The Middle
East Mobile 2014 Benchmark service offers an insight into pricing for post- and
prepaid services. It comprises of a database providing detailed pricing
information of services namely mobile voice, mobile broadband and international
usage including roaming. Additionally, the report provides a comparison of the
various services in an easy-to-use format.
Some of the highlights from the findings
are:
The Benchmark has found that some Middle Eastern operators offer a
significantly greater number of tariffs than others i.e. Both operators Orange
and Zain in Jordan. In total 220 postpaid and 116 prepaid plans are offered by
the covered 29 operators offering services in the 14 Middle Eastern countries.
The Benchmark compares three postpaid plans for each operator, namely lowest
priced, medium and highest priced in terms of rental charged per month. Rental
charges vary from as little as USD 0.25 (Iran) to as high as USD 681 (UAE). The
average rental per month of all postpaid plans is USD 51.62 per month.
inquire about this report: The Middle East Mobile Benchmark 2014
The Benchmark finds that out of the 72 postpaid plans covered a total of 22 do
not include any minutes, 39 of them do not include any SMS and 35 do not
include any data.
i) The lowest inclusive allowance
for minutes is 20, for SMS 20 & for data 50 MB
ii) Only 4 operators offer unlimited
voice and SMS and 6 offer unlimited data for their highest priced plans.
Out of all the plans selected in the 14
countries both post and prepaid:
i) The per minute charge for a voice
call is no more than USD 0.15 except in Lebanon where the charge is USD 0.25
per minute in peak hours dropping to USD 0.15 during off-peak hours. The
average cost of a 1 minute domestic on net voice call is USD 0.07, USD 0.08 to landlines
and other mobile networks.
ii) Domestic SMS prices vary from
USD 0.01 to USD 0.011 and MMS from USD 0.01 to USD 0.36, with the average at
USD 0.05 for an SMS and USD 0.14 for an MMS.
The survey found that some operators levy lower international call charges to
the USA than to a neighbouring country. However, the average call rate to the
USA is USD 0.45 compared to Saudi Arabiaat USD 0.42 per minute. IDD bundles are
on the increase reveals the survey and can offer discounts of well above 50 per
cent on the per minute rate.
Roaming charges attract an average of USD 2.25 per minute when calling back
home from the roaming destination USA and USD 1.25 when in Saudi Arabia. Also
for other services as the summary shows below, roaming in a neighbouring country
like Saudi Arabia is far cheaper. The survey reveals that roaming bundles are
too on the increase since the last edition, with a number of operators offering
voice and data roaming bundles.
Mobile Broadband offerings since the last update have significantly increased.
The survey reveals that the lowest priced mobile broadband plan valid for 30
days is available from USD 0.40 including 3 MB offered by both Syrian operators
up to USD 784 for a 12-month paid upfront plan offered by a Saudi operator. Inside
the bundle pricing varies from USD 0.71 per 1 GB to just over USD 1,000.
Note to editors:
About the TCL Middle East Mobile 2014 Benchmark – The service comprising of a
database and a report which provides analysis of voice and data for both Pre
Pay and Post Pay services across 29 MNOs in 14 Middle East countries (including
Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Yemen).
The service compares pricing for postpaid voice and data services (connection,
rental, usage (domestic, international and roaming), included usage, inside and
outside the bundle pricing. The information is provided in tabular format
allowing easily to see which operator offers what as part of a package and at
what price as well as how it compares with other operators in the region.
For report pricing and details please
visit: http://mrr.cm/ZMz
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