Leveraging the Power of Broadband through the

AT&T TRANSFORMATION

2020 & THE

UAE EXPO 2020

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Taking Broadband to the next level & Driving Revenue by fostering new competitive international markets available through the UAE

• The EXPO 2020 is going to give the UAE the opportunity to display new and emerging technologies that will make it a global tech hub of the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa)

The country’s geographical position in the Middle East and its advanced tele-communications network will also enable it to compete effectively in this high growth sector. The telecommuni-cations sector is a high-tech fast-paced capital-intensive (and expensive) business that requires constant investments in new and upgraded infrastructure, an undertaking that can only be carried out by wealthy countries such as the UAE to drive its diversi-fication strategy into these new sectors.1

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Dubai – Smart City

The city of Dubai is undergoing construc-tion of a smart infra-structure based on the latest, cutting edge technology. This project is aimed to keep all Dubai residents with hsi in public places and keep them well connected through the most advanced fiber optic network and high-speed wireless internet, with speeds up to 300mbps.

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GovernmentStability-Adequate

• The UAE’s constitution established a federal government that leaves much power to the emirates

• 7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn

• Government has executive, legislative, and judicial branches

• The executive branch dominates the political system

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GovernmentEconomic Freedom-Adequate• According to the 2014 IEF, the UAE economy

is 71.4% free, which makes it the world’s 28th freest economy• The UAE is ranked 2nd out of 17 countries in

the Middle East/North African region• The UAE scores above the world average in

fiscal freedom, labor freedom, freedom from corruption, government size, and trade freedom

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GovernmentOpenness to FDI-Highly Adequate

• The UAE government valued FDI at $12 billion in 2013, which ranked first in the Arab world in terms of attracting inward investment• The UAE’s companies’ law stipulates that

foreign investors may own a maximum of 49% of a company registered in the UAE• The level of FDI in the UAE may increase in

the near future if existing laws are liberalized• The FDI in the UAE is expected to grow by

20% this year to $14.4 billion

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EconomicsGDP Growth Rate-Adequate• Director of IMF’s Middle East & Central Asia

Dept. said the UAE saw sustained growth with its nominal GDP achieving 24.5% growth—from $192.6 billion in 2007 to $239.9 billion in 2008• Real GDP growth did slow down from 7.4% in

2007 to 6.3% in 2008• Real GDP growth forecasts for the UAE

economy have ranged from a high of 3.2% to a low of 0.6% with an average estimated rate of growth of 2.25% as reported by the IMF, the UAE Central Bank, and by various local and international banks and financial institutions

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EconomicsGDP Per Capita-Highly Adequate

• GDP per capita for 2005 was high compared with other Arab countries—almost $29,000• This was a 34.8% increase in GDP per capita

from the GDP per capita seen in 2002• GDP per capita in the UAE was around

$38,000 in 2006, which was one of the top 25 highest GDP per capita in the world

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EconomicsConsumer Inflation Rate-Somewhat Adequate• Strong capital flows, extra-loose monetary

policy, weakening fiscal prudence and imported inflation did drive inflation in the absence of a tight monetary policy• CPI inflation in the UAE had been on an

upward spiral, reaching 9.2% in 2006, 10% in 2007, and at 12% in 2008• The global financial crisis and the relatively

low price of oil have placed downward pressure on the CPI with estimates of inflation ranging from 1 to 2%. Thus, it is very useful to look at the sectoral contribution of GDP to determine the changing influence of various sectors on aggregate economic activity

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EconomicsPotential Market-Highly Adequate• UAE’s strong commercial tradition affords

foreign business people a wide choice of experienced partners in reaching a market of more than 1 billion people in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa)• Research by Ericsson in the Middle East

markets reveals that 32% of users in the UAE & Saudi Arabia play video games at least once a week

EconomicsPotential Market-Highly Adequate

Age structure:

0-14 years: 20.7% (male 597,476/female 570,275)

15-24 years: 13.7% (male 457,647/female 311,673)

25-54 years: 61.5% (male 2,639,018/female 820,915)

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Physical InfrastructureTransportation-Adequate

• The UAE currently has no rail system.• Transportation is mostly road-based.• The UAE has 4,080 kilometers of paved roads, 253

kilometers of those are expressways.• The UAE has 43 airports, six of which are

international airports.

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Physical InfrastructureCommercial Shipping-Highly Adequate• The UAE has 15 commercial ports (including oil

terminals).• The leading port in the Gulf Region is located in

Dubai.• It has modern facilities to handle almost any type

of commercial and passenger shipping.

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Communications InfrastructureTelecommunications-Highly Adequate

• UAE has 1.9 million land line telephones (2012).• They have over 13.7 million mobile telephone

sub-scribers (2012).• Lowest mobile phone rates in the Middle East (US

$0.06 per minute).• They have the best telecommunications network

in the Middle East.

• Key centers for modern fiber-optic integrated services and digital network centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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Communication InfrastructureMedia- Highly Adequate• The UAE has over 3.45 (2009) million internet users.• They have 15 television stations and 23 radio

stations.• Most television and radio stations are government

owned.

Population & Demographics of the UAE

Emirate Male Female Total

Abu Dhabu

Dubai

Sharjah

Ajman

Umm Al-Quwain

Ras Al Khaimah

Fujairah

204,108

84,245

78,818

21,600

8,671

49,181

32,486

200,438

83,784

74,547

20,586

8,811

48,348

32,374

404,546

168,029

153,365

42,186

17,482

97,529

64,860

Total 479,109 468,888 947,997

National Population by Emirate and Sex (2010 mid year estimates)

Population by Nationality (National - Non National) and Sex (2010 mid-year estimates)

Nationality Male Female Total

National

Non-National

479,109

5,680,711

468,888

1,633,362

947,997

7,316,073

Total 6,161,820 2,102,250 8,264,070

Population & Demographics of the UAEHistorical population

Year Population +/-%1963 95,000 ---1968 180,226 +89.7%1975 557,887 +209.5%1980 1,042,099 +86.8%1985 1,379,303 +32.4%1995 2,411,041 +74.8%1999 2,938,000 +21.9%2005 4,106,427 +39.8%2011 8,264,070 +101.2%

Source: "UAE National Bureau of Statistics".

References

1 United Arab Emirates. National Bureau of Statistics. ANALYTICAL REPORT on ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS in

the

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 2009 2 "National Investment Reform Agendas," Mena-Oecd

Investment Programme, unkown edition.3 http://www.uaestatistics.gov.ae/

Presented

by

Rick (Ross) Roulston

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