Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/17/2014 -- Qatar's two telecoms service providers, Ooredoo and Vodafone Qatar , will enjoy strong revenue and subscriptions growth in the country over the medium term. Despite the country's small population, a rapid influx of migrant workers to support Qatar's construction boom will support continued subscriptions growth, while strong consumer spending power and limited competition will ensure ARPUs remain high. Healthy consumer appetite for new technology will contribute to rising demand for 3G/4G and converged telecoms services throughout our forecast period to 2018 . Competition between the two operators for customers in these high value segments of the market will drive aggressive network expansion a nd the development of innovative new data-based services for enterprises and consumers.

Key Data

- The mobile market grew 12.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 2.0% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q214.

- Market weighted average ARPU appreciated by 3.6% y-o-y in Q214.

- The fixed-line market grew by 1% in Q214.

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Risk/Reward Ratings

Qatar climbed into second position on our RRR table this quarter, on the back of a nearly 2-point increase in its aggregate score to 62.1. The increase was a result of an upward revision of our 3G/4G forecasts following the launch of Vodafone's 4G network, as well as Qatar's economic outperformance during the beginning of 2014. Qatar still scores above the regional average in all four categories of our ratings table, including the highest score in the Country Risks category, which reflects a strong private consumption growth outlook.

Key Developments

Ooredoo and Vodafone's results for Q214 show that despite high mobile penetration there remains considerable room for subscriptions and value growth in Qatar's telecoms market. While Vodafone continues to apply impressive competitive pressure on Ooredoo in the mobile sector, the incumbent's strength in the converged wireline services market will protect its dominant...

The Qatar Telecommunications Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent industry forecasts on the future strength of Qatar's ICT market, covering the fixed-line, mobile and internet segments and analyses latest regulatory developments and corporate news, including investment activity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships. Leading operators and manufacturers are fully profiled, highlighting their quarterly financial performance, capital expenditure plans and latest contracts.

BMI's Qatar Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and researchers, operators, equipment suppliers and vendors, corporate and financial services analysts and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the telecoms industry in Qatar.

Key Benefits

- Benchmark BMI's independent telecoms industry forecasts for Qatar to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Qatari telecoms market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in Qatar's telecoms sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Qatar.

- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity).

Coverage

BMI Industry View

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts and views, covering the ICT, fixed-line, mobile (including 3G), internet and broadband markets.

Industry SWOT Analysis

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the wireline and wireless sectors and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

Business Environment Rankings

BMI's Telecommunications Business Environment Rankings provides a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (vendors, operators and suppliers) in the regional telecoms market.

The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of more than 40 industry, economic and demographic data points.

BMI Industry Forecast Scenario

Historic data series and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast.

- Fixed-Line Telephony - Telephone lines ('000); telephone lines/100 inhabitants.

- Cellular Telephony - Mobile phone subscribers ('000); mobile phone subscribers/100 inhabitants; mobile phone subscribers/100 fixed line subscribers.

- Internet Markets - Internet users ('000); internet users/100 inhabitants; broadband internet subscribers ('000); broadband internet subscribers/100 inhabitants.

Market Data Analysis

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