"United Arab Emirates Telecommunications Report Q3 2012" now available at Fast Market Research

July 29, 2012 - PRLog -- BMI's Q312 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 March 2012. It contains an analysis of the mobile, fixed-line and broadband markets, and recent regulatory developments. It also contains our growth estimates for the key sectors during our forecast period, through to 2016.

Perhaps the most notable new development since our last report is the launch of commercial LTE network services by second-ranked du in June 2012. The operator reports the service is capable of speeds of 150Mbps, although existing devices can only support transmission of 100Mbps. The launch follows that of rival Etisalat, which launched LTE services in 2011. du has launched the service using 1,800MHz spectrum, in contrast to the more commonly used 800MHz or 2.6GHz bands.

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According to the TRA, there were 12.367mn mobile subscribers in the UAE at the end of March 2012. This is growth of 5.5% q-o-q, significantly higher than average quarterly growth of 1.8% during 2012. The market recorded net additions of 640,000 subscribers in Q112, equivalent of around 80% of the total net additions of 801,000 recorded in the 12 months to December 2011. Despite the UAE's relatively high mobile penetration rate, we forecast positive growth in the mobile market over the next five years. We forecast an overall growth of 9.5% during 2012 and average growth of 2.2% for the five years to 2016. This will bring the mobile subscriber base to around 14mn subscribers, a penetration rate of 165%.

We note that the fixed-line market will experience upside pressure from increased competition between Etisalat and du due to the implementation of carrier pre-selection services. However, this will be counterbalanced by increasing fixed to mobile substitution, which we expect to intensify with the roll-out of next generation mobile broadband technologies. We expect fixed-line penetration in the UAE to reach 22.9% at the end of 2012. We also expect positive growth for the remainder of our forecast period, although faster population growth based on BMI data means fixed-line penetration rates are expected to decline from 2012. By 2016, we expect the market to have around 1.908mn fixed-line connections, reflecting a penetration rate of 22.4%.

During Q112, TRA reported a sharp fall in the number of dial-up internet subscriptions. This consequently reduced the total number of internet subscriptions from around 1.3mn at the end of December 2011 to fewer than 960,000 by March 2012. However, we have not changed our internet usage or broadband forecasts as there was no commensurate increase in the number of broadband subscriptions following the contraction of the dial-up segment. We expect the broadband market to grow by 9.5% in 2012 to reach a penetration rate of 11.8%. By the end of 2016, we expect the UAE to have a broadband penetration rate of about 13.8%.

Report Table of Contents:

SWOT Analysis
- UAE Mobile SWOT
- UAE Wireline SWOT
- UAE Political SWOT
- UAE Economic SWOT
- UAE Business Environment SWOT
Risk/Rewards Ratings
- Middle East And North Africa
- Table: MENA Telecoms Risk/Reward Ratings, Q312
- UAE
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Mobile
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Mobile - Historical Data & Forecasts
- ARPU
- Table: Monthly Blended ARPU
- Fixed Line
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Fixed Line - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Internet
- Table: Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts
Market Data Analysis
- Mobile
- Table: UAE - Mobile Subscribers, Q112
- Table: UAE - Mobile Net Additions Market, Q111-Q112 ('000)
- Subscriber Divisions And ARPU
- 3G
- Mobile Contract Wins
- Table: Mobile Contract Wins
- Mobile Operator Data
- Table: UAE Mobile Market Overview
- Table: Etisalat
- Table: du
- Mobile Content
- Regional Outlook
- Country Outlook
- Value-Added Services Timeline
- Table: Selected VAS Services
- Fixed Line
- VoIP
- Internet
- Broadband
- LTE
- FTTH
- Market Restrictions
- Wireline Contract Wins
- Table: Wireline Contract Wins
Regulatory Environment And Industry Developments
- Table: Regulatory Bodies And Their Responsibilities
- Legislation And Market Liberalisation
- Carrier Pre-Selection
- Regulation
- New Wireless Agency
- Licensing And Spectrum
- Regulatory Developments
- Industry Developments
Competitive Landscape
- Key Players
- Table: Key Players - UAE Telecoms Sector
- Table: UAE Financial Indicators (US$mn)
Company Monitor
- Table: Cisco Financial Performance By Theatre (US$mn), H1 FY12
Operator Profiles
- Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat)
- Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (du)
Regional Telecommunications Penetration Overview
- Fixed Line
- Table: Regional Fixed-Line Penetration Overview
- Mobile
- Table: Regional Mobile Penetration Overview
- Broadband
- Table: Regional Broadband Penetration Overview
Demographic Outlook
- Table: United Arab Emirates' Population By Age Group, 1990-2020 ('000)
- Table: United Arab Emirates' Population By Age Group, 1990-2020
- Table: United Arab Emirates' Key Population Ratios, 1990-2020
- Table: United Arab Emirates' Rural And Urban Population, 1990-2020
Glossary Of Terms
- Table: Glossary Of Terms
BMI Methodology
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Table: Key Indicators For Telecommunications Industry Forecasts
- Telecoms Business Environment Ratings
- Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology
- Table: Ratings Indicators
- Weighting
- Table: Weighting Of Indicators

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