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Research and Markets: Approximately half of Israel's households are subscribers to broadband but majority of connections are in the sub -1Mb/s range.

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This annual report provides an insight into the developing Broadband and
Internet markets of the Middle East. Topics detailed in the report include the
following:

- Regional Internet and broadband market developments and analysis
- xDSL, Cable Modems, Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), WiFi
- Growth in regional broadband penetration and availability (Trends,
Growth Patterns, Prospects)
- Major Broadband Service Providers
- Internet Access Locations and ISPs
- Censorship of the Internet in Middle East countries

Countries covered: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan , Kuwait, Lebanon,
Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Extract:
Approximately half of Israel's households are subscribers to broadband but
research has shown that the majority of connections are in the sub-1Mb/s
range. Broadband is Israel is set to go mainstream with the bundling of voice
and video services by the cable companies that have recently launched Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services and eventually by incumbent Bezeq which
is currently prevented from bundling its services for competitive reasons.com
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DUBLIN , Ireland, Research and Markets
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of Energy Map of the Middle East + Caspian, 4th Edition to their offering.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This brand-new Energy Map of the Middle East + Caspian:

- Covers an area from Bulgaria in the northwest and Kazakhstan in the
northeast to Saudi Arabia and Oman in the south
- Contains all oil and gas fields, major oil and gas pipelines, including
those currently planned or under construction
- Outlines products pipelines, major oil refineries, gas processing
plants , underground gas storage, tanker terminals and tanker sea routes
- Maps LNG import and export plants, including those under construction,
planned or proposed, independent power plants, GTL plants
- Contains Inset maps showing greater detail of the Trans-Russia and
Caspian export routes and Southern Oman

New for 2004 - Detailed inset maps of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and
Southern Iraq showing the complex oil and gas infrastructure

The map includes Country and regional statistics. Broadband was introduced into a number of Arab
countries last year and growth has or is set to take off in a few others,
namely Bahrain, Iran, Jordan and Turkey, attributed to tariff reductions and
recent government initiatives

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Laura Wood
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Research and Markets
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Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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of 2005 Middle Eastern - Broadband and Internet Markets to their offering
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increase in competition , demand for broadband content such as Video-on-Demand
(VoD), and maturing market will result in increased demand for higher
bandwidth connections.