Market Trends of Qatar Internet of Things (IoT) Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Qatar Internet of Things (IoT) Market according to our research experts:
Increase in Adoption of Smart Homes Projects
- The increasing adoption of smart home projects in the country is analyzed to positively impact the market's growth. Moreover, the growing efforts by market vendors in terms of 5G connectivity will significantly expand the horizon of smart homes in the country, thus positively impacting the market's growth.
- For instance, in December 2021, Vodafone Qatar announced the completion of Qatar's first successful millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum experiment, marking the next milestone in building its world-class GigaNet 5G network. The trial reached system capabilities of 8.1 Gbps on the downlink (DL) and 734 Mbps on the uplink (UL) using new and sophisticated 5G technologies provided across the mmWave Spectrum.
- Further, cellular IoT deployments in the country are accelerating across connected cars, utilities, and home automation, and with 5G on the horizon, IoT adoption is likely to grow even faster. Network providers across Qatar are increasingly offering 5G connectivity and 5G-enabled devices. Such developments are further expected to drive the application of IoT in smart home projects over the forecast period.
- Qatar has emerged as one of the leading countries regarding 5G network coverage. Moreover, the country's high Internet and smartphone penetration are expected to drive major telecom players' 5G deployment efforts. 5G has enormous potential to significantly impact how IoT ecosystems are designed, specifically in reliability, scalability, latency, security, and the level of individual control on connectivity parameters. For instance, according to the data from GSMA Intelligence, mobile connections in Qatar were 151.8% of the total population in January last year.
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Transportation and Logistics Expected to Hold Significant Share
- The transformation and logistics segment is expected to hold a significant share of the IoT market in Qatar. As Qatar's transportation infrastructure grows, an increase in traffic-related problems such as traffic congestion, safety, and pollution becomes inevitable. This will necessitate the implementation of sensory infrastructure to collect data about traffic conditions and make the appropriate changes. Other IoT use cases include connected transport networks, road-to-vehicle communication, and public transportation social listening.
- Vehicles in Qatar operate in silos despite being the major cause of traffic congestion and road incidents. There is a significant potential to decrease congestion and collisions by connecting vehicles to the infrastructure. With the usage of IoT, vehicles could receive real-time roadway information from central traffic management systems. The vehicles can recognize high-risk situations in advance, resulting in driver alerts and warnings through specific actions.
- Further, the drivers could also make aware of their surroundings, such as traffic lights, traffic signals, parking lots, and emergencies, to act accordingly. This could open significant opportunities in Connected Vehicles (V2V), Real-Time Crowd and Transportation Management, and Mobility Contextual Pre-Advice.
- Moreover, market vendors are focusing on innovative product launches for the transportation sector. For instance, in June last year, Vodafone launched an asset-tracking service in Qatar to help businesses improve the efficiency of their operations by using IoT technologies. The end-to-end IoT asset-tracking service facilitates the delivery of real-time information such as asset location and environmental conditions, can track multiple assets simultaneously, and deliver alerts and reports.
