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Report: Omantel stake sale |
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Author: Daniel Jones
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Price:
GBP 950
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Pages: 29
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Summary
The Omani government is restarting the process of selling a 30% stake in incumbent fixed and mobile operator, Omantel. The sale was originally proposed in 2008 but postponed as a result of the global economic slowdown. Omantel shares the Omani telecoms market with second operator Nawras, which has made strong inroads into the mobile market and is set to launch fixed voice and broadband services in 2010.
Omantel finds itself needing to defend its fixed line subscriber base and maintain strong growth in its broadband subscriber base in the face of imminent competition in this segment from Nawras. In the mobile market, new regulation to allow the introduction of MVNOs, the first of which launched in 2009, has allowed subscriber levels to carry on increasing, despite high penetration. Even in the face of an increasingly competitive environment, Omantel has produced strong financial results. It is likely that many regional operators will be interested in obtaining a stake in an operator which is one of the few opportunities to have emerged in the Middle East in the last 18 months.
This report considers the Omani telecoms industry as a whole and Omantel’s position within it, both now and over the next ten years. The report includes KPI forecasts for the fixed line, mobile and broadband markets in Oman, split by operator. It also provides details of the current state of fixed, mobile and broadband markets, the operators and regulatory environment.
Key questions answered
- How is Omantel positioned in the Omani fixed, mobile and broadband markets?
- How will the Omani telecoms market develop over the next ten years?
- What will be the impact of new trends such as mobile broadband and MVNOs?
- What areas are key to growth in the Omani telecoms market overall?
- To what extent will mobile penetration grow further in Oman and how will ARPU be affected?
Key data
- Socio-economic indicators for Oman, including population, age distribution and GDP growth
Historic data and forecasts for the following series:
- Mobile market: subscribers (prepaid/contract) split by operator, ARPU (prepaid/contract) by operator, revenues (prepaid/contract) by operator, market share by operator
- Fixed line market: subscribers split by operator, ARPU split by operator, revenues split by operator, market share by operator
- Broadband market: subscribers split by operator, ARPU split by operator, revenues split by operator, market share by operator
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