Rapports
4G Commercial Strategies in Africa and the Middle East
Availability of 4G services has been increasing rapidly over the past few years across Africa and the Middle East (AME). This follows significant research, scoping and lobbying efforts by operators on issues such as spectrum allocations and the viability of 4G services in the local market. Such operators have or will use a variety of commercialization strategies determined by market demographics for client segmentation, suitable devices, appropriate pricing strategies, effective promotional campaigns to raise awareness and optimal use of distribution networks. As a result, over the next five years, growth in 4G subscriptions will largely be driven by continued adoption across Middle Eastern countries (e.g., Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Qatar) and in relatively developed African telecoms markets, such as South Africa and Nigeria. In less developed markets such as Democratic Republic of Congo, 4G network rollout will be selective with initial rollout expected in high population density
Executive summary
Introduction
Mobile subscriptions by technology in AME
4G market trend in AME
Smartphone sales in AME
Frequency spectrum and 4G in AME
Mobile 4G service availability across AME
4G commercial strategies overview
Client segmentation
Product
Pricing
Promotion
Distribution
Case studies
Zain Saudi Arabia
Turk Telekom
MTN South Africa
Maroc Telecom
Key findings and recommendations
Appendix: Acronyms and definitions
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