Cementing its stance as the Arab World's Internet leader, the UAE's ADSL penetration reached around 11% by end of 2008.
A new comprehensive report from Arab Advisors Group fully
analyzes the UAE’s Internet and data-communications market. The country, a
regional leader in advanced services adoption, is on track for more growth
especially as the market entered a competitive stage.
The UAE's
telecommunications market was officially closed to all but Etisalat, which has been the
telecommunications service provider in the UAE since
1976. Etisalat offers fixed line services over the Next Generation Network
(NGN) which enables it to offer voice, video and data over one single source.
In 2003,
the situation changed with the announcement of Federal Government Decree No. 3
for the year 2003. It declared the end of Etisalat’s monopoly status and paved
the way to the partial liberalization of the UAE telecom sector. The second
telecom operator du was licensed on February 12, 2006. Etisalat's new
competitor, du, is an integrated service provider offering voice, data, video
and content services over fixed and mobile networks to residential and business
users.
A new report, “United
Arab Emirates Internet and Data Market” was released to the Arab Advisors
Group’s Telecoms Strategic Research Service subscribers on February 11, 2009.
This report can be purchased from the Arab Advisors Group for only US$ 950.
The 83-page report, which has 74 detailed exhibits, provides a
comprehensive analysis of UAE's Internet and data market, online content
players, e-commerce and financial services and enabling operators and
organizations. Please contact the Arab Advisors Group to get a copy of the
reports Table of Contents.
Any investment
in this report will count towards an annual Strategic Research Service
subscription should the service be acquired within three months from purchasing
the report.
An investment in the
report can also count towards attending Arab Advisors’ sixth annual Media and
Telecoms Convergence Conference on June 1 & 2 2009 at the Four Seasons in
Amman. More information on the conference can be viewed on http://www.arabadvisors.com/Convergence/schedule.htm
"The Internet penetration in the
UAE is one of the highest in the region. Internet accounts
penetration of total population increased from 20% by end of 2007 to an
estimated 25% by end of 2008. ADSL/broadband accounts penetration of
total population reached around 11% by end of 2008. By end of October 2008,
Etisalat's ADSL accounts constituted around 36% of the operator's total fixed
lines." Miss
Noura Abdulhadi, Arab Advisors Senior Research Analyst commented.
"The period from 2003 till 2008 was
very fruitful for the UAE in terms of accounts and users. The Arab Advisors
Group projects the growth to continue from 2008 to 2012. Much of the new growth
will be in ADSL/broadband accounts as dial up subscribers upgrade to using ADSL
or new customers adopt the broadband service. The Arab Advisors Group believes
that as du expands its coverage areas, an increase in competition will result,
bring down ADSL rates and will cause a substantial churn from the dial up into
the ADSL service." Miss Noura Abdulhadi, Arab Advisors Senior Research Analyst added.
The Arab
Advisors Group’s team of analysts in the region has already produced over 1,410 reports on
the Arab World’s communications, media and financial markets. The reports can
be purchased individually or received through an annual subscription to Arab
Advisors Group’s (www.arabadvisors.com)
Strategic Research Services (Media and Telecom). To date, Arab Advisors Group
has served over 525 global and regional companies by providing reliable
research analysis and forecasts of Arab communications markets to these
clients. Some of our clients can be viewed on http://www.arabadvisors.com/clients.htm
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