Qatar Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Publication Date: March 2024

Report Pages: 128

Analyst: Sebastien De Rosbo

Qatar’s telcos report a return to revenue growth

Qatar had developed a mature telecom sector which has been able to absorb the additional data demands made on it during the pandemic. Mobile services based on LTE are universally available, and this has helped the two operators Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar to migrate to 5G. In combination with a strong fibre rollout, the country is aiming to provide gigabit services nationally.

5G services are largely based on 3.5GHz spectrum made available following an auction in early 2019.

BuddeComm notes that the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally. During the coming year the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure.

Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures. In many markets the net effect should be a steady though reduced increased in subscriber growth.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

Key developments:

  • Regulator amends wholesale tariffs on mobile networks through to 2023;
  • Ooredoo Qatar implement’s Ericsson’s Indoor Connect solution to provide data rates of up to 1.5Gb/s;
  • Ooredoo and CK Hutchison complete the merger of their Indonesian business units;
  • Regulator gains increased powers allowing it greater scrutiny of telcos;
  • Increasing international capacity assisting Qatar's long-term development goals as stated in the Qatar National Vision 2030 program;
  • Report includes the regulator’s market data reports to September 2021, telcos’ financial and operating data to Q4 2021, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, an assessment of the global impact of the pandemic on the telecoms sector, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report include:

Ooredoo Qatar, Vodafone Qatar, Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN)

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