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Qatar - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses 2016 - Research and Markets
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Qatar
- Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses"
report to their offering.
Qatar has increasingly become a progressive market for telecoms and a
leader in the Middle East. In 2016 the country has a vast array of
networks and services on offer including 4G, VoLTE, LTE (News - Alert)-A, M2M and
fibre-based technologies. It is also looking towards a future based on
5G.
Broadband penetration is among the highest in the region, with services
available via ADSL, Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH), wireless and mobile.
Qatar has embarked on developing a national fibre-based access network,
known as QNBN. Company (QNBN) was appointed to operate the network and
offer wholesale broadband capacity to both Ooredoo and Vodafone (News - Alert) Qatar.
Much of this development is being driven by a forward thinking and
supportive government.
In mid-2016 another milestone was reached for Qatar with the landing of
the AAE-1 submarine cable. Ooredoo was one of the key consortium members
for the project and evisions faster global routing and more reliable
bandwidth for the citizens of Qatar. AAE-1 links to the major Internet
hubs of Asia-Africa and Europe.
Increasing international capacity will also assist in Qatar's long term
development goals as stated in its National Development Strategy
document Qatar National Vision 2030. Qatar firmly has its sights set on
being a Smart City of the future and the hosting of the FIFA World Cup
2022 is attributing to the fast development of smart infrastructure
initiatives.
Key developments:
- In August 2016 Ooredoo completed the landing of the AAE-1 submarine in
Qatar
- Both VoLTE and LTE-A services have been launched in Qatar over the
past twelve months or so
- In June 2015, the CRA announced Qatar would have mandatory reductions
to roaming charges for voice calls, SMS, and mobile data coming into
initial effect on the 1st of April 2016
- Qatar's second independent satellite is currently under construction
with plans that Es'hail 2 would be launched in the third quarter of 2017
Companies covered in this report include:
- Ooredoo Qatar
- Vodafone Qatar
- Qatar National Broadband Network (News - Alert) (QNBN)
Key Topics Covered:
1. Executive summary
2. Key statistics
3. Telecommunications market
4. Regulatory environment
5. Fixed network operator
6. Telecommunications infrastructure
7. Smart infrastructure
8. Broadband access market
9. Digital economy
10. Digital media
11. Mobile communications
For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s62gwg/qatar_telecoms
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