Mobile Internet cost in UAE among world’s cheapest: ITU

The country is ranked as the world’s most dynamic country in terms of ICT development

The UAE jumped 12 spots in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report in Measuring the Information Society (MIS) 2013, landing at No. 33 out of 157 global economies. The UAE featured at No. 45 in last year’s ranking, and this year’s surge is the most by any country. 
“The United Arab Emirates records the highest increase in rank, shooting up 12 places to 33rd,” sates the recently published report. 

The annual report features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the 2012 ICT Development Index (IDI), which captures the level of ICT developments in 157 economies worldwide and compares progress made during the last year.

Highlighting the UAE’s achievements, the report states that the country’s “value increases in the access and use sub-indices are both considerably above the global average. All indicators included in the access sub-index showed improvement from 2011 to 2012. Mobile-cellular telephone penetration in particular rose by more than 14 per cent, to 170 per cent in 2012.”

The MIS also presents the first comprehensive mobile-broadband price data set for almost 130 economies.

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