Wednesday, 19 August 2009 at 18:16
The United Arab Emirates is the most connected country in the Arab World according to the Arab Advisors Group’s annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM); Bahrain and Saudi Arabia followed in second and third ranks respectively.
The Arab Advisors Group calculates its Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM) by adding the household mainlines penetration, cellular penetration, and Internet users penetration rates in each country.
The household mainlines penetration is measured by dividing the residential mainlines by the number of households in each country. The TCCM shows the extent of connectivity of individuals in a certain country whether via fixed lines, cellular lines and/or Internet.
The measure yields an accurate and informative picture on the level of ICT services penetration in each country.
A new report, “Arab Advisors’ Total CountryConnectivity Measure (TCCM) for the Arab World, The top three countries maintain their lead.” was released to the Arab Advisors Group’s Telecoms Strategic Research Service subscribers in July 2009.
The report ranks the ArabWorld countries according to their Total Country Connectivity Measure, based ona methodological approach.
The Total Country Connectivity Measure results for 2009 revealed that UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia still dominate the top three spots as the highest adopters of telecommunication services, with values of 321 per cent, 249 per cent and 248 per cent respectively.
“Only four out of the nineteen countries covered inthis year’s study have a total country connectivity measure that exceeds a 200 per cent. This indicates a substantial potential for more growth in most Arab markets, especially in the under penetrated Internet markets.” Mr. Andrawes Snobar, Arab Advisors’ Research Manager wrote in the report.
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