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| Qatar tops the region in mobile phone penetration |
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Posted on 20 Jul 2010 |
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Qatar has the highest mobile phone and broadband penetration rates in the Middle East, according to Euromonitor International’s new country briefing report termed “Technology, Communication and Media: Qatar”.
As a matter of fact, the report showed that mobile phone penetration in Qatar has increased by 38% between 2004 and 2009. The continuous growth in mobile phone and broadband services in Qatar is attributed to the high purchasing power of consumers, which is proven by the level of consumer expenditure on telecommunications equipment and services, one of the highest in the Gulf region. Euromonitor’s report indicated that Qatar’s fixed-line market has continued to expand due to growth in Internet usage. About 44.5% of Qatari households possessed a broadband-enabled computer by the end of 2009, up from 6.8% in 2004. This places Qatar well ahead of other GCC countries on broadband penetration in 2009, as 26.6% of Bahraini households had broadband connection last year, followed by Kuwait (26% of households), the UAE (18.8%) and Saudi Arabia (8%).
Moreover, household possession of telephones in Qatar experienced growth from 86.4% in 2004 to 88.2% last year, while the number of telephone lines in use also increased from 191,000 lines in 2004 to 274,600 lines in 2009.
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