT)

7.4 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)

7.5 Forecasts – mobile market – 2012; 2016

8. Chad

8.1 Overview of Chad's mobile market

8.1.1 Mobile statistics

8.2 Major mobile operators

8.2.1 Zain Chad (formerly Celtel)

8.2.2 Millicom Chad (Tigo)

8.2.3 Tchad Mobile (defunct)

9. Cote d'Ivoire

9.1 Overview of Côte d'Ivoire's mobile market

9.1.1 Mobile statistics

9.2 Regulatory environment

9.2.1 Interconnection

9.3 Major mobile operators

9.3.1 MTN Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Loteny)

9.3.2 Orange CI

9.3.3 Comium (KoZ)

9.3.4 Moov (Etisalat)

9.3.5 Green Network (Oricel, LapGreen)

9.3.6 Warid Telecom

9.3.7 Globacom

9.3.8 CORA de Comstar and Aircomm CI (Historic)

10. Democratic Republic of Congo

10.1 Overview of the DRC's mobile market

10.1.1 Mobile statistics

10.2 Regulatory issues

10.2.1 GSM licence conditions, fees and taxes

10.3 Major mobile operators

10.3.1 Vodacom Congo

10.3.2 Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain, Celtel)

10.3.3 Tigo (Millicom)

10.3.4 CCT

11. Egypt

11.1 Overview of Egypt's mobile market

11.1.1 Telecom Egypt's mobile deal

11.1.2 Third mobile licence

11.1.3 Fourth mobile licence

11.1.4 Mobile statistics

11.2 Regulatory issues

11.2.1 Tariffs

11.2.2 International gateways

11.2.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

11.2.4 Registration of user details

11.2.5 GPS ban

11.3 Major mobile operators

11.3.1 Mobinil (ECMS)

11.3.2 Vodafone Egypt

11.3.3 Etisalat Misr

11.4 Mobile voice services

11.4.1 Prepaid services

11.4.2 Satellite mobile

11.4.3 Mobile VoIP

11.5 Forecasts – mobile subscribers 2012; 2015

12. Ethiopia

12.1 Overview of Ethiopia's mobile market

12.1.1 Mobile statistics

12.2 Mobile operator

12.2.1 Ethio-Mobile

12.3 Mobile voice services

12.3.1 Satellite mobile

12.4 Forecast – mobile subscribers – 2013; 2016

13. Gabon

13.1 Overview of Gabon's mobile market

13.1.1 Mobile statistics

13.2 Major mobile operators

13.2.1 Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain, Celtel)

