Cementing its stance as the Arab World's Internet leader, the UAE's ADSL penetration reached around 11% by end of 2008.Summary: 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. Cementing its stance as the Arab World's Internet leader, the UAE's ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line 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 A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. in the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. since 1976. Etisalat offers fixed line services over the Next Generation Network (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) 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 pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. the way to the partial liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . 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 United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. 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 The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. 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 fruit·ful adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil. 2. 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 See broadband and broadband service provider. . 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 churn: see butter. 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 2009 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) 2009 Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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