Middle East ICT Market Analysis

Middle East has been witnessing strong growth in its ICT sector for the past few years as the governments across the region are investing huge amount of funds for the development of this sector in a move to reduce their dependency on oil, says our new research report, “Middle East ICT Market Analysis”. Ongoing global economic downturn and a steep decline in oil prices have further enlightened the need for continuous development of the sector.

Our research reveals that the ICT market in the Middle East has the highest growth potential in the world. The region offers a plethora of opportunities to foreign players, like security for corporate and government networks, Internet services, IPTV, WiMAX, 3G and content & application development. Each of the opportunities has been thoroughly analyzed in the report.

Our research also highlights the factors responsible for the growth in the Middle East ICT market over the forecast period. It says that the booming industrial sector in the ME is playing critical role in promoting reforms and global competitiveness. Apart from this, regional governments’ initiatives, such as liberalization and privatization of the telecom industry and setting up of technology parks, are infusing growth in the ICT industry. These governments are heavily investing in the development of Internet infrastructure to compete with the global Internet environment,

We foresee massive number of expansion opportunities for various industry players like mobile operators, internet/broadband providers, fixed-line operators, 3G operators and so on. Some key countries, such as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, UAE, Jordan, Iran, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain, have shown interest in the ICT market expansion that indicate to regional trends and developments.

Anticipating the current market trends and future prospects, we have done a comprehensive analysis of the Middle East ICT market. The report gives detailed country-wise analysis of the ICT market by studying it in terms of IT industry, mobile subscribers, fixed telephone line subscribers, Internet subscribers and broadband subscribers.

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Indian DTH Market Forecast to 2012

The direct-to-home (DTH) TV sector in India continues to expand rapidly, attracting large investments from new and existing players over the past few months and is showing no signs of slowing down due to economic recession. The DTH market which began commercial operations in 2003 has been able to acquire over 12 Million subscribers during the past five years. The number of DTH subscribers has nearly tripled in 2008 compared to the previous year, driven by the entry of two new players.

As per our new research report “Indian DTH Market Forecast to 2012”, the number of DTH subscribers is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 25% during 2009-2012.

Currently, the Indian DTH market is being served by five private players, Dish TV, Tata Sky, Sun Direct, Big TV and Airtel’ Digital TV, with one more planning to roll out its commercial services soon in the country. For the purpose of this report, we have not included Doordarshan in our research as this is a free DTH service channel.

Given the superior quality of DTH services in terms of viewing and interactivity, the number of DTH subscribers has been soaring. However, the current number of DTH subscribers constitutes only a meager proportion of the total number of TV households, indicating vast future growth potential.

This research provides extensive research and rational analysis of the DTH market in India. It will help clients to understand the underlying potential of DTH services in the Indian television industry. Various factors which will drive the future growth of the DTH market in India have been thoroughly analyzed in the report. The report will also help in gaining insight into the prevailing key trends and developments that are contributing positively towards the growth of the market.

Our report helps to understand the current market landscape while highlighting the future market potential for each of the player studied. The study also explains the reason for why all the incumbent players have been investing huge amounts in the promotion and marketing of DTH services in the country. We foresee immense growth potential of DTH services across remote locations where the reach of cable operators is very limited.

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China Online Gaming Market Analysis

The online gaming market has emerged as the most dynamic and transforming segment of the overall gaming industry in China. It has been witnessing a series of developments driven by increasing Internet and broadband penetration, double-digit growth in the number of online gaming users, rapid product development and commercialization.

As per our research “China Online Gaming Market Analysis” there has been an insignificant impact of the global slowdown on the industry. The market revenue grew (YOY) at a phenomenal 1700% (approx.) during 2002-2008, with the total revenue surpassing Yuan 18 Billion (US$ 2.65 Billion) by 2008.

Domestic companies account for majority of the online gaming market in China. These homegrown companies have been witnessing rapid growth in their overall revenue as compared to their foreign counterparts. During 2008, revenues generated by domestic companies grew by close to 60% against the 65% growth attained by foreign companies.

With such strong fundamentals, we anticipate that the online gaming market revenue will more than double by 2013. The future growth will be driven by homegrown companies which will continue to account for nearly 70% of the industry revenue. We expect a short wave of consolidation in the industry after 2013 when large entities will buyout small companies in order to strengthen their market position.

The research will help consultants, industry analysts and vendors to get in-depth knowledge on the current, past and future performance of the industry. The future outlook mentioned in report has been derived by interacting with various industry veterans, developers, analyzing information from research papers, journals and our in-house developed models which are industry-specific.

