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• Ukraine - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  International investors return to Ukraine’s telecom sectorAll segments of Ukraine’s telecom sector have been affected by Russia’s invasion of the country in February 2022. TV antennae and telecom base stations as well as civilian infrastructure have been targeted in various attempts to disrupt communications.
   
• Japan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Japan leading in 6G developmentsJapan has one of the most modern telecom markets globally, with a particularly strong fibre broadband sector. There is already near universal FttP coverage, and fibre accounts for the overwhelming majority of all fixed broadband connections.
   
• China - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  China’s 5G networks accounting for almost two-thirds of all mobile connectionsSupported by a population of more than 1.4 billion people, China has the world's largest telecom markets for fixed-line telephony, broadband, and mobile services in terms of the total number of subscribers.
   
• Singapore - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Singapore promotes near-offshore data centres to address land constraintsWhile Singapore’s telecom sector remains vibrant, the main telcos have felt constraints on investment as revenue comes under pressure from market competition.
   
• Thailand - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Thailand encourages private 5G network developmentThailand’s mature telecom sector hosts a mix of public and private sector players. The mobile market is highly developed and had experienced strong growth for several years before a contraction became evident in 2023 and into 2024.
   
• Yemen - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Satellite broadband providing connectivity hope to YemenYemen continues to provide an exceptionally challenging market for telcos. Civil unrest over many years has caused havoc and devastation across most parts of the country, while sanctions and blockades particularly affecting the Houthi-controlled areas have also made it a challenging environment in which to operate.
   
• Mongolia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Mongolia’s Vision 2050 providing long-term transformational goalsMongolia‘s liberalised and competitive telecoms market is comprised of four key alternative players which together have steadily eroded the dominance of the incumbent telco, Mongolia Telecom.
   
• Indonesia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Indonesia opens its first National Data CentreIndonesia comprises the world’s largest archipelago, and as such the country faces a range of obstacles in terms of enabling widespread access to quality telecom services covering its population.
   
• Malaysia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Malaysia fast becoming a regional data centre hubAs part of a diverse range of economic development initiatives, Malaysia has enabled and encouraged open competition in its telecommunications market. The result is very high penetration levels in both the mobile and mobile broadband segments, and near-universal coverage of LTE networks.
   
• Taiwan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Taiwan’s government invests to extend 5G to rural areasTaiwan has a highly developed telecoms sector in both the fixed-line and mobile segments. In part this is due to the country’s early moves to liberalise the market, allowing vigorous competition to flourish.
   

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• United Arab Emirates - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  UAE advances with full government AI capabilityThe UAE has a strong mobile market, dominated by Etisalat and du. Both are majority-owned by the government. In a bid to attract additional foreign investment, it was resolved in early 2021 that the stake held by foreigners in the two companies could be increased.
   
• Kuwait - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Kuwait strengthens resilience in telecom infrastructure in response to regional conflictsKuwait’s telecom infrastructure is well developed, with a focus on mobile infrastructure and services. The telecoms sector is important to the country’s economy, and this will become more pronounced in coming years as the economy is purposefully transitioned away from a dependence on oil and gas to one which is increasingly knowledge-based and focussed on ICT and related services.
   
• Israel - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Israel’s MNOs adapt to revenue hit from Iron Swords WarIsrael’s developed economy largely revolves around high-end technology products, primarily used in the medical, biotechnology, agricultural, materials, and military industries.
   
• Turkey - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Türkiye increases the national fibre network to cover more premisesTürkiye continues to develop its capabilities within its telecom sector, becoming one of the relatively few countries able to build and develop its own communications satellites.
   
• Saudi Arabia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Saudi’s telcos invest internationally to diversify portfoliosSaudi Arabia’s telecom and ICT sectors continue to benefit from the range of programs aimed at diversifying the economy away from a dependence on oil, and establishing a wider digital transformation over the next decade.
   
• Jordan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Jordan secures satellite internet services to cover remote regionsJordan’s government has focussed on the use of ICT in a range of sectors, aimed at transforming the relatively small economy through the use of digital services.
   
• South Africa - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  South African MNOs advance of shutting down 3G networksSouth Africa’s telecom sector boasts one of the most advanced infrastructures on the continent. There has been considerable investment from Telkom, Liquid Intelligence Technologies, Broadband InfraCo, and municipal providers as well as from the mobile network operators MTN and Vodacom, all aimed at improving network capabilities.
   
• South Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  South Sudan secures Starlink’s satellite service to cover remote regionsFollowing a referendum, oil-rich South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 and became an independent nation. Having been deprived of investment for decades, it inherited one of the least developed telecom markets in the world.
   
• Sudan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Sudan’s telecom regulator partners with telcos to aid relief efforts during the warSudan entered into a transitional administrative period in August 2019 following protests against authoritarian rule, which had included media and internet censorship.
   
• Mauritius - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Mauritius Telecom expecting to provide 98% population coverage with 5G by end-2025The telecom sector in Mauritius has long been supported by the varied needs of tourists. This has stimulated the mobile market, leading to a particularly high penetration rate.
   

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• Burundi - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Burundi’s MNOs gearing to launch 5G servicesAmong African countries, Burundi’s telecom market has considerable potential given the significant proportion of the population being under 25 years old. While the very low penetration rates for all services suggests room for growth a significant downside for investors is that the country has a very low economic output.
   
• Saudi Arabia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Saudi’s telcos invest internationally to diversify portfoliosSaudi Arabia’s telecom and ICT sectors continue to benefit from the range of programs aimed at diversifying the economy away from a dependence on oil, and establishing a wider digital transformation over the next decade.
   
• Russia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Russia scrambles to develop domestically made telecom hardwareThe Russian telecom market is the largest in Europe, supported by a population of about 143 million. The overall market is dominated by the western regions, particularly Moscow and St Petersburg which are the main cities and economic centres.
   
• Somalia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Somalia’s Hormuud Telecom launches 5G servicesSomalia has suffered several economic shocks in recent years, partly exacerbated by a prolonged drought, increases in global commodity prices, and high inflation.
   
• Australia - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Australia’s NBN nears completion and data rates are raisedThe Australian fixed telecom sector continues its steady migration from copper to fibre infrastructure, in line with the efforts of NBN Co to furnish the nation’s premises with fibre.
   
• Kazakhstan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Kazakhstan’s government presses MNOs to expand 5G servicesKazakhstan has one of the most developed telecommunications sectors in Central Asia. This is especially true of the mobile segment, where the country has the fastest average mobile data rate in the region.
   
• Japan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Japan leading in 6G developmentsJapan has one of the most modern telecom markets globally, with a particularly strong fibre broadband sector. There is already near universal FttP coverage, and fibre accounts for the overwhelming majority of all fixed broadband connections.
   
• Tanzania - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  Tanzanian government grants telcos a TZS326 billion subsidy to improve network coverageTanzania’s mobile operators have benefited from the 2022 auction of additional spectrum, with licensees launching 5G services.
   
• Hong Kong - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  New subsea cables required for Hong Kong’s internet bandwidth needsHong Kong telecom’s sector has capitalised on having a liberalised regulatory environment, high-density housing spread across a small geographical area, and a strategic location at the southern tip of China.
   
• United Kingdom - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses
  UK’s telcos continue to upgrade fixed and mobile networks amid economic turmoilThe UK telecoms market has seen declining revenue for several years, despite gains in subscriber numbers in some of the key growth areas of the market, particularly broadband, as well as in increases in data traffic, which was sustained at a lower level of growth following the easing of travel restrictions imposed during periods of lockdown in 2020.
   

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