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This report comprises statistical tables only, covering fixed line, Mobile, Internet, Broadband and Convergence. 138 tables are provided on a country by country basis, with a brief introduction. Some of the data is not current, but was the latest available at the time of publication.

Countries covered are: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Key country indicators;
Subscriber numbers (Mobile, Internet, Broadband - users/subscribers and hosts);
Annual change and penetration percentages;
Number of fixed lines in service and teledensity;
Major operator statistics;
Growth indications;
Historical data.

The market in the Middle East is changing, with rapidly increasing competition in the mobile sector and the gradual reduction of state involvement. As a result of significant investments in the expansion and improvement of local infrastructures, demand for telecom services is growing and more technologically diverse services are becoming available. Mobiles are taking market share from declining fixed-line markets in the more developed countries. Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar are all testing 3G services following its successful introduction in Bahrain and Israel. By 2006 the rate of broadband growth in the Middle Eastern countries was generally on a par with average growth rate of most developed regions. Convergence issues have yet to have much impact in the region. Growth is set to continue as the markets become more liberalised with open competition.

1. Statistical Overview of the Middle East
2. Bahrain
2.1 Overview
2.2 Statistics
2.2.1 Fixed lines
2.2.2 Internet
2.2.3 Mobile
3. Egypt
3.1 Overview
3.2 Statistics
3.2.1 Fixed line
3.2.2 Internet
3.2.3 Mobile
4. Iran
4.1 Overview
4.2 Statistics
4.2.1 Fixed lines
4.2.2 Internet
4.2.3 Mobile
5. Iraq
5.1 Overview
5.2 Statistics
5.2.1 Fixed line
5.2.2 Internet
5.2.3 Mobile
6. Israel
6.1 Overview
6.2 Statistics
6.2.1 Fixed line
6.2.2 Broadband
6.2.3 Internet
6.2.4 Broadcasting
6.2.5 Mobile
7. Jordan
7.1 Overview
7.2 Statistics
7.2.1 Fixed line
7.2.2 Internet
7.2.3 Broadband
7.2.4 Broadcasting
7.2.5 Mobile
8. Kuwait
8.1 Overview
8.2 Statistics
8.2.1 Fixed line
8.2.2 Internet
8.2.3 Broadband
8.2.4 Broadcasting
8.2.5 Mobile
9. Lebanon
9.1 Overview
9.2 Statistics
9.2.1 Fixed line
9.2.2 Internet
9.2.3 Broadcasting and convergence
9.2.4 Mobile
10. Oman
10.1 Overview
10.2 Statistics
10.2.1 Fixed line
10.2.2 Internet
10.2.3 Broadband
10.2.4 Mobile
11. Qatar
11.1 Overview
11.2 Statistics
11.2.1 Fixed line
11.2.2 Internet
11.2.3 Broadband
11.2.4 Broadcasting
11.2.5 Mobile
12. Saudi Arabia
12.1 Overview
12.2 Statistics
12.2.1 Fixed line
12.2.2 Internet
12.2.3 Broadband
12.2.4 Broadcasting
12.2.5 Mobile
13. Syria
13.1 Overview
13.2 Statistics
13.2.1 Fixed line
13.2.2 Internet
13.2.3 Mobile
14. Turkey
14.1 Overview
14.2 Statistics
14.2.1 Fixed line
14.2.2 Internet
14.2.3 Broadband
14.2.4 Mobile
15. United Arab Emirates
15.1 Overview
15.2 Statistics
15.2.1 Fixed line
15.2.2 Internet
15.2.3 Broadband
15.2.4 Broadcasting
15.2.5 Mobile
16. Yemen
16.1 Overview
16.2 Statistics
16.2.1 Fixed line
16.2.2 Internet
16.2.3 Mobile




Table 1 – Middle East economic statistics – 2005
Table 2 – Ownership status of incumbent operators – June 2006
Table 3 – Fixed-line teledensity by country – 2001; 2005
Table 4 – Middle East Internet usage by country – 2005
Table 5 – Broadband subscribers in selected Middle Eastern countries – 2005
Table 6 – Mobile penetration and growth in the Middle East – 2005
Table 7 – Bahrain – key statistics
Table 8 – Bahrain – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 – 2005
Table 9 – Bahrain – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2005
Table 10 – Bahrain – Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2005
Table 11 – Bahrain – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2004
Table 12 – Bahrain – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 13 – Bahrain – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2005
Table 14 – Bahrain – prepaid mobile subscribers - 1999 - 2005
