In 2010 Mobinil may receive ARPU of US $7.47 per month (Egypt)Egypt mobile market statistics reveals that the penetration rate has almost doubled since then to reach 43% in March 2008. The network operators have launched a wide range of advanced services, including 3G mobile broadband. Also Mobinil has launched commercial 3G services over a W-CDMA network covering Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Dahab, Taba, Safaga, Marsa Alam, Luxor and Aswan. Mobinil have invested USD749 million so far this year on its infrastructure. Number of active base stations have been increased to more than 6,500 of which 700 offer 3G access.
Operators serving the Egyption mobile market are:
- Mobinil
- Vodafone
- Etisalat
Notable highlights of Egypt Mobile Forecast include:
- The wireless penetration level in Egypt will increase from 56.0% in 2008 to 73.5% in 2010. In the meantime, the number of total subscribers will increase from 42.0 million in 2008 to 57.5 million in 2010.
- Although both of the two largest operators - ECMS (MobiNil) and Vodafone will continue to have market shares in the range of 42% - 46% over the next few years, Nile Telecom to increase steadily over the forecast period. The market share of Nile Telecom to increase from 9.4% in 2008 to 15.7% in 2010.
- In 2010, Vodafone will receive ARPU of US$ 10.44 per month whereas ECMS will achieve an ARPU of US$ 7.47 per month.
- Lower EBITDA margins for Egypt operators in the 43% - 48% range compared to historical EBITDA margins of 49% - 54%.
