_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: almarhoob@gmail.com; Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science 3(1): 1-14, 2019; Article no.AJRCOS.48066 ISSN: 2581-8260 Opportunities and Obstacles to Deploy Internet of Things Services by Telecom Operators in Developing Countries (Case Study Telecom Operators in Yemen) Mansoor N. Ali 1* , Manal A. Alareqi 2 and Ammar T. Zahary 2 1 Faculty of Education, Arts and Sciences-Marib, Sana'a University, Sana'a, Yemen. 2 Faculty of Computing and IT, Sana’a University, Sana’a, Yemen. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJRCOS/2019/v3i130085 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Xiao-Guang Lyu, School of Science, Huaihai Institute of Technology, P.R.China (2) Dr. R. Gayathri, Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Autonomous Institution, Anna University, Chennai, India. Reviewers: (1) Zlatin Zlatev, Trakia University, Bulgaria. (2) Jatinderkumar R. Saini, Narmada College of Computer Application, India. (3) Mudasir M. Kirmani, Sher-e-Kashmri Unviersity of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle3.com/review-history/48066 Received 27 December 2019 Accepted 21 March 2019 Published 01 April 2019 ABSTRACT Internet of Things (IoT) plays a vital role in the modern life. The authors see that offering IoT services by telecom operators better than others, especially in developing countries, where the concern of the community related to security issues is the most prominent obstacles. This paper addressed a future vision of IoT services in developing countries by telecom operators. This paper identified the possible opportunities, and obstacles for telecom operators to offer these services. This paper also presented a case study for telecom operators in Yemen. The case study has been taken from MTN and Yemen Mobile operators. The study's samples includes 73 engineers and SPSS has been used to analyse data. The results showed that (91.35%) from MTN's respondents and (81.14%) from Yemen Mobile's respondents agree that offering IoT services by the operator create new opportunities for profit. Also, results concerning to present services that can be provided are eleven services by MTN and seven services by Yemen Mobile operator. Case Study