Industry Forecast till 2013

- Numbers of Online Gamers
- Number Paid and Free Online Gamers
- Share of Domestic and Foreign Companies in Online Gaming Market by Revenue
- Online Game Market
- Mobile Online Game Market
- Mobile Online Gaming User
- Number of Internet Users
- Number of Mobile Subscribers

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Emerging Rural Mobile Market in India

The Indian mobile market has been continued to witness rapid increase in its subscriber base over the past few years, largely due to the declining mobile tariffs and availability of low cost handsets in the country. The country saw addition of an average of around 10 Million subscribers per month in its mobile subscriber base during 2008 with penetration approaching saturation in urban India. With this, mobile operators in the country are now vying rural India as their next area for growth in the near future. Meanwhile, a number of mobile handset manufacturers have been working to cover the untapped rural mobile market, which will be the major driver for Indian mobile market in coming years.

According to our latest study on sector called, “Emerging Rural Mobile Market in India”, the mobile market in rural India has significant potential with number of subscribers anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 32% during 2009 to 2012. The report thoroughly discusses about the factor which will drive the growth of rural mobile market over the forecasted period.

Our research highlights that the success mantra for rural mobile market in India lies in the operators’ service pricing models coupled with the availability of low cost handsets that support affordable access for rural areas. It is forecasted that sales of mobile handsets in rural India will grow at CAGR of around 17% from 2009 to 2012. Availability of low-cost battery efficient handsets will drive the future sales in this segment.

This report covers various aspects of the Indian rural mobile market. It gives detailed analysis of the rural mobile market in terms of total subscribers, subscribers by technology and service providers. Each section sufficiently explains the current and future market trends, and developments in the Indian rural mobile market. Our research foresees immense opportunities for various industry players including mobile operators and handset manufacturers.

Besides this, we have also comprehensively analyzed the mobile market in metros and in various circles, rural mobile penetration in different states helping the clients to understand the mobile market trends and developments across the country. The study also evaluates various strategies that will boost the rural mobile market in India.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Emerging-Rural-Mobile-Market-in-India-Reports/IM567.htm

Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2013

The mobile TV market has been continuously witnessing significant development across the world over the past few years, driven by the ability of this technology to stream television content on the move. The mobile TV services have already been launched in some parts of the world, albeit in a limited area and to only targeted audience; meanwhile a number of carriers and technology companies have been working on the rollout of Mobile TV throughout the world.

Anticipating the high growth potential in the global mobile TV market, our team of experts has done thorough research and analysis of the current and future prospects of mobile TV market worldwide. Our report, "Global Mobile TV Forecast to 2013” has been made to help clients gain deeper insight of the current and future trends and developments in the global mobile TV market.

The report covers various aspects of the mobile TV market worldwide. It gives detailed analysis of the mobile TV market in terms of total subscribers, subscribers by technology and service revenues. Each section succinctly explains the current and future market trends and developments in the global mobile TV market, which is projected to grow at CAGR of more than 46% from now to 2013.

With such high growth potential, our research foresees immense opportunities for various industry players including mobile operators, content providers, handset manufacturers, etc. Besides this, we have also comprehensively analyzed the regional markets, helping the clients to understand the mobile TV trends and developments across various regions. A number of key countries have been focused upon to analyze the factors which are an indication of regional trends and developments.

Our research also highlights the factors which are inevitable for the anticipated growth in the global mobile TV market over the forecast period. For instance, we believe that the success mantra for mobile TV market worldwide lies in the operators’ service pricing models coupled with the availability of handsets that support wide picture quality at high data transfer.

Extensive analysis of various business models have also been done that will help operators increase their revenues by offering mobile TV services. The study also evaluates various strategies that will help operators maximize the returns.

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Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2013

Nanotechnology is going to pave the way for a revolution in materials, information and communication technology, medicine, genetics and so on as it starts moving from the laboratories to new markets. It helps to improve products and production processes with better characteristics or new functionalities. In coming years, products based on nanotechnology are expected to impact nearly all-industrial sectors and will enter the consumer markets in large quantities. Considering the future prospects of nanotechnology, countries across the world are investing heavily in this sector.

The global market for nanotechnologies is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 20% till 2013, says "Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2013” an analytical study by RNCOS. The report also projects that market for nanotechnology incorporated in manufactured goods will worth US$ 1.6 Trillion, representing a CAGR of more than 49% in the forecast period (2009-2013). This growth will largely be driven by massive investment in nanotechnology R&D by both governments and corporates across the world.

