Etisalat Telecommunication Group Company - statistics & facts

ICT sector in the UAE

The UAE is a regional leader in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. In efforts to reduce dependence on the oil sector, the UAE plans on developing competitive knowledge economies and establishing efficient and globally-integrated business environments in which investment in the ICT sector plays an integral element. Furthermore, the forecasted ICT services sales demand in the UAE reached 3.53 billion U.S. dollars in 2020.

Etisalat key figures

Etisalat’s brand value has significantly grown over the years. In 2020, Etisalat’s brand value reached around 8.47 billion U.S. dollars. Other key market players in the region include Saudi Telecom Company, whose brand value reached around 8.02 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. Ooredoo, a telecom operator headquartered in Qatar, had a brand value of 3.55 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. In 2021, Etisalat had ownership shares in 16 operators across several countries. The company’s total revenue in its biggest market, the UAE, reached around 31.3 billion United Arab Emirates dirhams in 2021. In the same year, the consolidated revenue generated from the mobile sales segment was the highest among other segments, at 26.36 billion United Arab Emirates dirhams.

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