Revenues of the telecommunications sector in Qatar for the year 2019 amounted to QR9.7bn, according to Telecommunications Market Report 2015-2019 released by the Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA).
The mobile telephone penetration reached 143 percent, and the mobile broadband penetration 129 percent, according to the report. The Telecommunications Market Report contains main indicators of the telecommunications market in Qatar for the period 2015 - 2019, showing trends, evolutions, as well as to provide guidance to stakeholders who are interested in further elaborations and analyses. The report indicated that retail telecom sector investments for 2019 amounted to QR1.7bn.
The number of fixed voice communication and fixed broadband services subscribers reached half a million, while the number of fixed broadband service subscribers reached 300,000. According to the report, the number of subscriptions to mobile services reached 3.9 million, and the number of subscriptions to mobile broadband services 3.5 million. The percentage of fixed broadband subscriptions for fiber connection services was 92 percent, and the rate for fixed broadband subscriptions with advertised speed (30 Mbps) reached 86 percent.
The data in the report were collected and elaborated by CRA based on service providers’ regulatory reports that they provide every quarter. The report includes key indicators related to market statistics like voice and broadband subscriptions for both fixed and mobile services, voice and data traffic for mobile services, in addition to trends in advertised fixed broadband speed. Besides, the report includes financial information like the main service providers revenues and investments/ capital expenditures (CAPEX) also as percentage of their revenues in the telecom sector. “In line with its mandate, the CRA ensures to develop an open telecom sector and transparent regulatory environment.
We will keep publishing the updated report quarterly in collaboration with the telecom service providers, as a reliable, transparent and consistent source of information, so consumers, investors and service providers would constantly have access to updated information related to the telecom market,” said President of CRA Mohammed Ali Al Mannai.
“The report indicates that the market is maturing. I would like to thank the telecom service providers for their efforts in adopting new technologies and modernizing their network, improving and diversifying the services that they provide to their customers, and contributing to the development of the economy in Qatar,” he added.
