Egypt's MNOs secure additional spectrum
Egypt's mobile market has a penetration rate of about 104%. In recent years this rate has been affected by significant adjustments as operators have eliminated dormant and unregistered SIM cards, leading to a fall in the number of subscriptions but providing a more accurate and rational view of the market. In mid-2015 the number of subscribers fell in line with efforts by the regulator to enforce SIM card registration data and remove subscribers failing to register. Similar processes led to a decline in the number of subscribers in 2018.
In common with most markets in the region, the various mobile technologies account for the vast majority of all internet connections. About 62% of all mobile subscribers used mobile internet services as of late 2021, compared to 52% a year earlier.
LTE was slow to get established in Egypt, though this was partly because three MNOs initially rejected the terms associated with the LTE licences offered. The issue was resolved in 2017, and since then the reach of LTE infrastructure has developed rapidly.
The development of 5G has also been slow, though there have been many trials since 2019. The New Administrative Capital being built east of Cairo will be the main location for commercial 5G services in the first instance, though there are more than a dozen smart city projects across the country where 5G could also be launched. Operators had to wait until late 2021 to secure spectrum in the 2.6GHz band which had been offered to them a year earlier. This delay means that 5G will not be available until much later in 2022.
Table of Contents
Key statistics- Regional Africa Market Comparison
- Market characteristics
- Market Leaders
- Market Challengers
- Market Emergents
- TMI vs GDP
- Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
- Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration
Country overview
- Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
- Economic considerations and responses
- Subscribers
- Infrastructure
Telecommunications market
- Market analysis
Regulatory environment
- Historical overview
- Regulatory authorities
- Fixed-line developments
- Mobile network developments
Mobile market
- Market analysis
- Mobile statistics
- Mobile infrastructure
- Major mobile operators
- Mobile content and applications
Fixed-line broadband market
- Introduction and statistical overview
- Free Internet project
- National Broadband Plan
- Public internet access locations
- Broadband statistics
Digital economy
- E-commerce
- Information Highway Project
- E-government
- E-health
- E-learning
- GLORIAD (Academic sector)
Fixed network operators
- Telecom Egypt
- Etisalat Misr
Telecommunications infrastructure
- Overview of the national telecom network
- Public payphones
- Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
- Data centres
- International infrastructure
- Smart infrastructure
Appendix Historic data
- Glossary of abbreviations
- Related reports
List of Tables
- Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Egypt 2021 (e)
- Table 2 Decline in the number of mobile number portings 2011 2017
- Table 3 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 4 Development in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Table 5 Change in SMS traffic 2010 2019
- Table 6 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 7 Change in the number of dedicated mobile (USB) broadband subscribers and penetration 2010 2021
- Table 8 Development in the number of Orange Egypt's mobile subscribers 2010 2021
- Table 9 Change in Orange Egypt's financial results (EGP billion) 2009 2018
- Table 10 Change in Orange Egypt's financial results ( million) 2012 2021
- Table 11 Development of Vodafone Egypt's financial data ( million) 2016 2022
- Table 12 Growth in Vodafone Egypt's financial data (EGP million) 2012 2021
- Table 13 Growth in Vodafone Egypt's mobile data traffic 2013 2021
- Table 14 Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt's mobile subscribers 2010 2021
- Table 15 Change in Vodafone Egypt's monthly ARPU (EGP/month) 2012 2021
- Table 16 Development of Etisalat Misr's financial data (AED billion) 2011 2021
- Table 17 Change in Etisalat Misr's revenue by segment (AED million) 2017 2021
- Table 18 Change in the number of Etisalat Misr's mobile subscribers 2013 2021
- Table 19 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's mobile subscribers 2017 2021
- Table 20 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Table 21 Growth in the number of DSL subscribers 2011 2021
- Table 22 Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt's fixed broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Table 23 Decline in the number of Orange Egypt's fixed broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Table 24 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's DSL subscribers 2010 2021
- Table 25 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's fixed-line voice subscribers by sector (million) 2014 2021
- Table 26 Development of Telecom Egypt's financial results (EGP million) 2010 2021
- Table 27 Change in Telecom Egypt's residential fixed voice and broadband ARPU (EGP/month) 2011 2021
- Table 28 Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2011 2026
- Table 29 Increase in international internet bandwidth 2010 2021
- Table 30 Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Egypt 1995 2010
- Table 31 Historic - International bandwidth in Egypt 2003 2010
- Table 32 Historic - Dial-up internet subscribers in Egypt 2003 2012
- Table 33 Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Egypt 1999 2010
- Table 34 Historic - DSL subscribers in Egypt 2002 2010
- Table 35 Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration in Egypt 2002 2010
- Table 36 Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate 2000 2010
- Table 37 Historic - Mobile numbers ported 2008 2010
List of Charts
- Chart 1 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
- Chart 2 Africa Market Leaders global ranking
- Chart 3 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
- Chart 4 Africa Market Challengers global ranking
- Chart 5 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
- Chart 6 Africa Market Emergents global ranking
- Chart 7 Africa Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
- Chart 8 Africa Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 9 Africa Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
- Chart 10 Decline in the number of mobile number portings 2011 2017
- Chart 11 Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 12 Development in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator 2013 2021
- Chart 13 Change in SMS traffic 2010 2019
- Chart 14 Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 15 Change in the number of dedicated mobile (USB) broadband subscribers and penetration 2010 2021
- Chart 16 Development in the number Orange Egypt's mobile subscriber base 2010 2021
- Chart 17 Change in Orange Egypt's financial results 2009 2018
- Chart 18 Change in Orange Egypt's financial results 2012 2021
- Chart 19 Development of Vodafone Egypt's financial data 2016 2022
- Chart 20 Growth in Vodafone Egypt's financial data 2012 2021
- Chart 21 Growth in Vodafone Egypt's mobile data traffic 2013 2021
- Chart 22 Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt's mobile subscribers 2010 2021
- Chart 23 Change in Vodafone Egypt's monthly ARPU 2012 2021
- Chart 24 Development of Etisalat Misr's financial data 2011 2021
- Chart 25 Change in Etisalat Misr's revenue by segment 2017 2021
- Chart 26 Change in the number of Etisalat Misr's mobile subscribers 2013 2021
- Chart 27 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's mobile subscribers 2017 2021
- Chart 28 Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
- Chart 29 Growth in the number of DSL subscribers 2011 2021
- Chart 30 Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt's fixed broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Chart 31 Decline in the number of Orange Egypt's fixed broadband subscribers 2013 2021
- Chart 32 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's DSL subscribers 2010 2021
- Chart 33 Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt's fixed-line voice subscribers by sector 2014 2021
- Chart 34 Development of Telecom Egypt's financial results 2010 2021
- Chart 35 Change in Telecom Egypt's residential fixed voice and broadband ARPU 2011 2021
- Chart 36 Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2011 2026
- Chart 37 Increase in international internet bandwidth 2010 2021
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Africa
- Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
- Exhibit 3 Africa Market Leaders and market developments
- Exhibit 4 Africa Market Challengers and market developments
- Exhibit 5 Africa Market Emergents and market developments
- Exhibit 6 2Africa landing stations