According to our report findings, at the regional level, the Asia-Pacific region will experience the fastest growth in market for nanotechnology enabled goods, with CAGR pegged at around 52% in the forecast period, followed by Europe. The recent moves by the emerging markets such as India, China and Russia in the field of nanotechnology research and development will continue to the most prominent factors behind the growth in these countries.

Our updated and detailed research report evaluates the past, current and future scenario of the global nanotechnology market coupled with an overview of emerging trends. The report has segmented the nanotechnology market by application and R&D investment. It discusses the nanotechnology market by key countries showing their prominence in the sector together with the emerging nations in the domain. Besides, the report covers various growth potential areas in the nanotechnology market at the global level.

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Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012

The Indian mobile market has recorded stupendous growth over the past few years on the back of easy availability of low cost devices, better network coverage and affordable services. The uptrend in growth is expected to continue in near future owing to the lower teledensity, which currently hovers at around 30-35%. Moreover, there is a wide gap between rural and urban areas in terms of mobile penetration. For instance – the mobile penetration in urban areas stood at around 70% in 2008 while in rural areas, it was pegged at less than 15%, indicating to the immense potential of Indian mobile market for future growth.

Nationwide deployment of 3G telecom services will help the country to bridge this huge gap, says our new research report, “Indian 3G Mobile Forecast to 2012”. The report anticipates that the number of 3G mobile subscribers will surge at a CAGR of more than 250% by 2012 provided various factors/issues, critical to this growth, are adequately addressed and resolved. Besides, the report includes thorough analysis of 3G market potential in the Indian telecom market.

The projected growth in the Indian 3G market will largely depend upon the decision of Indian government to auction 3G frequencies. At present, state-owned BSNL and MTNL have been allowed to rollout 3G services in India while rest of the operators will be issued 3G spectrum via auction. With the finishing of auction process, there will be massive investment in the domestic 3G deployments and the country will be able to reap the value of mobility by developing its telecom infrastructure for the propagation of this next generation technology.

The report also discusses factors and trends contributing to the nationwide deployment of 3G services. It also provides an extensive information on the market potential in terms of 3G subscribers, and studies key areas critical to the successful adoption of 3G services in India.

Four-year projection (2009-2012) has been given on:

- Mobile subscribers
- Internet subscribers
- Broadband subscribers
- 3G mobile subscribers
- 3G broadband subscribers
- 3G enabled handsets
- 3G enabled modems

The report has also identified important telecom market players in the country and provides brief overview along with their strength and weakness. These include:

- Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd
- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
- Bharti Airtel Ltd
- Reliance Communication Ltd
- Vodafone Essar Ltd

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Report/IM011.htm

Booming UAE Telecom Sector

The UAE’s telecommunication market has shown tremendous growth over the recent past, mainly propelled by the government initiatives aimed at the deregulation of the market and introduction of competition. The TRA (Telecommunication Regulatory Authority) remains at the forefront of the success of the country’s telecom sector. It is continuously considering and evaluating ways to further intensify competition in the UAE telecom market.

Penetration in the mobile market surpassed 166% in 2007, leaving less room for operators to further take advantage of the market. But this is not the end of growth; future growth in mobile subscriptions will come from growing population and increasing number of expatriates, says RNCOS in its new research report, “Booming UAE Telecom Sector”. Moreover, operators are now looking at Value Added Services (VAS) to derive revenues from saturated mobile market.

However, the fixed-line sector remains underdeveloped, with fixed-line penetration standing at just over 30% in 2007. Various factors, such as high tariffs and absence of fixed-line networks, have been hindering the growth of the country’s fixed-line market. But the recent announcement by the TRA to allow Carrier Pre-Selection (CPS) in the country could bring fruitful results in this sector.

In line with the increasing education and business in the region, the demand for Internet services has also increased in recent years. Although dial-up subscriptions currently dominates the Internet market, we project broadband subscribers to account for nearly 65% of Internet subscribers in coming few years.

Developments in all the sectors of ICT industry has heated up the competition in the region. So operators are seeking new sources of growth to capitalize on their share of the market. This is resulting into introduction of new technologies such as IPTV, VoIP, Mobile TV, etc. Operators in the region are aggressively pushing the deployment of network infrastructure suitable for these technologies.

“Booming UAE Telecom Sector” provides in-depth analysis of the telecommunication market in the UAE. It gives an insight into the current market trends dominating the market. This research report also gives industry forecast on various telecom segments based on feasible telecom industry environment in the UAE. These include telecommunication industry, fixed-line, mobile subscribers, Internet subscribers, broadband subscribers and 3G subscribers.

