DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c18fca/united_arab_emirat) has announced the addition of the "United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Report Q1 2012" report to their offering.
BMI's Q112 update to the UAE's telecommunications market report incorporates market data from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and telecoms providers Etisalat and Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (du) relating to the end of September 2011. It contains an analysis of the mobile, fixed-line and broadband markets, and recent regulatory developments. It also contains our growth forecast for the key sectors, which has been extended to 2016.
According to the TRA, there were 11.262mn mobile subscribers in the UAE at the end of September 2011, reflecting a penetration rate of 142.7%. The market grew by just 0.7% q-o-q in Q311, slightly down from 1% in the previous quarter, and 3.8% y-o-y. Growth in the UAE's mobile market for the 12 months to September 2011 was solely driven by second-ranked du, which recorded total net additions of 857,000 subscribers during that period to offset Etisalat's total net loss of 438,000 for the same period. It is worth mentioning that our subscriber figure for Etisalat is based on the TRA's market data, which comply with a strict 90-day activation period for active lines. The author has upgraded the mobile growth forecast this quarter following strong net additions during 9M11. The author now expects the number of mobile subscribers in the UAE to reach 12.385mn by 2016, reflecting a penetration rate of 145.5%.
That said, it is worth mentioning that the rollout of LTE network services with capacity for high-speed data transmission poses a downside side to the uptake fixed-line services in the UAE. By the end of 2016, BMI forecast broadband subscriptions in the UAE to reach 1.226mn, reflecting a penetration rate of 14.4%.
Companies Mentioned:
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat)
Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (du)
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