Capacity and Content: Internet Opportunities in the Arab Middle East

Pyramid Research, Inc, January 2001, Pages: 16

The proliferation of Arabic-language Web content and reduced access fees are fueling rapid Internet uptake in the Middle East and placing new demands on the region's limited international bandwidth. The complex relationship between Internet usage patterns and bandwidth capacity constraints will determine new business opportunities in the Arab Middle East for telcos, Internet service providers (ISPs), applications developers, and content providers that service the region and for international capacity providers aspiring to overhaul and interconnect its infrastructure. This report offers an integrated study of the region’s Internet ecosystem, providing both operators and content previders with an in-depth understanding of the region and the opportunites within.

Region:

Africa/Middle East

Number of Exhibits: 8

The Two-Way Street Between Connectivity and Web Activity<BR><BR>Internet Usage is on the Upswing<BR><BR>Global Traffic to Sites in the Middle East is Growing<BR><BR>Regional Portals Top the Traffic Charts<BR><BR>Diaspora Audiences Present Unique Business Opportunities<BR><BR>Case Study: Bucking Trends in Kuwait<BR><BR>New Horizons for Web Application and Content Developers<BR><BR>New Clients for the Region’s Web Developers Value Audiences Differently<BR><BR>E-Commerce Marketplace Ventures: Nationals and Verticals Favored<BR><BR>Over Regionals<BR><BR>Content Development for New Media Clients: Three Emerging Hubs<BR><BR>Toward a Bandwidth Shortage?<BR><BR>Intraregional Connectivity: A Cross-Border Study of Demand<BR><BR>Horizons for Capacity Providers and IT Infrastructure Companies<BR><BR>Bandwidth Oases: A Medium-Term High-Speed Access Delivery Model<BR><BR><b>List of Exhibits:</b><BR><BR>Internet Users and English-Speaking Computer Users in Arab Countries <BR><BR>Internet Users in the Arab Middle East <BR><BR>The 20 Most Globally Browsed Arab Middle Eastern Web Sites <BR><BR>Popularity Ranking of Arab Middle Eastern Web Sites by Genre <BR><BR>Global Visits to Middle Eastern Web Sites, November 2001<BR><BR><b>Companies Mentioned:</b><BR><BR>

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