Voice Services and Fixed-Line Strategies for Middle Eastern Operators

This report examines the current state of voice services and legacy fixed-line networks in the Middle East, with additional information on recent trends in Turkey. It charts the changes in voice channels over the past four years, analyzes the effects of separating voice from the underlying network connection in project planning, and recommends strategies for increasing marginal revenues and uncovering new revenue streams.

Topics in this study include:

"The Middle East is a region in which many customers receive their voice services solely via their mobile phones, and yet investments in fixed infrastructures are reaching new heights. Operators can choose from a variety of strategies to monetize their existing infrastructures and operations while planning for a future of richer communications products." - Senior Analyst Andy Hicks, IDC CEMA This book may contain less than 24 pages of technical content.