Introduction
How is the communication system in United Arab Emirates? Here, Broadcast media include except for the many organizations now operating in media free zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts; restrictions since June 2017 on some satellite channels and websites originating from or otherwise linked to Qatar, but in early 2023 Abu Dhabi unblocked several sites, including Al Jazeera (2022). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
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Internet country code .ae
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 3,245,123 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 33 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 9.4 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 100% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment The UAE has a strong mobile market; while the 5G penetration rate is the second highest globally after China; this has underpinned growth in the mobile broadband sector, and has enabled the strong development in the take-up of rich content and applications, as well as m-commerce; to help increase the capacity of 5G networks in coming years, and so keep up with data demand, the government has allowed for the GSM networks to be closed down and for spectrum and other assets to be re-purposed for 5G by the end of 2022; the fixed-broadband network in the UAE is dominated by fiber, with DSL having a minor and declining presence; this focus on a fully fiber infrastructure has also facilitated growth in e-commerce, and has supported the government’s long-term aim of transitioning the economy from its dependence on oil to being knowledge-based and supported by digital services; the country stands to benefit from having signed the Abraham Accord Declaration with Israel, which aims to normalize relations between the two countries; such benefits can be seen in the agreement to enable local ISPs to access Bezeq International’s submarine cable infrastructure, and so improve direct connectivity to Europe, South East Asia, and Africa; the UAE’s ISPs can also access Bezeq International’s data center in Tel Aviv, improving internet services (2022)
Domestic Fixed-line is 24 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 190 per 100 (2021)
International Country code - 971; landing points for the FLAG, SEA-ME-WE-3 ,-4 & -5, Qater UAE Submarine Cable System, FALCON, FOG, Tat TGN-Gulf, OMRAN/EPEG Cable System, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FEA, GBICS/MENA, IMEWE, Orient Express, TEAMS, TW1 and the UAE-Iran submarine cables, linking to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian) (2020)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 2.286 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 24 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 20.036 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 212 (2022 est.)
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United Arab Emirates is found in Western Asia