13.2.2 Libertis (Gabon Telecom)

13.2.3 Moov (Telecel Gabon)

13.2.4 Azur (USAN, Bintel)

14. Gambia

14.1 Overview of Gambia's mobile market

14.1.1 Mobile statistics

14.2 Major mobile operators

14.2.1 Gamcel

14.2.2 Africell

14.2.3 Comium

14.2.4 QCell

14.2.5 Additional licences

15. Ghana

15.1 Overview of Ghana's mobile market

15.1.1 Mobile statistics

15.2 Regulatory issues

15.2.1 Licensing

15.2.2 Tariffs

15.2.3 Interconnect

15.2.4 Taxation

15.2.5 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

15.2.6 Infrastructure sharing

15.2.7 Registration of subscriber details

15.3 Major mobile operators

15.3.1 Vodafone (Ghana Telecom, OneTouch)

15.3.2 MTN Ghana (formerly ScanCom, Spacefon Areeba)

15.3.3 Millicom Ghana (Mobitel, Tigo)

15.3.4 Kasapa

15.3.5 Zain (Celtel, Westel)

15.3.6 Globacom

15.4 Average revenue per user (ARPU)

15.5 Forecast – mobile market 2012; 2015

16. Guinea

16.1 Overview of Guinea's mobile market

16.1.1 Mobile statistics

16.2 Major mobile operators

16.2.1 MTN Guinea (Areeba)

16.2.2 Sotelgui (Lagui)

16.2.3 Orange Guinea (formerly Spacetel Guinee)

16.2.4 Intercel Guinea (formerly Telecel Guinea)

16.2.5 Cellcom Guinee

17. Kenya

17.1 Overview of Kenya's mobile market

17.1.1 Mobile statistics

17.2 Regulatory issues

17.2.1 Interconnection

17.2.2 International gateways

17.2.3 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

17.2.4 Quality of Service (QoS) control

17.2.5 Registration of subscriber details

17.2.6 Taxes

17.2.7 Tariff regulation

17.3 Major mobile operators

17.3.1 Safaricom Ltd

17.3.2 Bharti Airtel Kenya (formerly Zain, Celtel, KenCell)

17.3.3 Essar Telecom Kenya (Yu, formerly Econet)

17.3.4 Orange Kenya (Telkom Kenya)

17.4 Mobile voice services

17.4.1 Prepaid cards

17.4.2 Special regional tariffs

17.4.3 International roaming

17.4.4 VoIP

17.4.5 Flashback

17.4.6 GSM community phones

17.4.7 Price war 2008-2010

17.4.8 Low-cost handsets

17.4.9 Satellite mobile

17.5 Forecast mobile subscribers – 2013; 2016

18. Lesotho

18.1 Overview of Lesotho's mobile market

18.1.1 Mobile statistics

18.2 Major mobile operators

18.2.1 Vodacom Lesotho

18.2.2 Econet Ezi-Cel

19. Liberia

19.1 Overview of Liberia's mobile market

19.1.1 Mobile statistics

19.2 Regulatory issues

19.2.1 Licence reform

19.2.2 The Comium-Liberia Act

19.2.3 GSM spectrum reallocation

19.2.4 Interconnection

19.3 Major mobile operators

19.3.1 MTN Liberia (LoneStar)

19.3.2 Cellcom

19.3.3 Comium

19.3.4 LiberCell

19.4 Additional licences

20. Libya

20.1 Overview of Libya's mobile market

20.1.1 Mobile statistics

20.2 Major mobile operators

20.2.1 Al-Madar (El-Madar)

20.2.2 Libyana

21. Madagascar

21.1 Overview of Madagascar's mobile market

21.1.1 Mobile statistics

21.2 Major mobile operators

21.2.1 Zain (formerly Madacom, Celtel)

21.2.2 Orange Madagascar (formerly SMM)

21.2.3 Telma Mobile

21.2.4 Madamobil

21.3 Mobile handsets

21.4 Forecasts – mobile market – 2012; 2015

22. Malawi

22.1 Overview of Malawi's mobile market

22.1.1 Mobile statistics

22.2 Major mobile operators

22.2.1 TNM

22.2.2 Zain Malawi (formerly Celtel)

22.3 Third and fourth mobile licence

22.3.1 G-Mobile (GAIN)

23. Mali

23.1 Overview of Mali's mobile market

23.1.1 Mobile statistics

23.2 Major mobile operators

23.2.1 Malitel

23.2.2 Orange Mali (formerly Ikatel)

24. Mauritius

24.1 Overview of the Mauritian mobile market

24.1.1 Mobile statistics

24.2 Major mobile operators

24.2.1 Orange (MT, Cellplus)

24.2.2 Emtel

24.2.3 Mahanagar (MTML)

25. Morocco

25.1 Overview of Morocco's mobile market

25.1.1 Mobile statistics

25.2 Major mobile operators

25.2.1 Maroc Telecom (IAM)

25.2.2 Medi Telecom (Meditel)

25.2.3 Wana

25.3 Forecast – mobile market – 2012; 2015

26. Mozambique

26.1 Overview of Mozambique's mobile market

26.1.1 Mobile statistics

26.2 Major mobile operators

26.2.1 mCel

26.2.2 Vodacom Mozambique

26.3 Third mobile licence

26.4 ARPU

27. Namibia

27.1 Overview of Namibia's mobile market

27.1.1 The long road to Namibia's second mobile licence

27.1.2 Mobile statistics

27.2 Major mobile operators

27.2.1 MTC

27.2.2 Cell One (Leo)

28. Nigeria

28.1 Overview of Nigeria's mobile market

28.1.1 Mobile statistics

28.2 Regulatory issues

28.2.1 GSM licence terms

28.2.2 Interconnection

28.2.3 Mobile tariffs

28.2.4 International gateways

28.2.5 Unified licensing regime brings new competition

28.2.6 Universal service

28.2.7 Mobile number portability

28.2.8 Central equipment identity register

28.2.9 Poor quality of service

28.2.10 Registration of subscriber details

28.2.11 Foreign ownership

28.3 Major mobile operators

28.3.1 MTN Nigeria

28.3.2 Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain/Celtel Nigeria)

