The document discusses leveraging broadband through the UAE Expo 2020 to foster new international markets. It summarizes the UAE's advanced telecommunications infrastructure and potential for growth in high-tech sectors. The country aims to use Expo 2020 to showcase emerging technologies and establish itself as a global tech hub. Its strategic location, government stability, economic freedom, and openness to foreign investment make it well positioned to compete effectively in high-growth markets through constant infrastructure investments.

1. 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)

3. 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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Government
Stability-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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Government
Economic 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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Government
Openness 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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Economics
GDP 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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Economics
GDP 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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Economics
Consumer 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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Economics
Potential 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

13. Economics
Potential 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 Infrastructure
Transportation-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 Infrastructure
Commercial 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 Infrastructure
Telecommunications-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 Infrastructure
Media- 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.

18. 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

19. Population & Demographics of the UAE
Historical 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".

20. 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/

21. Presented
by
Rick (Ross) Roulston
OKC 1 CCC