Since its liberalisation in 1997, Morocco’s telecoms sector has experienced substantial growth driven by the entry of new operators, a rapid increase in mobile subscribers and rising consumption of voice and data services. Despite the sector’s potential, user revenue growth has slowed in recent years due to fierce price competition among the main providers. Operators seeking new springboards...
Chapter | Telecoms & IT from The Report: Morocco 2016
Economic update | Coup de fouet pour l’économie numérique algérienne avec l’arrivée de la 4G
En septembre, le gouvernement algérien a publié un décret exécutif autorisant le déploiement d’un réseau 4G LTE, franchissant ainsi une étape décisive qui permettra d’accroître le taux de pénétration d’Internet et la consommation d’Internet mobile dans le secteur des télécommunications du pays.
Morocco benefits from its well-developed manufacturing sector, mining industry, agricultural output, proximity to Europe, sizeable diaspora community, low labour costs and market-oriented public policy.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Aisha bin Bishr, Director-General, Smart Dubai Office: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2016
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Articles & Analysis | Subscriber numbers grow as Dubai's mobile operators invest in technology from The Report: Dubai 2016
Over the past decade and a half Dubai has become one of the Middle East’s leading telecoms markets. The emirate has two highly competitive mobile network operators (MNOs), advanced ICT infrastructure, high smartphone penetration rates and strong support from the government, which has put ICT at the centre of many of its development plans.
Articles & Analysis | Dubai playing major role in UAE space agency's planned probe to Mars from The Report: Dubai 2016
In July 2014 the UAE’s leaders announced the launch of a full-fledged space exploration programme. The establishment of the UAE Space Agency (UAESA) followed more than a decade of development activities in aerospace engineering and satellite communications, and is at the centre of a long-term plan to build Emirati capabilities “in the fields...