28.3.3 Globacom

28.3.4 M-Tel

28.3.5 Unified service licensees

28.4 Forecasts – mobile subscribers – 2012; 2016

29. Rwanda

29.1 Overview of Rwanda's mobile market

29.1.1 Mobile statistics

29.2 Major mobile operators

29.2.1 MTN Rwanda

29.2.2 Rwandatel (formerly Terracom Mobile)

29.2.3 Millicom Rwanda (Tigo)

29.3 Mobile handsets

29.4 Forecasts – mobile market – 2013, 2016

30. Senegal

30.1 Overview of Senegal's mobile market

30.1.1 Mobile statistics

30.2 Regulatory issues

30.2.1 Mobile number portability (MNP)

30.2.2 Registration of customer details

30.2.3 Per-second billing (PSB)

30.2.4 MVNO licences

30.2.5 Millicom licence dispute

30.3 Major mobile operators

30.3.1 Orange (Sonatel Mobiles)

30.3.2 Tigo (Sentel GSM)

30.3.3 Expresso (Sudatel)

31. Sierra Leone

31.1 Overview of Sierra Leone's mobile market

31.1.1 Mobile licensing

31.1.2 Mobile statistics

31.2 Major mobile operators

31.2.1 Zain (Bharti, formerly Celtel)

31.2.2 Comium

31.2.3 Africell (Lintel)

31.2.4 Tigo (now part of Africell)

31.2.5 Sierratel

31.2.6 Datatel

31.2.7 Cellcom

31.2.8 Ambitel GreenN

32. South Africa

32.1 Overview of South Africa's mobile market

32.1.1 Mobile statistics

32.1.2 Market liberalisation and licence obligations

32.1.3 Community service telephones (CST)

32.1.4 Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC)

32.2 Regulatory issues

32.2.1 Prices

32.2.2 Interconnection

32.2.3 Handset subsidies

32.2.4 International gateways

32.2.5 Fees and obligations for 1800MHz spectrum

32.2.6 Registration of personal details

32.2.7 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)

32.2.8 Quality of service (QoS)

32.3 Mobile handsets

32.4 Major mobile operators

32.4.1 Vodacom South Africa

32.4.2 MTN South Africa

32.4.3 Cell C

32.4.4 Telkom SA

32.4.5 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO)

