UAE Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

UAE Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report

Summary

UAE Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report, a new report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in UAE today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2028. Published annually, the report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics, and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile, and pay-TV markets, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

Total telecom and pay-TV service revenue in UAE will decline at a CAGR of 0.9% over 2023-2028, with decline in mobile voice, fixed voice, and pay-TV service revenue. Mobile data service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 1.5%, driven by continued rise in mobile internet and smartphone subscriber base, and projected increase in adoption of 5G services, which yield higher data ARPU.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following -

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in UAE.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, DTT migration, IoT regulations, etc.
• Telecom and pay-TV services market outlook: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data, and pay-TV markets.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of the positioning of leading players in the telecom and pay-TV services market as well as subscription market shares across segments.
• Company snapshots: analysis of the financial position of leading service providers in the telecommunications and pay-TV markets.
• Underlying assumptions behind our published base-case forecasts, as well as potential market developments that would alter, either positively or negatively, our base-case outlook.

Scope

• The overall telecom and pay-TV services revenue in UAE will decline at a CAGR of 0.9% during 2023-2028.
• Mobile data service revenue will grow at a five-year CAGR of 1.5%, driven by continued rise in mobile internet and smartphone subscriber base, and projected increase in adoption of 5G services, which yield higher data ARPU.
• Fixed broadband service revenue will grow at a CAGR of 1.7% across the forecast period, thanks to huge demand for high-speed connectivity and rise in fiber broadband and fixed wireless connections.

Reasons to Buy

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of UAE’s telecommunications markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying GlobalData’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in UAE’s mobile communications, fixed telephony, and broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
• The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in UAE’s telecommunications markets.
• The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in UAE.