The Growth of Mobile Broadband Services has been Running Hot in Maldives: Ken Research REQUEST FOR SAMPLE REPORT Request For sample Report × Report Title Name Email Designation Phone No Comapny Name Comapny URL Country -- Please Select Your Country -- Afganistan Africa Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia Australasia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil BRICS British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Central and South America Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe European Union Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Global Great Britain Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guerney & Alderney Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man (Island of) Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Middle East Minnesota Moldova Monaco Mongolia Monserrat Montenegro Morocco Morroco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North America North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Samoa (American) San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Scandinavia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Sint Maarten Slovakia Slovenia Solomon (Islands) Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Requirement Submit Competition sees mobile penetration pass 200% in Maldives The Maldives has a small population of slightly more than 350,000. By mid-2015 its total mobile subscriber base had passed 700,000 and mobile penetration had exceeded 200%. Most importantly, on the back of this mobile network it had a rapidly expanding mobile broadband capability, with 3G, 3G+ and, more recently, 4G. These mobile options were additional to the small but important range of fixed broadband services, mainly DSL-based. At the same time, the number of fixed telephone lines (including payphones) was around 22,500. Providing good communications for the Maldives has for a long time been paramount, with its relatively small population living on many islands across the archipelago (over 1,000 islands of which around 200 are inhabited). The nation can claim to have met this challenge with considerable success. It now prides itself on having built one of the most advanced telecommunications systems in the region. With the country’s well-developed national network, the capital Malé is particularly well served, as are the tourist resort islands; this was further enhanced by the provision of a submarine cable connection to Sri Lanka back in 2005; at the same time the opportunity has been taken to provide undersea links between the main atolls, thereby substantially strengthening the domestic connectivity. And a second submarine cable linked the archipelago to India in 2006. Efficient telecommunications services have been established to all inhabited islands by the national telco, Dhiraagu. Despite having been criticised in the early stages of development for its high tariff structure whilst operating as a monopoly provider, the company has played an undeniably important role in building networks and delivering telephone services across the archipelago. Dhiraagu’s shareholding was opened to public investment in late 2011 when an IPO saw the government sell off some of its stake. In a somewhat surprising move, Bahrain’s Batelco subsequently acquired the whole of C&W Communications’ 52% stake in Dhiraagu. A second mobile licence was issued in due course, the new operator Wataniya Telecom becoming operational in 2006. Wataniya was acquired and rebranded Ooredoo in 2013. Despite a slow start to the opening up of the market, the introduction of a level of competition quickly saw a boom in the country’s telecom sector, especially the mobile segment. By 2015 Ooredoo had 300,000 mobile subscribers or around 45% of the total market. At the same time the incumbent Dhiraagu was also continuing to vigorously develop its mobile subscriber base, improving the quality and extending its product range. The market’s attention was shifting to new generation offerings. Both operators had launched 3G and higher services and the take up rate for these new service offerings was particularly strong. There were also moves into 4G/LTE. Not surprisingly, the growth of mobile broadband services has been running hot. For more information see – Maldives – Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Contact: KenResearch AnkurGupta,HeadMarketing&Communications Ankur@kenresearch.com +91-9015378249 Source: https://www.kenresearch.com/technology-and-telecom/telecommunications-and-networking/maldives-mobile-broadband-market-report/685-105.html Tags: Competition in the internet market, Fixed wireless broadband, Government Network of the Maldives (GNM), Overview of Maldives’ mobile market, Overview of Maldives’ telecom market, Telecommunications infrastructure, Telecommunications Regulation 2003