Internet country code | .ae |
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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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