At the end of 2008, there were 1.64 million fixed subscribers in the country, representing a penetration rate of 34.1% and a growth rate of 19.5% over 2007. UAE boasts the region’s 2nd highest fixed penetration, behind Israel. By the end of the first half of 2009, the number of fixed subscribers had stagnated to 1.66 million and we estimate that this number will rise to 1.68 million by the end of 2009.
"This 28-page report will give you a complete snap-shot of UAE's telecom environment, providing you with all the information you need to be successful in this market.

It initially defines the country's economic and political environment keeping you abreast of any events that could impact the business environment in the near future. It then provides an overview of the country's regulatory environment, including information on regulators, ministries and the liberalisation status of each telecom markets. In this section, you will also come across the country's WTO commitments as well as key regulatory events.

The telecom statistics and forecast section for 2004-2013 is filled with valuable data on telecom revenues, telecom investments as well as number of subscribers, penetration and growth for the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadband markets. It also contains International traffic and International termination rates information.

This exclusive report then provides you with an analysis of the country’s competitive environment, analyzing the fixed, mobile and Internet markets in terms of players, number of subscribers, market share. It also covers the trends and key events in each sector.

Last but not least, it also provides you with a detailed profile of Etisalat and du giving you information on their latest activities, key contacts, service offering, financial and market shares.

TABLE OF CONTENT
 
 ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
 Basic country data
 Economic summary
 Key economic data
 Political summary
 Key political data
 
 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
 Regulator
 Policy maker
 Regulatory environment
 TELECOM STATISTICS, 2004-2013F
 Telecom service revenue
 Fixed
 Mobile
 Internet
 Broadband
 International traffic
 International termination rates
 COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
 Telecom market overview
 Fixed market overview
 Mobile market overview
 Internet market overview
 KEY PLAYERS PROFILE
 Etisalat
 du
 
 
 LIST OF TABLES
 Key economic data, 2005-2009F
 Telecom statistics and forecasts, 2004-2013F
 UAE fixed subscribers by operator, 2007-2Q 2009
 UAE mobile subscribers by operator, 2006-2Q 2009
 UAE Internet subscribers by technology, 2007-2Q 2009
 UAE Internet subscribers by operator, 2006-2Q 2009
 
 
 LIST OF FIGURES
 Growth rate: Real GDP vs. Inflation
 UAE Telephone subscribers, 2004-2013F
 UAE Telecom service revenue, 2004-2013F
 UAE Internet market, 2004-2013F
 UAE International termination rate, 2004-2013F
 UAE number of subscribers by market, 2004-2013F
 UAE telecom market growth (subscribers), 2004-2013F
 UAE fixed market share by operator, 2Q 2009
 UAE fixed subscribers by operator, 2006-2Q 2009
 UAE mobile subscribers by operator, 2006-2Q 2009
 UAE mobile market share by operator, 2Q 2009
 UAE Internet subscriber growth by technology, 2006-2Q 2009
 UAE Internet market share by operator, 2Q 2009