Connected Consumer Survey 2020: 5G, data consumption and monetisation in the Middle East

This report focuses on aspects of Analysys Mason's Connected Consumer Survey that relate to the behaviour, preferences and plans of smartphone users in the Middle East. In particular, it focuses on data consumption and monetisation, and the impact of 5G on customer satisfaction metrics. The survey was conducted in association with On Device Research.

This report provides:

• an assessment of the adoption of 4G and 5G and their impact on mobile users’ spending and satisfaction
• insights into subscribers’ awareness of 5G and their interest in 5G use cases
• analysis of mobile data usage patterns among respondents and how they are affected by data pricing.

Survey data coverage

The research was conducted between August and September 2020. The survey groups were chosen to be representative of the mobile-Internet-using population in the region. We set quotas on age, gender and geographical spread to that effect. There was a minimum of 750 respondents per country, and 3750 respondents in the region.

Geographical coverage

• Kuwait
• Oman
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE