Uzbekistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband

Description

Uzbekistan looks to LEO satellite connectivity as a way to fast-track high-speed broadband

Uzbekistan has given strong signals of its intention to branch out into the Lower-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite-based telecommunications market following the signing of an MoU with wholesale-focused OneWeb as part of the first Central Eurasian Space Technology Conference in May 2022.

The agreement – signed by Uzbekistan's Agency for Space Research and Technology, known colloquially as Uzbekspace – is designed to attract the British satellite company to the Uzbek broadband market. Uzbekistan's fixed broadband and mobile broadband segments are both relatively underdeveloped, and lack critical infrastructure in remote and rural areas. Augmenting the terrestrial infrastructure with LEO satellite capabilities may be one effective way of getting around the logistical and economic challenges of delivering high-speed broadband on a widespread basis.

For its part, the Uzbekistan government agrees to examine how to resolve any regulatory issues that might prevent OneWeb from being deployed in (or over) the country.

1 Key statistics

2 Regional Asia market comparison

2.1 Market characteristics
2.2 Market Leaders
2.3 Market Challengers
2.4 Market Emergents
2.5 TMI vs GDP
2.6 Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
2.7 Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

3 Country overview

4 Telecommunications market

5 Regulatory environment

5.1 Regulatory authority
5.2 Spectrum
5.3 Broadband strategy

6 Mobile market

6.1 Mobile statistics
6.2 Mobile broadband
6.3 Mobile infrastructure
6.4 Major mobile operators

7 Fixed-line broadband market

7.1 ISPs/fixed broadband operators
7.2 Other fixed broadband services

8 Digital economy

8.1 e-Government

9 Fixed network market

9.1 Major network operators

10 Telecommunications infrastructure

10.1 Domestic infrastructure
10.2 International infrastructure

11 Appendix Historic data

12 Glossary of abbreviations

13 Related reports

Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities - Uzbekistan 2022 (e)
Table 2 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 3 Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 4 Change in the number of Beeline Uzbekistan's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Table 5 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's financial data (UZS billion) 2013 2022
Table 6 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's mobile and data revenue (UZS billion) 2013 2022
Table 7 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's ARPU 2013 2022
Table 8 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Table 9 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by technology 2012 2019
Table 10 Fixed lines in service and penetration 2012 2027
Table 11 VoIP subscribers 2012 2019
Table 12 Change in Beeline Uzbekistan's fixed-line revenue 2013 2021
Table 13 International internet bandwidth 2012 2020
Table 14 Lit/Equipped international bandwidth capacity 2014 2019
Table 15 Historic - DSL broadband subscribers 2003 2011
Table 16 Historic - Fixed-line subscribers and penetration 1997 2011
Table 17 Historic - Unitel's fixed broadband ARPU 2011 2015
Table 18 Historic - Mobile subscribers, annual change and penetration 1997 2011
Table 19 Historic - MTS (Uzdunrobita) mobile subscribers 1998 2012
Table 20 Historic - UMS mobile subscribers 2014 2016
Table 21 Historic - UCell (Coscom) mobile subscribers 2006 2015
Chart 1 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 3 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 4 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Asia Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 Central Asia Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 Central Asia Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 9 Change in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 10 Change in the number of Beeline Uzbekistan's mobile subscribers 2012 2022
Chart 11 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's financial data 2013 2022
Chart 12 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's mobile and data revenue 2013 2022
Chart 13 Development of Beeline Uzbekistan's ARPU 2013 2022
Chart 14 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 15 Change in the number of fixed broadband subscribers by technology 2012 2019
Chart 16 Fixed lines in service and penetration 2012 2027
Chart 17 VoIP subscribers 2012 2019
Chart 18 Change in Beeline Uzbekistan's fixed-line revenue 2013 2021
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Asia Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Asia Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Asia Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Map of Uzbekistan
Exhibit 7 Mobile operators and systems

Uzbekistan - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses