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UAE leads Gulf region’s SMART TV market share

DUBAI - Samsung Electronics, a global leader in the consumer electronics industry, announced that the UAE is leading the SMART TV market in the Gulf with 40 per cent market share.

Since its global launch, the Gulf region contributed to seven per cent of the total global SMART TV sales.

Justin Shaw, General Manager of AV division, Samsung Gulf Electronics said that consumers in the UAE are tech-savvy and benefit from a high quality IT infrastructure. “Since the launch of Samsung’s Smart TVs in the UAE, sales have increased almost four per cent every month. We have recognized several factors that have created demand for SMART TVs in the UAE; including advanced technology infrastructure and a rise of tech-savvy consumers.” According to industry reports, the UAE has the fastest broadband service of all Middle Eastern countries. The average Internet connection in the UAE is around 3.92 megabits per second, more than double the rate of most countries in the region.

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