In Early 2006, the Ratio of Mobile Penetration to Fixed-Line Penetration Was 365% in Jordan and 343% in Bahrain.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45158) has announced the addition of "2006 Middle Eastern - Mobile Communications and Mobile Data Markets" to their offering.

This annual report provides an insight into the disparate mobile markets of the Middle East. Topics detailed in the report include the following:

- Regional mobile market developments and analysis

- Government policies

- Regional expansion by local players

- Infrastructure, GSM, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , iDEN

- Satellite mobile, Push-to-Talk

- Mobile data - content and applications

- 3G and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) See HSPA.

- Major mobile operators

Countries covered include Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar , Saudi Arabia ,Syria ,United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ,Yemen

Key highlights of this title:

- While fixed-line teledensity in these countries remains comparatively low, the mobile market is booming, with a significant rise in the number of subscribers over 2005, notably in Iraq and Iran, and to a lesser extent in the more mature markets of Israel and Kuwait.

- Bahrain recorded the highest mobile penetration rate in 2005, which stood at 117% followed by UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. (99%). In early 2006, the ratio of mobile penetration to fixed-line penetration was 365% in Jordan and 343% in Bahrain. New mobile operators have been granted international gateway rights in several countries, resulting in lower prices for international phone calls.

- By early 2006, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar were all testing 3G services following its successful introduction in Bahrain and Israel.

- Arab incumbents, mobile operators and other investors have all been enthusiastically buying licences and operators elsewhere over the past two years in other Middle Eastern countries and in the less developed regions of Africa The continent of Africa can be conceptually subdivided into a number of regions or subregions. Directional approach
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Companies Mentioned:

-Wataniya Telecom

-Alfa Telecom

-Oman Mobile Telecommunications (OMTC OMTC Oswestry Musical Theatre Company (UK) )

-Nawras Telecom (Omani-Qatari Telecommunications Company)

-Etisalat

-Third Generation mobile (3G)

-MTC-Vodafone

-MCI

-Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan (MTCE Mtce Maintenance
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-Rafsanjan Industrial Complex Islamic Cooperative Company (RIC RIC Rhode Island College
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-Telecommunications Kish Company (TKC)

-Asia-Cell Telecommunications Company Ltd

-Orascom Telecom Iraq Corporation

-Atheer Telecom Iraq

-Sana Tel

-Korek Telecom Ltd.

-Jordan Mobile Telephone Services / Fastlink

-MobileCom

-XPress Telecommunications

-Saudi Telecom Company (STC)

-Ettihad Etisalat (Mobily)

-Public Telecommunications Company (Bravo)

-Syriatel

-TeleYemen

-SabaFon

-Spacetel Yemen

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45158

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