Executive Summary

Approximately half of Israel’s households are subscribers to broadband but research has shown that the majority of connections are in the sub-1Mb/s range. Broadband is Israel is set to go mainstream with the bundling of voice and video services by the cable companies that have recently launched Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services and eventually by incumbent Bezeq which is currently prevented from bundling its services for competitive reasons. The increase in competition, demand for broadband content such as Video-on-Demand (VoD), and maturing market will result in increased demand for higher bandwidth connections. Broadband was introduced into a number of Arab countries last year and growth has or is set to take off in a few others, namely Bahrain, Iran, Jordan and Turkey, attributed to tariff reductions and recent government initiatives.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2. OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS BROADBAND AND INTERNET – 2005
2.1 Key developments in the Middle East broadband and Internet markets
2.1.1 Internet market
2.1.2 Broadband market
3. BAHRAIN
3.1 Internet in Bahrain
3.1.1 Market overview
3.1.2 ISP market
3.2 Broadband in Bahrain
3.2.1 Market overview
3.2.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
3.2.3 Wireless broadband
4. IRAN
4.1 Internet in Iran
4.1.1 Market overview
4.1.2 ISP market
4.1.3 Internet cafes
4.1.4 Censorship
4.2 Broadband in Iran
4.2.1 Market overview
5. IRAQ
5.1 Internet in Iraq
5.1.1 Market overview
5.2 Broadband in Iraq
5.2.1 Market overview
6. ISRAEL
6.1 Internet in Israel
6.1.1 Market overview
6.1.2 Israel’s ISP market
6.2 Broadband in Israel
6.2.1 Market overview
6.2.2 Cable modems
6.2.3 Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
6.2.4 WiFi
7. JORDAN
7.1 Internet in Jordan
7.1.1 Market overview
7.1.2 ISP market
7.2 Broadband in Jordan
7.2.1 Market overview
7.2.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
7.2.3 Wireless broadband
8. KUWAIT
8.1 Internet in Kuwait
8.1.1 Market overview
8.1.2 ISP market
8.2 Broadband in Kuwait
8.2.1 Market overview
9. LEBANON
9.1 Internet in Lebanon
9.1.1 Market overview
9.1.2 ISP market
9.2 Broadband in Lebanon
9.2.1 Market overview
10. OMAN
10.1 Internet in Oman
10.1.1 Market overview
10.2 Broadband in Oman
10.2.1 Market overview
11. QATAR
11.1 Internet in Qatar
11.1.1 Market overview
11.2 Broadband in Qatar
11.2.1 Overview
11.2.2 Wireless Broadband
12. SAUDI ARABIA
12.1 Internet in Saudi Arabia
12.1.1 Market overview
12.1.2 ISP market
12.2 Broadband in Saudi Arabia
12.2.1 Market overview
12.2.2 Wireless broadband
13. SYRIA
13.1 Internet in Syria
13.1.1 Market overview
13.2 Broadband in Syria
13.2.1 Market overview
14. TURKEY
14.1 Internet in Turkey
14.1.1 Market overview
14.1.2 Turkey’s ISP market
14.2 Broadband in Turkey
14.2.1 Market overview
14.2.2 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines (ADSL)
14.2.3 Cable modems
15. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
15.1 Internet in UAE
15.1.1 Market overview
15.1.2 Internet access locations
15.1.3 ISP market
15.2 Broadband in United Arab Emirates
15.2.1 Market overview
15.2.2 Cable modems
15.2.3 Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
15.2.4 Wireless broadband
16. YEMEN
16.1 Internet in Yemen
16.1.1 Market overview
16.1.2 Internet access locations
16.1.3 Profile of Internet users
17. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS




Table 1 – Internet penetration – 2003
Table 2 – Internet user estimates (various sources) - 2001 - 2003
Table 3 – Internet users - 1995 - 2004
Table 4 – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2003
Table 5 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 6 – Internet users - 1995 - 2004
Table 7 – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2003
Table 8 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 9 – Internet users – 2001 - 2005
Table 10 – Internet host computers – 2000 - 2002
Table 11 – Internet users and penetration - 1997 - 2003
Table 12 – Internet host computers – 1994 - 2003
Table 13 – Internet provider statistics – 2002
Table 14 – Broadband Internet subscribers and household penetration – 2001 - 2004
Table 15 – Cable modem subscribers – 2003 - 2004
Table 16 – ADSL subscribers – 2003 - 2004
Table 17 – Internet users – 1995 - 2004
Table 18 – Internet host computers – 1995 - 2004
Table 19 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 20 – Internet users - 1995 - 2003
Table 21 – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2003
Table 22 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 23 – Internet users and penetration - 1995 - 2003
Table 24 – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2003
Table 25 – Internet provider statistics – 2004
Table 26 – Internet users - 1998 - 2002
Table 27 – Internet subscribers – 2000 - 2004
Table 28 – Internet host computers - 1997 - 2003
Table 29 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 30 – Internet users and penetration – 1995 - 2003
Table 31 – Internet subscribers – 1996 - 2002
Table 32 – Internet host computers - 1996 - 2003
Table 33 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 34 – Internet users - 1995 - 2003
Table 35 – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2003
Table 36 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 37 – Internet users – 1998 - 2002
Table 38 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 39 – Internet users - 1996 - 2003
Table 40 – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2003
Table 41 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 42 – Internet users and penetration - 1995 - 2003
Table 43 – Dial-up Internet subscribers – 2002 - 2005
Table 44 – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2003
Table 45 – Internet provider statistics – 2003
Table 46 – Broadband subscribers – 2002 - 2003
Table 47 – Internet users – 1996 - 2002, 2004
Table 48 – Internet host computers - 1996 - 2003
Table 49 – Internet provider statistics – 2003