The research presents thorough analysis on the current and potential outlook of various emerging technologies, such as IPTV and Mobile TV in the UAE.

As the telecom market remains duopoly of Etisalat and du, the report, keeping in mind importance of these two players in the success of UAE telecom market, offers rational analysis on both these operators. This includes in-depth research and extensive analysis on their business activities, recent developments and SWOT analysis in regard to the UAE telecom industry.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Report/IM164.htm

China Software Market Forecast to 2012

Traditionally, China has been widely known for its world-class low cost manufacturing facilities. But the ongoing battle to make China a ‘hi-tech’ service-based economy has fuelled growth in the domestic software industry in recent years. Factors encouraging the software players (both domestic and foreign) to enter the Chinese software industry include government support, easy access to rapidly developing IT infrastructure, vast domestic potential and availability of low cost resources, says “China Software Market Forecast to 2012”, a new research report by RNCOS.

The Chinese software industry registered strong growth of more than 30% in 2008, indicating that the industry has not been impacted by the ongoing global economic crisis. The Chinese government’s continuous efforts in the form of IT investment, construction of software parks, and provision of quick approvals to secure international investment have largely driven the software industry amidst global downturn.

Besides, the rapid growth in IT spending among various industrial segments, including government, banking and manufacturing, has helped the industry to flourish and the same is likely to propel the domestic software industry over the forecasted period, anticipates the report. Considering these factors, the Chinese software industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of more than 24% by 2012.

The industry’s potential is not only limited to the domestic consumption, foreign majors are also eying the industry as viable software outsourcing destination. In this regard, the report thoroughly studies the software industry in China by highlighting its driving factors and major challenges. It also provides an insight into the software industry by verticals and studies the key opportunity areas to enable clients align their strategies accordingly.

“China Software Market Forecast to 2012” studies the Chinese software industry by segregating it into revenue from various segments, including revenue from software products, systems Integration, embedded system software, software technology services and IC (Integrated Circuits) designing. It contains extensive research on each of these segments, covering the future growth potential along with rationale reasoning.

The report has given forecast on following segments:

- Software industry revenue
- Software products revenue
- Systems integration revenue
- Embedded system software revenue
- Software technology services revenue
- IC designing revenue
- Software exports
- IT spending across various vertical sectors like Government, Telecom Industry and Banking Industry.
- SaaS Market

The report also gives brief information on the major software parks in the country along with various incentives offered by the government if a software unit is being set in either of these parks.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Report/IM005.htm

Turkey Telecom Sector Forecast to 2012

Largely driven by the government initiatives aimed at the liberalization and privatization of the sector to introduce competition, the Turkish telecom sector has shown tremendous growth in past few years. Coupled with this, the favorable demographics of the country, together with rising disposable income and a desire to avail hi-tech telecom services, are propelling the domestic telecom market.

Turkey has low fixed-line, Internet and broadband penetrations, offering huge potential for their future development. The fixed-line sector remains underdeveloped, and various factors such as high tariffs and absence of fixed-line networks, have been hindering its growth, says our new research report, “Turkey Telecom Sector Forecast to 2012”.

Mobile services, on the other hand, penetrated nearly 83% of the Turkish population in 2007 and are projected to surpass 100% in next few years. As the mobile market will approach saturation during the forecasted period, operators will resort to offering Value Added Services (VAS) to drive their revenues. The recent announcement by the government to allow Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is further expected to lead to true competition in the sector.

Because competition in the telecom sector is intensifying, operators are now looking for new sources of revenue generation to sustain and gain their market share. This is prompting them to introduce such new technologies as 3G, IPTV and WiMAX in the country. Hence, operators in the region are aggressively pushing the deployment of network infrastructure suitable for these technologies.

“Turkey Telecom Sector Forecast to 2012” provides extensive research and in-depth analysis of the Turkish telecom market. It gives an insight into the current market trends and substantiate the data with unbiased and rationale analysis.

The report provides 4-year industry forecast (2009-2012) on various telecom segments based on feasible telecom industry environment in Turkey. These include:

- Fixed-line subscribers and penetration
- Mobile subscribers and penetration
- Internet subscribers and penetration
- Broadband subscribers and penetration
- Personal computers and penetration

The report also provides thorough analysis on the current and potential outlook of various emerging technologies, such as 3G, IPTV and WiMAX.

