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Arab Advisors Reveals Affordable FTTH Pricing Trends in MENA

parison to regional and national averages.
Such assessment allows ISPs to evaluate
how competitive and affordable their res-
idential FTTH services are, enabling them
to adjust accordingly to align with market
needs. Furthermore, the report offers cru-
cial pricing insights for operators looking
to launch fiber services, enabling them to
develop market entry strategies based on
solid, data-driven analysis. Lastly, moni-
toring telecom fees is a prerequisite for
regulators to effectively fulfill their role in
advancing and developing the telecommu-
nications sector. In this regard, our report
is equally valuable to telecom regulators,
as it enables them to regulate and monitor
fiber pricing within their countries, and en-
sure market transparency, and service ac-
cessibility. Hiba Rabadi, Managing Director
of Arab Advisors Group said: “Telecommu-
nications regulatory authorities are instru-
mental in driving the advancement of the
Arab Advisors Group released a new re- availability and coverage, while also mak- telecom sector. To effectively execute this
search report,” A Comprehensive Analy- ing these services more affordable. How- responsibility, these authorities must close-
sis of FTTH Trends, Pricing, and Market ever, despite the regional expansion of ly monitor telecom service pricing to ensure
Leaders in MENA” that analyzed residen- fiber networks, some operators limit fiber market competitiveness, foster service ac-
tial FTTH plans offered by 50 major Inter- availability to specific locations. As part of cessibility, and prevent market-dominant
net service providers (“ISPs”) in 19 Arab Arab Advisors Group’s continuous monitor- practices by a single operator. Data-driven
countries. Arab Advisors Group analyzed ing of MENA’s telecom sector, we released monitoring empowers regulators to take
residential FTTH fees, connection/instal- an in-depth research report analyzing resi- timely actions, compelling operators to
lation fees, and available FTTH download dential FTTH trends and pricing in the Arab adjust their fees and offer more affordable
speeds. Arab Advisors Group calculated world. In its report, Arab Advisors Group services. At Arab Advisors Group, we take
each country’s average monthly fees for the covered 50 major Internet service pro- great pride in providing ongoing research
most common download speed, contextu- viders (“ISPs”) in 19 Arab countries. Arab that supports regulatory bodies in fulfilling
alizing it using the GDP per capita and GDP Advisors Group analyzed residential FTTH this crucial role. Our latest residential FTTH
per household figures of all 19 countries to features including: fees, connection and fees assessment report further enriches
determine the affordability per country. Fi- installation fees, as well as available FTTH our extensive library of over 6,000 reports,
ber-to-the-home, once the gold standard for download speeds. Furthermore, Arab Advi- continuing our commitment to delivering
ultra-fast, reliable Internet connectivity, now sors Group calculated the average month- valuable insights for the sector.” Rabadi
faces intense competition with the advent ly FTTH fees of the main Internet service added, “Our report goes beyond merely cat-
of 5G networks. Today’s Internet users have providers (“ISPs”) operating in the region. aloguing residential FTTH fees across the
access to an expanding range of ultra-fast, Arab Advisors Group further contextualized Arab world; by contextualizing the data by
dependable network options, empowering these fees by comparing them against the download speed on national and regional
them with greater flexibility to choose the GDP per capita and GDP per household for levels, Arab Advisors Group can identify
best service for staying connected. Con- each of the 19 countries under study. This key disparities in FTTH pricing across the
sequently, telecom operators, particularly comparison allowed Arab Advisors Group region. This in-depth analysis is invaluable
those yet to commercially launch 5G ser- to determine FTTH affordability per coun- to Internet service providers (“ISPs”), as
vices, must adapt by offering more afford- try. Leveraging Arab Advisors Group’s un- it allows them to benchmark their pricing
able fiber packages to remain competitive. paralleled regional expertise and accurate strategies against both regional and nation-
Moreover, it's increasingly common for tele- data, the report is the most comprehensive al averages. By doing so, ISPs can assess
com operators to constantly reduce their overview of residential FTTH trends, pric- the competitiveness and affordability of
services fees, responding to market chang- ing, and market leadership in the region. It their services, pinpoint areas for improve-
es and subscriber demands for better val- is an invaluable resource for ISPs currently ment, and refine their pricing strategies to
ue. In the Arab world, telecom operators are providing FTTH services, as it allows them make their FTTH plans more appealing to
expanding their FTTH offerings, increasing to assess their pricing strategies in com- Internet users.”

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