32.5 Forecast – mobile subscribers – 2012, 2015

33. Sudan

33.1 Overview of Sudan's mobile market

33.1.1 Mobile statistics

33.2 Major mobile operators

33.2.1 Zain (Mobitel, Celtel)

33.2.2 MTN Sudan (Bashair Telecom, Investcom/Areeba)

33.2.3 Sudani (Sudatel)

33.3 Southern Sudan

33.3.1 Network of the World (NOW), Vivacell

33.3.2 Gemtel (G Telecom)

34. Swaziland

34.1 Overview of Swaziland's mobile market

34.1.1 Mobile statistics

34.2 Swazi MTN

34.2.1 Shareholders

34.2.2 Licence conditions

34.2.3 Network rollout and coverage

34.2.4 Services and tariffs

34.2.5 Distribution channels

34.2.6 ARPU analysis

35. Tanzania

35.1 Overview of Tanzania's mobile market

35.1.1 Mobile statistics

35.2 Major mobile operators

35.2.1 Vodacom Tanzania

35.2.2 Bharti Airtel (formerly Zain, Celtel)

35.2.3 Millicom Tanzania (Mobitel, Tigo)

35.2.4 Zantel

35.3 Tariffs

35.3.1 Special regional tariffs

35.3.2 Free international roaming

35.3.3 Price war 2010

35.4 Forecasts – mobile market – 2013, 2016

36. Tunisia

36.1 Overview of Tunisia's mobile market

36.1.1 Mobile statistics

36.2 Major mobile operators

36.2.1 Tunicell (Tunisie Telecom)

36.2.2 Tunisiana (Orascom Telecom Tunisia)

36.2.3 Orange Tunisie

37. Uganda

37.1 Overview of Uganda's mobile market

37.1.1 Mobile statistics

37.2 Regulatory issues

37.2.1 Licensing

37.2.2 Taxes

37.2.3 Infrastructure sharing

37.3 Major mobile operators

37.3.1 MTN Uganda

37.3.2 Zain Uganda (Bharti, formerly Celtel)

37.3.3 Uganda Telecom Ltd (UTL)

37.3.4 Warid Telecom

37.3.5 Orange Uganda (HiTS Telecom)

37.3.6 i-Tel

37.4 Tariffs and price war

37.4.1 Per-second billing

37.4.2 Free calls

37.4.3 Flat rates

37.4.4 MTN Zone

37.4.5 Free international roaming

37.5 Forecasts – mobile market 2012; 2015

38. Zambia

38.1 Overview of Zambia's mobile market

38.1.1 Mobile statistics

38.2 Major mobile operators

38.2.1 Zain Zambia (formerly Celtel, Zamcell)

38.2.2 MTN Zambia (formerly Telecel)

38.2.3 Cell Z (Zamtel)

38.3 Average Revenue per User (ARPU)

38.4 Local handset manufacturing

39. Zimbabwe

39.1 Overview of Zimbabwe's mobile market

39.1.1 Mobile statistics

39.2 Major mobile operators

39.2.1 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ)

39.2.2 NetOne

39.2.3 Telecel Zimbabwe

40. Glossary of Abbreviations

List of Tables

Table 1 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate Algeria – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2011

Table 2 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change Algeria – March 2010

Table 3 – Algeria – Djezzy blended ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 4 – Forecast mobile subscribers Algeria – 2012; 2015

Table 5 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate Angola – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2011

Table 6 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change Angola – December 2009

Table 7 – Forecast mobile subscribers Angola – 2012; 2015

Table 8 – Mobile subscriber and penetration rate in Benin – 1999 - 2011

Table 9 – MTN Benin ARPU – 2003 - 2010

Table 10 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Botswana – 1998 - 2011

Table 11 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Botswana – December 2009

Table 12 – Mascom (Botswana) monthly ARPU – 2005 - 2009

Table 13 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Burkina Faso – 1999 - 2011

Table 14 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Burkina Faso – December 2009

Table 15 – Zain Burkina Faso subscribers and ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 16 – Zain Burkina Faso financial results and capital expenditure – 2006 - 2009

Table 17 – Telmob subscribers and ARPU – 2007 - 2010

Table 18 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cameroon – 1998 - 2011

Table 19 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Cameroon – June 2010

Table 20 – MTN Cameroon ARPU – 2003 - 2010

Table 21 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Cameroon – 2012; 2016

Table 11 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Chad – 2000 - 2011

Table 22 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Chad – March 2010

Table 23 – Zain Chad subscribers – 2005 - 2010

Table 24 – Zain Chad ARPU – 2002 - 2009

Table 25 – Tigo Chad quarterly ARPU, local currency vs US$ – 2009 - 2010

Table 12 – Tchad Mobile (defunct) subscribers – 2001 - 2004

Table 26 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Cote d'Ivoire – 2000 - 2011

Table 27 – MTN-CI (Cote d'Ivoire) subscribers – 2002 - 2010

Table 28 – MTN Côte d'Ivoire ARPU – 2005 - 2010

Table 29 – Orange CI (Cote d'Ivoire) subscribers – 2002 - 2010

Table 30 – Comium CI (Cote d'Ivoire) subscribers – 2007 - 2010

Table 31 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Democratic Republic of Congo – 1996; 1998 - 2012

Table 32 – Vodacom Congo (DRC) subscribers – 2002 - 2010

Table 33 – Vodacom Congo (DRC) ARPU – 2003 - 2010

Table 34 – Zain DRC ARPU – 2002 - 2009

Table 35 – Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration in Egypt – 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2011

Table 36 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology and annual change in Egypt – March 2010

