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Telecommunication Regulatory Authority Investing In Infrastructure Telecom & ICT Opportunity

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority Investing In Infrastructure Telecom & ICT Opportunity 13 April 2008. ألاقتصاد والأعمال Al- Iktissad Wal-Aamal Conference. www.tra.gov.om. Overview. Market Profile. Market Statistics. Market Forces. Challenges & Solutions.

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Telecommunication Regulatory Authority Investing In Infrastructure Telecom & ICT Opportunity

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  1. Telecommunication Regulatory Authority Investing In Infrastructure Telecom & ICT Opportunity 13 April 2008 ألاقتصاد والأعمال Al-IktissadWal-Aamal Conference www.tra.gov.om

  2. Overview • Market Profile. • Market Statistics. • Market Forces. • Challenges & Solutions.

  3. Omani Telecom Market Profile • Fixed Market: • single licensed operator. • 10% Teledensity (2007). • 66% households penetration. • 2.2% CAGR for the last 6 years. • Prepaid segment with higher growth.

  4. Omani Telecom Market Profile • Mobile Market: • First GSM network introduced in 1996 • Second mobile operator in Mach 2005 • GPRS, EDGE and 3G services • 96% Penetration rate (2007) • 46% CAGR per annum after liberalization.

  5. Omani Telecom Market Profile

  6. Omani Telecom Market Profile • Internet Market: • single provider (incumbent operator). • 6.8% growth per annum since 2001. • High demand for broadband services.

  7. Omani Telecom Market Profile • Requirement in the legal frame work in the telecom act (Article 38 of the telecom act) • Government USO Initiative • Pilot project for the first phase to be auctioned, might not be economic viable and might attract subsidies according to the telecom act article 39.

  8. Room for Growth

  9. Room for Growth

  10. Room for Growth

  11. Room for Growth

  12. Room for Growth

  13. Threats of new entrants Bargaining Power of consumers Bargaining Power of providers Threats of substitutes Telecom Market Forces Telecom Market Competition

  14. Forces on the Omani Telecom Market Public demands forces Economic driving forces • Increase in demand for better QoS • Increase in demand for new innovative services • Purchasing power of customers • Demands on cheaper Telecom services • Culture requirements • Competition • Potential market size • Usage patterns • Pricing policies Telecom market Ecological driving forces • Public safety • Frequency bands availability Technological driving forces Political driving forces • New emerging technologies and standards • Convergence of networks into single one • Internet /E-business technologies • Innovation/ Repacking • Legal Framework • E-government Initiative • WTO • FTA • USO

  15. Steps Towards Addressing the Challenges Local loop unbundling Introduction of Carrier select/pre-select Introduction of VoIP Next Generation Networks Opening of telecom market Unified licensing (International, submarine cables, long distance, Wireless Broadband Access).

  16. Challenges to the new entrant

  17. Threats of Substitutes

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