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1 Algeria
2 Angola
3 Bahrain
4 Benin
5 Botswana
6 Burkina Faso
7 Burundi
8 Cameroon
9 Cape Verde
10 Central African Republic
11 Chad
12 Comoros
13 Congo, Republic of the
14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15 Côte d'Ivoire
16 Djibouti
17 Egypt
18 Equatorial Guinea
19 Eritrea
20 Ethiopia
21 Gabon
22 Gambia
23 Ghana
24 Guinea
25 Guinea-Bissau
26 Iran
27 Iraq
28 Israel
29 Jordan
30 Kenya
31 Kuwait
32 Lebanon
33 Lesotho
34 Liberia
35 Libya
36 Madagascar
37 Malawi
38 Mali
39 Mauritania
40 Mauritius
41 Morocco
42 Mozambique
43 Namibia
44 Niger
45 Nigeria
46 Oman
47 Palestine
48 Qatar
49 Réunion
50 Rwanda
51 São Tomé and Príncipe
52 Saudi Arabia
53 Senegal
54 Sierra Leone
55 Somalia
56 South Africa
57 Sudan
58 Swaziland
59 Syria
60 Tanzania
61 Togo
62 Tunisia
63 Turkey
64 Uganda
65 United Arab Emirates
66 Yemen
67 Zambia
68 Zimbabwe
69 See also
70 External links
71 References

[edit] Algeria

The country has 28 million subscribers in total, or a 81.41% penetration rate. [1] (2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ARPT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Djezzy	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	14.726 [2] (Sept 2009)	Orascom Telecom
2	Mobilis	GSM, GPRS	9.5 [3] (September 2007)	Algerie Telecom
3	Nedjma	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	5.939 [4] (Sept 2009)	Qtel (46.3%)

[edit] Angola

The country has 5 million subscribers in total, or a 29.14% penetration rate. [5] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Unitel	GSM	5.256 [6] (Sept 2009)	Portugal Telecom (25%)
2	Movicel	CdmaOne	0.400 [7] (December 2005)	Angola Telecom (state owned)

[edit] Bahrain

The country has 1.152 million subscribers in total, or a 144% penetration rate. [8] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	BATELCO	GSM UMTS, HSDPA	0.767 [9] (December 2008)	Bahrain Telecommunications Company
2	Zain	GSM UMTS, HSDPA	0.679 [10] (June 2009)	Zain Group (56.25%)
3	Saudi Telecom Company		Not Yet Launched

[edit] Benin

The country has 2 million subscribers in total, or a 21.08% penetration rate. [11] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Areeba	GSM	1.383 [12] (Sept 2009)	MTN (75%)
2	Moov	GSM	0.450 [13] (August 2007)	Etisalat
3	BBcom	GSM	Not Yet Available	Bell Benin Communications
4	[Libercom]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Benin Telecom
4	[Glo]	GSM	0.800	Glo Mobile

[edit] Botswana

The country has 1.548 million subscribers in total, or a 94.40% penetration rate. (September 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MASCOM	GSM	1.121 [14] (Sept 2009)	Mascom Wireless (Pty) Limited, MTN (53%)
2	Orange	GSM	0.791 [15] (Sept 2009)	France Telecom (51%)
3	Be Mobile	GSM	Not yet available [16]	BTC Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (100%)

[edit] Burkina Faso

The country has 1.7 million subscribers in total, or a 10.9% penetration rate. [17] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.433 [18] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	Onatel	GSM	1.402 [19] (Sept 2009)	Maroc Telecom (51%)
3	Moov	GSM	Not Yet Available	Etisalat

[edit] Burundi

The country has 0.48 million subscribers in total, or a 11% penetration rate. [20] (dec 2008)

