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Wireless Telecommunication Services in Middle East & Africa

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  • 43 Pages
  • June 2025
  • Region: Africa, Middle East
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 6167411
Wireless Telecommunication Services in Middle East & Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

  • Wireless telecommunications services market includes cellular (mobile) phones, pagers, and any other wireless or cellular telecommunication service. Market values represent revenues based on payments to operators of all these services for subscriptions and usage. Market volumes refer to the total subscriptions for each of these services. Market shares represent subscription volumes.
  • The Middle East & African wireless telecommunication services market recorded revenues of $32.2 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -1.7% between 2019 and 2024.
  • Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 2% between 2019 and 2024, reaching a total of 505 million subscriptions in 2024.
  • In 2024, Middle East & African wireless telecommunications market experienced negatives growth due to a combination of economic pressures and geopolitical instability. The prolonged conflict in Gaza disrupted key sectors of the economy, leading to lower consumer confidence and weaker private consumption. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Israel’s GDP growth dropped to 0.9% in 2024.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key wireless telecommunication services market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up Middle East & Africa's wireless telecommunication services market?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Market share
1.8. Market rivalry
1.9. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
3.2. Market volume
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
5.2. Market volume forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Market share
7.2. Who are the leading players?
7.3. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.4. What have been the recent developments in the market?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
8.2. Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE
8.3. Airtel Nigeria
8.4. MTN Group Ltd
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related research
10.4. About the Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 2: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million subscriptions, 2019-24
Table 3: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 4: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 5: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 6: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 7: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million subscriptions, 2024-29
Table 8: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by value, 2024
Table 9: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE: Key Facts
Table 13: Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE: Key Employees
Table 14: Airtel Nigeria: Key Facts
Table 15: Airtel Nigeria: Key Employees
Table 16: MTN Group Ltd: Key Facts
Table 17: MTN Group Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 18: MTN Group Ltd: Key Employees
Table 19: Middle East & Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 20: Middle East & Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 21: Middle East & Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 22: Middle East & Africa Inflation, 2020-24
Table 23: Middle East & Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 24: Middle East & Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 2: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million subscriptions, 2019-24
Figure 3: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 4: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 5: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 6: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million subscriptions, 2024-29
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2024
Figure 13: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by value, 2024

Companies Mentioned (Partial List)

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:

  • MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
  • Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE
  • Airtel Nigeria
  • MTN Group Ltd