Friday, July 3, 2009

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.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Middle-East-ICT-Market-Analysis-Reports/IM562.htm

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.

For more detail visit :- http://www.itsectornews.com/Indian-DTH-Market-Forecast-to-2012-Reports/IM198.htm