Telecom - ict - ksa - saudi arabia

Telecom & ICT industry

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Accelerating Growth

Engr. Mansour AlObaid

Member of Saudi Business Delegation to Taipei, Taiwan

[email protected]

Digital Disruption Will Never Stop

Engr. Mansour AlObaid - Member of Saudi Business Delegation to Taipei, Taiwan - [email protected]

Transition to a knowledge-based economy

Saudi Arabia occupies an advanced position (position 20) in the United

Nations e-Government services index (e-Government)

Results from a 2014 ICT skills study by CITC indicate that the ICT

workforce in the Kingdom currently stands at approximately

165,000 skilled individuals Communications and Information Technology Commission, (CITC)

Fifth (5) place among 148 countries, in the penetration rate of

mobile phone according to the Global Competitiveness Report

Mobility in Saudi Arabia 2015, 82% of mobile users have access to

smart devices, and among these, 47% use both

smartphones and tablets.

The contribution of the ICT sector represents

around 6% of total GDP

Saudi Arabia is the largest ICT market by far in the

Middle East It represent over 55% of the

total markets


Mobile Telecommunications Market

The total number of mobile subscriptions reached around 53 million by the end of 2015, with penetration rate of 167.5%. Prepaid subscriptions constitute the majority (over 84%) of all mobile subscriptions.

The CITC issuance of MVNOs

licenses helped improve services

and costumer care plus the variation of the provided

services..

8 people out of 10 have

smartphones

CITC : Communications and Information Technology Commission


Fixed Broadband Services

Fixed broadband subscriptions including DSL, fixed wireless (WiMax), FTTx and other fixed lines have grown to around 3.56 million subscriptions at the end 2015.

The Fixed broadband penetration

rate stands at about 49.67% of households.


Mobile Broadband Services

The total number of mobile broadband subscriptions continues to increase, and reached around 33.4 million by the end 2015, representing a population penetration rate of 106%..

Wide coverage of the 3G and

4G networks.


Internet Services

The number of Internet users in the Kingdom continues to rise rapidly, reaching about 21.6 million at the end of 2015, with a population penetration of 68.5%.

Increased demand for

Internet services and broadband

was observed due to high use of

social networking applications,

video on demand and gaming..


Telecom Services Sector Revenues

Telecom services revenues from operations in Saudi Arabia reached about SAR 72.4 billion in 2015. Increased about 5.8% of 2014 ,Mobile revenues represent 75% of all telecom sector revenues


Spending on ICT Services

CITC estimates that spending on ICT services was up to SAR 120 billion in 2015, with a growth rate of about 7% compared to 2014. The telecommunications sector accounts for the lion's share of spending by 64%, while the proportion of spending on IT services is about 36%.

CITC : Communications and Information Technology Commission


Social Media

The number of Saudi users of social

applications and programs

reached 18.3 million users, equivalent to

58 % of the population of Saudi Arabia.

Smart phones constitute the largest platform

in logging into social networks

260 minutes a day as an estimated average of

logging per person using smart phones

Facebook and Twitter dominate with the largest

number of social media users in the Kingdom

Facebook users reached 11 million users, while the number of Twitter users

amounted to 9 million users

7 million Saudi users watched YouTube video clips at a rate of 105,900

per hour a day

ranked first among Arab countries and second

worldwide in the use of Snapchat

top rates of social Chatting network

platforms use, with 22%


E.gov Services

The SADAD System was set up by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) to serve as the national electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) service provider for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

National e-Government Portal – Supported by advanced Telecom/ICT Infrastructure

http://www.saudi.gov.sa/


2016 ICT Spending in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi ICT Market will grow to US$ 36 Billion in 2016 . As organizations across the Kingdom have started to embrace digital transformation initiatives in an effort to optimize costs and improve their business process efficiencies.

Saudi ICT Spending to grow at 6.9% year on year in 2016


2016 ICT Spending in Saudi Arabia

ICT Spending by Verticals in Saudi Arabia - 2016


Internet of Things (IoT)

• Saudi IoT market will offer an opportunity of US$750 million in 2016, and exceed US$1.1 billion by 2018.

• 48% of Saudi organizations plan IoT investments over the next 1-3 years.

• Most IoT applications essentially IoT based. Increasingly applied in Smart City projects and related applications .

The Centre of Smart Initiatives


Saudi Arabia Digital Economy Business Opportunities


Accelerating Growth
