� Business Monitor International Ltd Page -- must be selected to administer the database. Further, MNP does not typically encourage new subscriptions but intensifies competition for existing customers. ...We expect growth to be maintained for the duration of our forecast period to ----. We expect Kyrgyzstan s mobile subscriber market to experience continued competition among the operators and the expansion of their networks into rural areas, which will drive net additions. Nevertheless, we expect growth to slow in each consecutive year of our forecast, a development which reflects the growing maturity of the market. ...Given the latest developments in LTE in the country, we have positively revised our -G/-G uptake figures to reflect the efforts made by operators to offer LTE services in the country. We are of the opinion that the market will have around -.-mn -G/-G subscribers by end of ----, a number we see jumping to over -.-mn by ----.
...Data quoted in local newspaper Tazabek from the National Communications Agency showed a sharp decline in fixed lines over the course of ----, leading us to revise our forecasts for this sector downwards. After a decrease of around -.-- in ----, this accelerated to -.- in ----, with ---,--- subscriptions remaining. ...Kyrgyzstan s fixed-line segment is underdeveloped with a penetration rate of just --.-- at the end of ----. It is one of the few markets in the Central Asia region which is already experiencing a decreased numbers of fixed lines in service, whereas others are still exhibiting signs of growth. The sector has been held back by a lack of investment from the incumbent and with little competition there is no incentive for significant investment to occur. ...The sector has been held back by a lack of investment from the incumbent and with little competition there is no incentive for significant investment to occur. We believe it is likely to stay this way unless the incumbent is privatised, and, with announcements that this will not happen, we have not upgraded our forecasts for the fixed or
...We have made some forecast revisions to the mobile sector outlook and expect the mobile market to end ---- with a total of -.--mn subscribers, a number we see rising to around -.-mn by YE--. Latest reports from the country suggest that the June ---- auction of --- of the shares of government- owned MegaCom did not attract any bidders. ...
