Content, Broadband & Strategies in the Arab World

CONVERGENCE 2013 Content, Broadband & Strategies in the Arab World Arab Cellular Operators Social Media Presence June 2012 Mid-July 2011 |August 2010 -96% June 2012 Mid-July 2011 August 2010 -100% 70% 100% 85% 87% June 2012 Mid-July 2011 August 2010 31% June 2012 Mid-July 2011 | August 2010 You Tube 80% 64% 91% Linked in 81% 92% Arab Fixed Line Operators Social Media Presence 97% 84% November 2012 October 2011 September 2010 77% 75% 65% November 2012 October 2011 53% facebook. September 2010 66% November 2012 52% October 2011 twitter 17% September 2010 78% 77% November 2012 October 2011 You Tube September 2010 70% Linked in ISPS" Social Media Presence * Internet Service Provider 95% 80%- 78% 69% 64% 49% 48% 26% December April 2010 2012 December April 2010 December April 2010 2012 December April 2010 2012 2012 facebook Linked in twitter You Tube Saudi Arabia Oman United Arab Emirates Kuwait Kuwait Oman Yemen Jordan Palestine Egypt LTE FTTH Commercially launched in Commercially launched in October 2012 Mid-November 2012 Mauritania Algeria Qatar Iraq United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Tunisia Bahrain Libya * Long Term Evolution * Fiber to the Home 73.6% 69.8% Operators offering 3G/3.5G Operators offering 3G/3.5G FTA Satellite TV Operational Channels March 2012 November 2011 November 2012 12.4% Other 4.6% English I 78.6% of FTA satellite i TV operational channels are in i the Arabic language I 4.4% Arabic/English 78.6% Arabic 73.3% Private Sector г I 73.3% of FTA satellite I TV operational I channels are privately I owned 25.8% Government Sector L. 0.9% Mixed Ownership Researched By: Discover Digital Arabia ARAB ADVISORS GROUP www.DDArabia.com NUMBERS TELLING STORIES Supported by