United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile, Fixed and Pay-TV by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2026

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile, Fixed and Pay-TV by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2026

Summary

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Telecom Services Market Size and Analysis by Service Revenue, Penetration, Subscription, ARPU's (Mobile, Fixed and Pay-TV by Segments and Technology), Competitive Landscape and Forecast, 2021-2026 is a new Country Intelligence Report by GlobalData, provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in United Arab Emirates today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2026. 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, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

The total telecom and pay TV service revenue in the UAE will increase at a 2.1% CAGR from $8 billion in 2021 to $8.9 billion in 2026, supported by revenue growth across mobile data and fixed broadband segments. Mobile data will remain the largest revenue contributor, with revenues increasing from $2.4 billion in 2021 to $3.3 billion at a CAGR of 6.4%. The fast speed and low latency connectivity resulting from telcos expanding their 5G networks, coupled with the promotion of data-centric plans, will spur the adoption of higher ARPU applications such as video streaming and mobile gaming. Fixed broadband revenue will increase from $2.4 billion in 2021 to $2.9 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 3.5%, supported by growth in FTTH/B subscriptions and increasing broadband penetration as operators offer multiplay bundles targeted at various segments of the market including entry-level plans differentiated by internet speed and TV content, premium plans comprising unlimited data and all-inclusive TV content and 5G ultra-fast and data-centric plans intended to support high quality streaming and gaming.

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

• Demographic and macroeconomic context in United Arab Emirates.
• 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, national broadband plans, tariff regulation, and more.
• 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.

• The total telecom and pay TV service revenue in the UAE will increase at a 2.1% CAGR from $8 billion in 2021 to $8.9 billion in 2026, supported by revenue growth across mobile data and fixed broadband segments.
• Mobile data will remain the largest revenue contributor, with revenues increasing from $2.4 billion in 2021 to $3.3 billion at a CAGR of 6.4%. The fast speed and low latency connectivity resulting from telcos expanding their 5G networks, coupled with the promotion of data-centric plans, will spur the adoption of higher ARPU applications such as video streaming and mobile gaming.
• 4G was the leading mobile technology with a 72.6% share of total mobile subscriptions in 2021. However, its share will decline drastically to 26.2% in 2026, as subscribers migrate to 5G services
• Etisalat led the UAE’s mobile market in terms of mobile subscriptions in 2021, followed by Du. Both operators are actively advancing 5G network expnasions.

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of United Arab Emirates’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 United Arab Emirates’s mobile communications, fixed telephony, 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 United Arab Emirates’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 United Arab Emirates.