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COUNTRY RANK
60 /79
SCORE
34 /120
STRENGTHS
Lebanon improved its ranking from 66th to 63th in GCI 2019.

Lebanon has performed well in mobile broadband penetration, scoring 7. Both smartphone penetration and mobile broadband affordability have improved. Internet usage and computer usage reached new highs this year. However, Lebanon is still behind in advanced ICT.

Less than 10% of mobile users in Lebanon are able to use 4G/LTE connections. Moreover, 3G coverage is still poor in several areas. Given that the infrastructure is already in place, Lebanon should focus on installing more new sites and expanding their coverage to all Lebanese territories.
OPPORTUNITIES
The Lebanon government unveiled the five year plan Telecom 2020 to revamp Lebanon’s telecoms infrastructure and guarantee fiber optic connections for Internet users across the country by 2020.

The first trial of 5G technology in Lebanon demonstrated the capabilities of this advanced technology live on the ground. They achieved impressive results, achieving download speeds of 25 Gbps. The demonstration in a live environment was an important step toward demonstrating the potential of 5G as market ready and to examine how the boundaries of telecommunications can be pushed so that 5G can meet the expectations and needs of its users. 5G technology is expected to deliver better, faster mobile broadband for consumers and enable video everywhere. It will revolutionize lives, economies, and society, and bring us not only changes in mobile communications, but also to lifestyles. It will drive economic enhancement and support a wide range of innovative new services across different industries.
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Country Scores
2020
/120



The Four Technology Enablers
Up from last year
Down from last year
LB 2020
   ---  Average 2020
BROADBAND
45
0 30 120
CLOUD
45
0 30 120
AI
45
0 30 120
IOT
45
0 30 120
The Four Pillars
Up from last year
Down from last year
LB 2020
   ---  Average 2020
SUPPLY
45
0 30 120
DEMAND
45
0 30 120
EXPERIENCE
45
0 30 120
POTENTIAL
45
0 30 120
The 40 Indicators
LB 2020
   ---  Average 2020
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
ICT
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Laws
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
International
Internet
Bandwidth
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fiber
Optic
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
4G&5G
Connections
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI Investment

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Security
Software
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Investment
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
App
Downloads
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
E-Commerce Transactions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Smartphone
Penetration
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Computer
Households

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Subscriptions
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI
Demand
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Migration
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Secured
Internet
Servers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Installed Base
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
E-Government
Services

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Telecom
Customer Service
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Internet
Participation
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband
Download
Speed
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Fixed
Broadband
Affordabillity
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile
Broadband
Affordability
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Analytics

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Experience
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cybersecurity
Awareness
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Data Creation


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
10
SCORE
10
SCORE
R&D
Expenditure

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT
Patents
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IT
Workforce
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Software
Developers

1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
ICT Influencing
New Business
Models
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
AI
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Mobile Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Cloud
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
Broadband Potential


1
CN
CN
CN
CN
10
SCORE
IoT
Potential
1
CN
CN
CN
CN
Strengths
Opportunites
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