This report highlights developments and trends in the telecom market across Middle East & Africa in March 2022. It covers service provider strategies, 5G spectrum auctions and launch plans, digital migration, and submarine cable deployment.
Middle East & Africa News Digest – March 2022
There is a more recent version of this Report available from 16 March 2023
The Analyst Team
Danson Njue
Senior Research Analyst, Africa Markets
Danson Njue is a Senior Research Analyst with Omdia. He works as part of the Middle East and Africa team, focusing on providing insights on telco and vendor strategies across Sub-Saharan Africa. His research includes operator network and digital strategies, disruptive technologies, and regulatory frameworks in sub-Saharan Africa.
Danson joined Omdia, formerly Ovum, in March 2011 as a Research Analyst. Before that, he was a wireless training engineer at Huawei Technologies Limited in Kenya and has also worked as a base station subsystem engineer at Safaricom PLC. Danson holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering, specializing in telecommunications, a master’s degree in electrical and electronic systems, and an honors degree in electrical and electronics engineering.
Thecla Mbongue
Senior Analyst, Africa Markets
Thecla analyzes telecom, media, and technology trends as part of the Middle East and Africa team. She researches regional operator strategies, network deployments, and regulatory development. Specific areas of her research include broadband technology deployments (4G, 5G, FTTx), smartphones, OTT, and mobile financial services.
Thecla joined Omdia in 2003 as a telecom researcher and has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. She is a regular speaker and chair at industry conferences and comments on industry developments for regional and international media. Previously, Thecla worked for global telecom carrier Vectone in London.
Further Reading
Fiber Development Index: 2021
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Data / 15 Oct 2021 / Michael Philpott
Tracks and benchmarks fiber development across 81 countries. Includes fiber household coverage, household penetration, business penetration, mobile cell site fiber penetration, total fiber investment, and average download/upload speeds.
Service Provider Regional Outlook: Africa – 2021
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Report / 20 Jul 2021 / Danson Njue
This report provides an outlook of the African service provider market, with recommendations for service providers, and Omdia’s 2021–26 outlook for subscriptions and service revenue in the mobile and fixed broadband segments.
Service Provider Regional Outlook: Middle East
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Report / 27 Aug 2021 / Srushti Ghisad
This report provides an outlook of the Middle East service provider market, with recommendations for service providers, and Omdia’s 2021–26 outlook for subscriptions and service revenue in the mobile and fixed broadband segments.
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