Table 37 – Mobinil (Egypt) active subscribers – 1998; 2000 - 2010

Table 38 – Mobinil (Egypt) key performance indicators – 2002 - 2010

Table 39 – Mobinil (Egypt) blended monthly ARPU and AUPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 40 – Vodafone Egypt subscribers – 1998; 2000 - 2010

Table 41 – Vodafone Egypt blended monthly ARPU – 2003 - 2009

Table 42 – Forecast – mobile subscribers in Egypt – 2012; 2015

Table 43 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Ethiopia – 1999 - 2012

Table 44 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Ethiopia – 2013; 2016

Table 45 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Gabon – 1999 - 2012

Table 46 – Zain Gabon subscribers and ARPU – 2002 - 2009

Table 47 – Libertis (Gabon) subscribers and ARPU – 2007 - 2010

Table 48 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Gambia – 1999 - 2011

Table 49 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Ghana – 1995; 1997; 1999 - 2011

Table 50 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Ghana – May 2010

Table 51 – MTN Ghana ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 52 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Ghana – 2012; 2015

Table 53 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Guinea – 1999 - 2011

Table 54 – MTN Guinea subscribers and ARPU – 2006 - 2010

Table 55 – Orange Guinea subscribers – 2007 - 2009

Table 56 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Kenya – 1999 - 2012

Table 57 – Mobile subscribers by operator and quarterly change in Kenya – September 2010

Table 58 – Safaricom ARPU – 2007 - 2010

Table 59 – Zain Kenya ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 60 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Kenya – 2013; 2016

Table 61 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Lesotho – 1997 - 2011

Table 62 – Vodacom Lesotho subscribers, ARPU and churn rate – 2002 - 2010

Table 63 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Liberia – 2001 - 2011

Table 64 – LoneStar/MTN Liberia subscribers, ARPU and market share – 2003 - 2010

Table 65 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Libya – 1998 - 2011

Table 66 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology, and annual change in Libya – March 2010

Table 67 – Mobile subscribers, penetration rate, traffic and revenue in Madagascar – 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2011

Table 68 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Madagascar – September 2009

Table 69 – Zain Madagascar subscribers and monthly ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 70 – Zain Madagascar financial data – 2006 - 2009

Table 71 – Forecast – mobile subscribers in Madagascar – 2012; 2015

Table 72 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Malawi – 1995 - 2011

Table 73 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Malawi – September 2009

Table 74 – TNM monthly ARPU in Malawi – 2003 - 2009

Table 75 – Zain Malawi subscribers, market share and ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 76 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Mali – 2000 - 2011

Table 77 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Mali – December 2009

Table 78 – Malitel subscribers and ARPU in Mali – 2008 - 2010

Table 79 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Mauritius – 1995 - 2011

Table 80 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Morocco – 1994; 1996; 1998 - 2011

Table 81 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology and annual change in Morocco – March 2010

Table 82 – Maroc Telecom domestic mobile subscribers and market share in Morocco – 2002 - 2010

Table 83 – Maroc Telecom domestic blended monthly mobile ARPU and churn rate in Morocco – 2003 - 2010

Table 84 – Maroc Telecom domestic mobile revenue and EBIT in Morocco – 2005 - 2010

Table 85 – Meditel mobile subscribers and market share in Morocco – 2002 - 2010

Table 86 – Forecast - mobile subscribers in Morocco – 2012; 2015

Table 87 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Mozambique – 1997 - 2011

Table 88 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Mozambique – September 2009

Table 89 – mCel (Mozambique) financial results – 2006 - 2008

Table 90 – Vodacom Mozambique financial results – 2007 - 2010

Table 91 – Vodacom Mozambique ARPU – 2004 - 2010

Table 92 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Namibia – 1995 - 2011

Table 93 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Namibia – September 2009

Table 94 – MTC ARPU in Namibia – 2004 - 2009

Table 95 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Nigeria – 1998 - 2011

Table 96 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology in Nigeria – December 2009

Table 97 – MTN Nigeria ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 98 – Zain Nigeria ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 99 – Starcomms (Nigeria) total and mobility/mobile subscribers – 2005 - 2009

Table 100 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Nigeria – 2012; 2016

Table 101 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Rwanda – 1999 - 2012

Table 102 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Rwanda – September 2010