Key players discussed in this report include:

- Türk Telekomünikasyon A.ª. (Türk Telekom)
- Turkcell
- Vodafone
- Avea
- TTNet
- Superonline

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Itsectornews release reports on Semiconductor Industry Forecast to 2012

Like many other markets, the ongoing economic turmoil around the globe is considerably impacting the semiconductor market too. The systemic financial crisis has significantly weakened the consumer confidence, thus forcing them to reduce spending on all items, including electronic products. This has substantially contained the growth of global semiconductor market, says our new report, "Semiconductor Industry Forecast to 2012”.

Electronic products such as PCs, mobiles and home appliances account for more than half of global semiconductor sales. But the growth in sales of PCs, mobile phones and other consumer electronics products has been witnessing sharp decline since the second half of 2008, thereby impacting the global semiconductor market.

With deepening of financial crisis, according to our research, the global semiconductor market is expected to see a negative outlook in 2009. However, as the crisis start to tail off later in the year, the market will see a possibly improved scenario in 2010 and afterwards. As a result, the global semiconductor market is projected to grow at a respectable CAGR of nearly 7% through 2012.

Much of the projected growth will be driven by the optoelectronics segment, growing at a CAGR of nearly 10%. At regional level, Asia-Pacific will account for more than half of the semiconductor market by the end of our forecast period.

"Semiconductor Industry Forecast to 2012” provides extensive research and thorough analysis on the semiconductor market across the globe. The report critically examines and provides unbiased view into the state of the global semiconductor industry, including current and future market size across various segments. It also highlights various potential application areas that continue to grow despite global crisis.

This report helps the clients to analyze the trends and developments in semiconductor market, giving exclusive insight into future potential of various countries analyzed in it. Various countries that have been covered in the report are the US, the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Russia and Singapore.

The report features exclusive forecast on various semiconductor segments including:

- Integrated Circuits
- Discrete semiconductors
- Optoelectronics
- Sensors
- Wafer processing equipment
- Assembly & packaging equipment
- Testing equipment
- Wafer fabrication materials
- Packaging material

Besides this, the research also offers an in-depth analysis on various potential applications of semiconductors such as computers, mobile phones, WiMAX terminals and GPS chipsets.

Various key players analyzed in the report include:
- Intel Corp
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
- Toshiba Corp
- Texas Instruments Inc
- Infineon Technologies AG
- STMicroelectronics N.V
- Hynix Semiconductor Inc
- Renesas Technology Corp
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc

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Restructuring and 3G - New Dimensions for China Telecom Sector

China owns the world’s largest telecommunication networks in terms of both network capacity and number of subscribers. One of the core industries of the country, the telecom industry has experienced double-digit growth in the past decade. And the recent move by the government aimed at restructuring the domestic telecom industry has brought around a wave of rapid development and deployment of telecom infrastructure throughout the country, according to “Restructuring and 3G - New Dimensions for China Telecom Sector”, a recent market research report by RNCOS.

The move has ended with three players on the domestic telecom industry, China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom. These operators have been planning to invest billions of dollars into the development of world-class telecom infrastructure in the country. This has led to the growing demand for convergence, allowing operators to optimally utilize their existing networks while offering new set of telecom services, such as fixed-line, voice, TV and broadband.

The government’s move to finalize issuance of 3G licenses in the first week of January 2009 is further anticipated to boost investment into the Chinese telecom market. The convergence of telecom networks, digital TV networks, and the Internet, combined with deployment of 3G networks in the country, will create tremendous opportunities for both domestic and foreign players in the telecom service industry.

“Restructuring and 3G - New Dimensions for China Telecom Sector” provides extensive research on the rapidly growing Chinese telecom market. It provides detailed analysis on the fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, Internet and broadband market in the country, coupled with its current performance and future prospects.

The study looks at how telecom operators’ strategies and government support could be used to bridge the growing economic and social divide between rural and urban areas. It also offers five year industry forecast (2009-2013) on the following telecom segments:

- Fixed-line (Subscribers and Penetration)
- Mobile (Subscribers and Penetration)
- Internet (Users and Penetration)
- Broadband (Subscribers and Penetration)
- IPTV
- Mobile TV
- WiMAX
- IT Spending in Telecom Industry
- Laptops
- Mobile Phone Sales
- Value-added Service
- Network Security Product
- Online Game Market
- Online Advertisement Market

Various players studied in the report include:

- China Telecom Corporation Limited
- China Mobile Limited
- China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited

This report has been made to give clients an insight into the status of emerging technologies, subscriber growth, handset sales, market share, market penetration, opportunities and roadblocks, and future scenario of the Chinese telecom market.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Report/IM175.htm