Country Reports
United Arab Emirates
Asia - Western Asia
Open Internet Environment
The open Internet allows people and organizations to mix and match technologies without permission and with minimal barriers. Sustaining and growing an open Internet helps to spur innovation and keep it fit for future applications. An open Internet is an accessible Internet – it is easy to connect to the open Internet and use its services.
Internet Use
Individuals using the Internet as a percentage of the total population.
- 100.0%
- Regional Rank: 1st
- Asia average: 74%
Internet Shutdowns
Intentional disruptions of Internet communications, making them unavailable for a specific population, location, or type of access.
- Ongoing: 0
- Last 12 months: 0
Internet Resilience Score
A resilient Internet connection is one that maintains an acceptable level of service in the face of faults and challenges to normal operation.
- 57%
- Regional Rank: 11th
- Asia average: 48%
Internet Freedom
Freedom on the Net measures Internet freedom in 70 countries.
- Not Free
Transit Provider Diversity
More diversity in routes to the global Internet improves connection resilience.
- Fair
IXP Operator Market
A measure of the diversity and concentration of the local market for Internet Exchange Point operations.
- DE-CIX Group AG: 81%
- Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat): 17%
- Apollo Internet Exchange Limited: 3%
Popular Content Locality
A measure of how much locally popular web content is hosted in-country or in-region.
- 26%
- Regional Rank: 38th
- Asia average: 49%
Globally Connected Infrastructure
The globally connected Internet is inclusive. It allows networks and users to interconnect without geographical restrictions. Increasing the connectivity of the Internet makes it more valuable to every participant, as a tool for communications, learning, commerce.
Networks Assigned
A measure of how many Internet networks are active here.
- 154
- Regional Rank: 25th
- Asia average: 614
IPv4 Addresses Assigned
A measure of how many legacy addresses are assigned here.
- 5,251,712
- Regional Rank: 17th
- Asia average: 17,588,943
IPv6 Addresses Assigned
A measure of how many Internet addresses are assigned here.
- 260,898,827
- Regional Rank: 6th
- Asia average: 155,410,899
IPv6 Adoption
Enabling the Internet to support more users and more uses.
- 46%
- Regional Rank: 11th
- Asia average: 21%
IXP Count
IXPs help strengthen local Internet connectivity, develop local Internet industry, improve competitiveness, and serve as a hub for technical activity.
- 3
- Regional Rank: 16th
- Asia average: 6
Peering Networks
Peering networks help to keep Internet traffic local, provide faster connections, and improve the experience of the people relying on them.
- 103
- Regional Rank: 11th
- Asia average: 129
Secure and Trustworthy Internet
A secure Internet is resistant to attacks on its infrastructure, delivering a robust service to its user community. A trustworthy Internet meets the expectations of its users by offering a resilient and reliable base for applications and services.
Naming Security Status
Adopting DNSSEC improves trustworthiness of Internet communications.
- .ae Inactive
Naming Security Adoption
A measure of how much local Internet users are protected by DNSSEC.
- 20%
- Regional Rank: 37th
- Asia average: 40%
Routing Security Adoption
A measure of how much local Internet providers are checking validity of connectivity information they receive from other networks.
- 3%
- Regional Rank: 24th
- Asia average: 12%
Routing Security Coverage IPv4
One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure.
- 94%
- Regional Rank: 16th
- Asia average: 77%
Routing Security Coverage IPv6
One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure.
- 94%
- Regional Rank: 19th
- Asia average: 78%