According to the statistics recently released by Global telecom and media market research firm InformaTelecoms & Media,the total number of mobile phone users in the Middle East will exceeded 250 million in 2012, penetration rate of mobile phone will exceeded 100%.As the number of users will reach 2.7127 billion at the end of 2012 and 3.52 billion at the end of 2016,penetration rate of mobile phone will be up to 107.09% at the end of 2012 from 97.72% at the end of 2011, for the first time the mobile phone penetration rate is over North America.The statistics show that Iran will remain the Middle East's largest mobile communications market,it is expected to the end of 2011, the total number of users will reach 82.91 million, and 1.2213 million at the end of 2016.Saudi Arabia is the region's second-largest market of mobile phone, mobile phone users is expected to reach to 71.32 million at the end of 2016 from total 50.8 million at the end of 2011.The head of Informa's Middle East and Africa mobile research department ,Matthew Reid (MatthewReed) said: "The impact of competition, the introduction of new data services, the enhancement of people capacity and population growth have contributed to that the number of mobile users in the Middle East continues to rise in the next few years. ""However, in the Middle East mobile subscribers growth rate will slow in the coming years. The market environment is even more severe, mainly because the market is more mature with more competitive incentives; and operators are always ways to reduce costs, retain customers using a variety of means at the same time to pay more attention to the major, clear growth areas, namely data services. "Although the users of smartphones and mobile broadband (level higher than the bottom) in the Middle East are increased, but revenue of data services in the region remains relatively small proportion of total mobile revenue .At second quarter of 2011, data revenue accounted for only 13% in the Middle East mobile revenues, except Africa, it is the lowest share of the major global mobile market. |
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Mobile Penetration Of Middle East Will Exceed U.S.