Table 103 – MTN Rwanda ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 104 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Rwanda – 2013; 2016

Table 105 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Senegal – 2000 - 2011

Table 106 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology, annual change in Senegal – June 2010

Table 107 – Sonatel/Orange mobile subscribers in Senegal – 1999 - 2010

Table 108 – Orange mobile ARPU, prepaid versus postpaid in Senegal – 2004 - 2010

Table 109 – GSM licences and operations in Sierra Leone – 1998 - 2010

Table 110 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Sierra Leone – 2000 - 2011

Table 111 – Zain SL subscribers and market share in Sierra Leone – 2003 - 2009

Table 112 – Celtel/Zain SL ARPU in Sierra Leone – 2002 - 2009

Table 113 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in South Africa – 1994 - 2011

Table 114 – Vodacom South Africa subscribers and market share – 2002 - 2010

Table 115 – Vodacom South Africa key statistics – year ended March 2010

Table 116 – MTN South Africa subscribers and market share – 2002 - 2010

Table 117 – MTN South Africa key statistics – six months ended June 2010

Table 118 – Forecast mobile subscribers in South Africa – 2012; 2015

Table 119 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Sudan – 1996 - 2011

Table 120 – Major mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Sudan – March 2010

Table 121 – Zain Sudan ARPU – 2003 - 2010

Table 122 – MTN Sudan ARPU – 2006 - 2010

Table 123 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Swaziland – 1998 - 2011

Table 124 – Swazi MTN messaging prices in Swaziland – 2009; 2010

Table 125 – Swazi MTN ARPU in Swaziland – 2001 - 2010

Table 126 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Tanzania – 1999 - 2012

Table 127 – Mobile subscribers by operator and annual change in Tanzania – December 2010

Table 128 – Vodacom Tanzania ARPU – 2003 - 2010

Table 129 – Zain Tanzania ARPU – 2002 - 2009

Table 130 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Tanzania – 2013; 2016

Table 131 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Tunisia – 1995 - 2011

Table 132 – Mobile subscribers by operator, technology and annual change in Tunisia – December 2009

Table 133 – Tunisiana subscribers and blended monthly ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 134 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Uganda – 1996 - 2011

Table 135 – MTN Uganda subscribers – 2000 - 2010

Table 136 – MTN Uganda ARPU – 2002 - 2010

Table 137 – Zain Uganda subscribers – 2002 - 2009

Table 138 – Zain Uganda ARPU – 2006 - 2009

Table 139 – Forecast mobile subscribers in Uganda – 2012; 2015

Table 140 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Zambia – 1995 - 2011

Table 141 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Zambia – September 2009

Table 142 – Mobile ARPU in Zambia – Zain/Celtel and MTN – 2005 - 2009

Table 143 – Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Zimbabwe – 1997; 1999 - 2011

Table 144 – Mobile operators, subscribers and annual change in Zimbabwe – March 2010

Chart 1 – Mobile subscribers in Gabon – 2002 - 2012

Chart 2 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Kenya – 1999-2012

Chart 3 - Mobile subscribers by operator in Kenya – September 2010

Chart 4 - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate in Nigeria - 1998-2011

Chart 5 – Mobile subscribers in Rwanda – 2002 - 2012

Chart 6 – Mobile subscribers in Tanzania – 2002 - 2012

Exhibit 1 – West African common regulatory framework 2005

Exhibit 2 – An analysis of Egypt's third mobile licence valuation

Exhibit 3 – Vodafone Egypt's public listing and delisting

Exhibit 4 – Emergency rescue scheme for Lake Victoria

Exhibit 5 – Ownership battle in Nigeria – from EWN to Vee Networks to V-Mobile to Celtel/Zain to Bharti

Exhibit 6 – e-Soko in Rwanda

Exhibit 7 – Spotlight on Vodacom GSM community payphones in South Africa

Exhibit 8 – Swazi MTN licence conditions in Swaziland

Exhibit 9 – Emergency rescue scheme for Lake Victoria

Exhibit 10 – Emergency rescue scheme for Lake Victoria

Exhibit 11 – Vodacom – in and out of Zambia

Exhibit 12 – One million dollars per minute in Zimbabwe

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