Dubai’s transport, communications and storage sector is a leading contributor to the economy, accounting for 14.8% of GDP in 2013. Dubai’s reputation as a transport and logistics hub was bolstered in 2010 with the launch of a logistics corridor connecting Jebel Ali Port, Jebel Ali Free Zone and the new Al Maktoum International Airport. The corridor will be supported by the development of...
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Articles & Analysis | Payment gateways remain an obstacle to growth in Dubai media from The Report: Dubai 2015
A major growth segment in the regional media industry in recent years has been pay-TV, which has made significant inroads into territory once dominated by free-to-air (FTA). Dubai has been a centre for this, with its highly media-savvy and international population a major market. The official encouragement given to the media sector – via free zones such as Dubai Media...
Articles & Analysis | Digital advertising is catching up with Dubai's mobile internet penetration rates from The Report: Dubai 2015
With many of the region’s top agencies, publications, broadcasters, online outfits, and film and TV production companies based in the emirate, Dubai has a reputation as a lynchpin of the Arab and Middle Eastern media and advertising industry. Increasingly international in outlook and reach, the sector also benefits from a sophisticated local market, familiar with the...
Articles & Analysis | Growing market saturation in Dubai telecoms increasing competition for high-quality content from The Report: Dubai 2015
The emirate benefits from well-developed telecommunications infrastructure, with high penetration rates for both mobile and fixed-line services. These are delivered over a technically advanced network that is further enhanced by the emirate’s Dubai Smart City initiative (see IT overview). The local population is also highly concentrated, tech-savvy and global in both...
Articles & Analysis | Dubai's tech-savvy population and ICT-focused free zones create a welcoming environment for start-ups from The Report: Dubai 2015
The year 2014 saw the launch of the Dubai Smart City (DSC) initiative – in many ways the culmination of more than a decade of ICT development in the emirate. Dubai has been able to successfully make this latest move thanks to its firm foundation of welldeveloped infrastructure. The emirate has also been diligently working to encourage IT start-...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmed bin Humaidan, Director-General, Dubai Smart Government: Interview from The Report: Dubai 2015
What types of additional investment in IT infrastructure will be required to address the rapidly rising demand for mobile data bandwidth?