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The uptake of mobile services in Africa and the Middle East in the last 15 years has been unprecedented.
The editors of 'Africa & Middle East Telecom-Week' - the weekly market update service - have published a series of market briefings in 2012 covering both the general market, but also useful briefings on two international mobile groups currently fighting for dominance in the market; Bharti's Airtel Africa and the UK's Vodafone Group - see below.
MVNOs have been slow to take off in Africa, but are finding new markets in the Middle East with new launches in Israel; launches planned in Saudi Arabia and Virgin having re-positioned itself with a joint venture with FRiENDi Group. Click here for more on MVNO developments in the Middle East and Africa.
For more on the MVNO market in the Middle East, check out the Africa & Middle East Telecom-Week MVNO Poll May 2012.
An up-to-date list of African and Middle East Regulators and Operators is available here.
Factbook & Mobile Subscriber Data Download Area
Africa Mobile Market Factbook 2012 (PDF) - FREE
Middle East Mobile Market Factbook 2012 (PDF) - FREE
Vodafone Africa: Will it be the dominant force in Africa? Mobile Market Factbook 2012 (PDF)- FREE
MVNOs in the Middle East & Africa 2012 (PDF) - FREE
Airtel in Africa: Key factors & SWOT analysis 2012 (PDF) - FREE
Cote d'Ivore Mobile Factbook 2011 (PDF)
Tanzania Mobile Factbook 2011 (PDF)
Regional Mobile Market Overviews
Southern Africa
West Africa
Ghana Mobile Opportunities: overview of Vodafone & Glo
The African Mobile Market
Senior Executive appointments
Africa & Middle East Mobile Subscriber Trends
Africa Mobile Penetration
Market Overview
Performance Analysis of Attractive Markets and Players
Drivers and Inhibitors
Mobile Money in Africa - banking on the unbanked - June 2012 survey results
Mobile Applications in Africa - May 2012 survey results
Market Profiles
Egypt
Kenya
Morocco
Nigeria
South Africa
Tunisia
Other Key Mobile Markets