Table 15 – Egypt – key statistics
Table 16 – Egypt – fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 17 – Egypt – public payphones per operator – 2002 - 2005
Table 18 – Egypt – Internet users and penetration – 1995 - 2005
Table 19 – Egypt – Internet host computers – 1995 - 2005
Table 20 – Egypt – mobile subscribers – 1996 - 2005
Table 21 – Egypt – mobile subscribers by operator – 2005
Table 22 – Egypt – historic mobile subscribers by operator – 1998 - 2005
Table 23 – Iran – key statistics
Table 24 – Iran – annual fixed-line objectives for the Fourth five year plan – 2005 - 2010
Table 25 – Iran – fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 26 – Iran – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2005
Table 27 – Iran – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2004
Table 28 – Iran – mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2005
Table 29 – Iraq – key statistics
Table 30 – Iraq – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1990 - 2005
Table 31 – Iraq – Internet user estimates – 2001 - 2005
Table 32 – Iraq – Internet host computers – 2000 - 2004
Table 33 – Iraq – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 34 – Iraq – mobile subscribers and penetration - 2003 - 2005
Table 35 – Israel – key statistics
Table 36 – Israel – international fixed-line operator market shares – 2005
Table 37 – Israel – fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 38 – Israel – active Bezeq subscriber lines – 2003 - 2005
Table 39 – Israel – broadband subscribers and household penetration – 2001 - 2005
Table 40 – Israel – broadband network, subscribers and market share – 2005
Table 41 – Israel – Internet users and penetration estimates - 1997 - 2004
Table 42 – Israel – Internet host computers – 1994 - 2004
Table 43 – Israel – ISP market shares – 2005
Table 44 – Israel – broadcasting market statistical overview - 2005
Table 45 – Israel – YES satellite TV subscriber growth – 2002 - 2005
Table 46 – Israel – cable modem subscribers – 2003 - 2005
Table 47 – Israel – mobile subscriber growth and penetration – 1995 - 2005
Table 48 – Israel – mobile subscribers by operator – December 2005
Table 49 – Israel – mobile operators – total subscribers and market share – December 2005
Table 50 – Jordan – key statistics
Table 51 – Jordan – fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 52 – Jordan – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2005
Table 53 – Jordan – Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2004
Table 54 – Jordan – Internet host computers – 1995 - 2004
Table 55 – Jordan – DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2004
Table 56 – Jordan – TV market – receivers and households - 1999 - 2004
Table 57 – Jordan – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 58 – Jordan – mobile subscribers – 1995 – 2005
Table 59 – Jordan – breakdown of prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2003 - 2004
Table 60 – Jordan – MobileCom prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2002 - 2004
Table 61 – Kuwait – key statistics
Table 62 – Kuwait – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 – 2005
Table 63 – Kuwait – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2005
Table 64 – Kuwait – Internet subscribers - 2003 - 2005
Table 65 – Kuwait – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2004
Table 66 – Kuwait – broadband DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2005
Table 67 – Kuwait – TV market – TVs and satellites - 2000 - 2004
Table 68 – Kuwait – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 69 – Kuwait – mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2005
Table 70 – Lebanon – key statistics – 2005
Table 71 – Lebanon – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1996 - 2005
Table 72 – Lebanon – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2004
Table 73 – Lebanon – Internet subscribers - 2001 - 2004
Table 74 – Lebanon – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2004
Table 75 – Lebanon – cable modem Internet subscribers - 2002 - 2004
Table 76 – Lebanon – TV equipped households - 1996 - 2004
