Mobile Content Aggregators in the

Arab World
Arab Advisors Group
Strategic Research Service - Communications
May 2009
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Section I: Introduction...................................................................................................... 2
Section II: Content aggregators serving mobile operators in the Arab World..................... 5
Actel ME ................................................................................................. 12
Aiwagulf................................................................................................. 13
ArabiaCell............................................................................................... 14
ASAIG .................................................................................................... 15
Audio Telecom........................................................................................ 16
Bab.com ................................................................................................. 17
Beecell ................................................................................................... 18
Cellcast .................................................................................................. 19
Distribution Oriented Technologies (DOT) .............................................. 20
Ertiqa ..................................................................................................... 21
IDEAS .................................................................................................... 22
Info2Cell ................................................................................................ 23
InfoShake .............................................................................................. 24
Information Technology Planet (ITP) ..................................................... 25
Javna ..................................................................................................... 26
MediaCo ................................................................................................. 28
Moments Telecomedia ............................................................................ 29
NGT ........................................................................................................ 31
PowerMeMobile ...................................................................................... 32
Promise.................................................................................................. 33
Ring Jordan ............................................................................................ 34
Takarub.................................................................................................. 35

TIM w.e .................................................................................................. 36

Virtumobile ............................................................................................ 37

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1: Channels of content services ......................................................... 3

Exhibit 2: Ranking content aggregators by number of Arab operators served 5
Exhibit 3: Ranking content aggregators by number of Arab countries the
aggregators are operational in................................................................. 6
Exhibit 4: Summary of the major content aggregators serving mobile
operators in the Arab World..................................................................... 7
Exhibit 5: Actel ME operators and services .................................................. 12
Exhibit 6: Aiwagulf operators and services .................................................. 13
Exhibit 7: ArabiaCell operators and services ................................................ 14
Exhibit 8: ASAIG operators and services...................................................... 15
Exhibit 9: Audio Telecom operators and services ......................................... 16
Exhibit 10: Bab.com operators and services ................................................ 17
Exhibit 11: Beecell operators and services .................................................. 18
Exhibit 12: Cellcast operators and services.................................................. 19
Exhibit 13: DOT's operators and services..................................................... 20
Exhibit 14: Ertiqa operators and services .................................................... 21
Exhibit 15: IDEAS operators and services .................................................... 22
Exhibit 16: Info2Cell operators and services ............................................... 23
Exhibit 17: InfoShake operators and services.............................................. 24
Exhibit 18: Information Technology Planet (ITP) operators and services25
Exhibit 19: Javna operators and services..................................................... 26
Exhibit 20: MediaCo operators and services................................................. 28
Exhibit 21: Moments Telecomedia operators and services29
Exhibit 22: NGT operators and services ....................................................... 31
Exhibit 23: PowerMeMobile operators and services ..................................... 32
Exhibit 24: Promise operators and services ................................................. 33
Exhibit 25: Ring Jordan operators and services ........................................... 34
Exhibit 26: Takarub operators and services ................................................. 35
Exhibit 27: TIM w.e operators and services ................................................. 36
Exhibit 28: Virtumobile operators and services............................................ 37