Table 77 – Lebanon – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 78 – Lebanon – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2005
Table 79 – Oman – key statistics
Table 80 – Oman – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006
Table 81 – Oman – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1998 - 2005
Table 82 – Oman – Internet subscribers – 2000 - 2006
Table 83 – Oman – Internet host computers - 1997 - 2004
Table 84 – Oman – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator - December 2005
Table 85 – Oman – mobile subscribers - 1994 - 2006
Table 86 – Oman – prepaid and postpaid subscribers – 2005 - 2006
Table 87 – Oman – prepaid and postpaid subscribers by operator – June 2005
Table 88 – Qatar – key statistics
Table 89 – Qatar – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2005
Table 90 – Qatar – Internet user and penetration estimates – 1995 - 2004
Table 91 – Qatar – Internet subscribers - 1999 - 2004
Table 92 – Qatar – Internet host computers - 1996 - 2004
Table 93 – Qatar – ADSL subscribers - 2003 – 2006
Table 94 – Qatar – TV and cable TV market - 2000 - 2004
Table 95 – Qatar – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 – 2006
Table 96 – Qatar – prepaid subscribers - 2000 - 2004
Table 97 – Saudi Arabia – key statistics
Table 98 – Saudi Arabia – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1994 - 2005
Table 99 – Saudi Arabia – Internet user and penetration estimates – 1995 - 2004
Table 100 – Saudi Arabia – Internet subscribers - 2000 - 2004
Table 101 – Saudi Arabia – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2004
Table 102 – Saudi Arabia – DSL subscribers - 2001 - 2005
Table 103 – Saudi Arabia – TV receivers and TV equipped households - 2000 - 2004
Table 104 – Saudi Arabia – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2005
Table 105 – Saudi Arabia - mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 106 – Syria – key statistics
Table 107 – Syria – fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2005
Table 108 – Syria – Internet user and penetration estimates – 1999 - 2004
Table 109 – Syria – Internet host computers - 2003 - 2004
Table 110 – Syria – mobile subscribers by operator – December 2005
Table 111 – Syria – mobile subscribers – 1999 - 2005
Table 112 – Turkey – key statistics
Table 113 – Turkey – fixed lines in service – 1995 - 2005
Table 114 – Turkey – Internet users - 1996 - 2005
Table 115 – Turkey – Internet host computers - 1994 - 2004
Table 116 – Turkey – mobile subscribers by operator – December 2005
Table 117 – Turkey – mobile subscribers - 1995 - 2005
Table 118 – Turkey – Turkcell total subscribers – 2001 - 2006
Table 119 – Turkey – Turkcell average monthly ARPU – 2001 – 2005
Table 120 – Turkey – Turkcell average monthly MOU and churn – 2001 - 2005
Table 121 – Turkey – Turkcell prepaid subscribers – 2001 – 2006
Table 122 – United Arab Emirates – key statistics
Table 123 – United Arab Emirates – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2006
Table 124 – United Arab Emirates – Internet user and penetration estimates - 1995 - 2006
Table 125 – United Arab Emirates – Internet subscribers - 1995 - 2006
Table 126 – United Arab Emirates – dial-up Internet subscribers – 2001 - 2005
Table 127 – United Arab Emirates – Internet host computers - 1995 - 2004
Table 128 – United Arab Emirates – broadband subscribers – 2000 - 2005
Table 129 – United Arab Emirates – TV and cable TV market - 2000 - 2004
Table 130 – United Arab Emirates – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1995 - 2006
Table 131 – United Arab Emirates – mobile subscribers by operator – December 2005
Table 132 – Yemen – key statistics
Table 133 – Yemen – fixed lines in service and teledensity - 1995 - 2005
Table 134 – Yemen – Internet users and penetration– 1996 - 2005
Table 135 – Yemen – Internet subscribers – 2004 - 2005
Table 136 – Yemen – Internet host computers - 1996 - 2004
Table 137 – Yemen – mobile subscribers and annual change by operator – December 2005
Table 138 – Yemen – mobile subscribers and penetration - 1998 - 2006