The regulator is Agence de Régulation et de Contrôle des Télécommunications (ARCT)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	U-Com	GSM,CDMA	0.315 [21] (December 2008)	Telecel Globe 100% (Orascom Telecom)
2	Tempo (ex-Safaris)	GSM	0.070[22]	VTEL Holdings [23]
3	ONAMOB	GSM	0.140 (nov 2008)	Onatel[24] (state owned)
4	Econet (ex-Spacetel)	GSM	0.0007 (2007)[25]	Econet Wireless
5	Lacell	GSM	Not Yet Available	Lacell SU (Nepal)[26]
6	Hits Telecom	GSM	Not Yet Available	Hits Telecom

[edit] Cameroon

The country has 5.316 million subscribers in total, or a 29.87% penetration rate. (September 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM	4.186 [27] (Sept 2009)	MTN(70%)
2	Orange	GSM	2.590 [28] (Sept 2009)	France Télécom

[edit] Cape Verde

The country has 0.29 million subscribers in total, or a 57.65% penetration rate. (September 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CVT	GSM	0.355 [29] (Sept 2009)	Portugal Telecom (40%)
2	T-MAIS	GSM	Not Yet Available	T-Mais

[edit] Central African Republic

The country has 0.13 million subscribers in total, or a 2.99% penetration rate. [30] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Telecel Centrafrique	GSM	0.143 [31] (December 2008)	Orascom Telecom
2	Moov	GSM	Not Yet Available	Etisalat
3	Orange	GSM	0.173 [32] (Sept 2009)	France Telecom
4	Nationlink	GSM	0.158 [33] (end 2008)	Bintel

[edit] Chad

The country has 0.9 million subscribers in total, or a 8.5% penetration rate. [34] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.199 [35] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	Tigo	GSM	0.858 [36] (Sept 2009)	MIC (100%)
3	salam	GSM	0.120 [37] (December 2008)	Salam

[edit] Comoros

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a ?% penetration rate. [] ()

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	comorestelecom HURI [38]	GSM	Not Yet Available	Societe Nationale des Telecommunications (Comores Telecom)

[edit] Congo, Republic of the

The country has 2.069 million subscribers in total, or a 51.73% penetration rate. (September 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.391 [39] (June 2009)	Zain Group (90%)
2	MTN Congo	GSM	1.193 [40] (Sept 2009)	MTN
3	Warid	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	0.327^{[citation needed]}	Warid Telecom

[edit] Congo, Democratic Republic of the

In July 2007, the country had 5.9 millions subscribers in total, or a 9.3% penetration rate, according to regulator ARPTC. [41].

The country's telcom regulator is Agence de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications du Congo (ARTPC).

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodacom	GSM	4.404 [42] (Sept 2009)	Vodacom (51%)
2	Zain	GSM	3.504 [43] (June 2009)	Zain group (98.5%)
3	Tigo	GSM	1.449 [44] (Sept 2009)	MIC (100%)
4	Congo Chine Telecom	GSM	0.2 (estimated 2006)	ZTE (51%), Congolese govt. (49%)
5	Supercell	GSM	not available (covers Kivu only)	[45]
6	SemaTel	GSM	not started	Hits Telecom [46](60%)

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

The country has 7.4 million subscribers in total, or a 40.28% penetration rate. [47] (March 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM	4.210 [48] (Sept 2009)	MTN (65%)
2	Orange	GSM	3.815 [49] (Sept 2009)	France Télécom
3	Moov		0.500 [50] (September 2006)	Etisalat
4	Koz	GSM	0.500 (April 2008)	Comium
5	GreenN	GSM, GPRS	0.500 (March 2009)	LAP[51]
6	Warid	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	Warid Telecom

[edit] Djibouti

The country has 0.05 million subscribers in total, or a 5.55% penetration rate. [52] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Evatis	GSM	Not Yet Available	Djibouti Telecom 100% (government)

[edit] Egypt

The country has 48.726 million subscribers in total, or a 58.85% penetration rate. (May 2009). Egypt is the second largest market in Africa with approximately 11.4 percent of the total mobile subscriber market.^[1]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Mobinil	GSM UMTS	24.625 [53] (Sept 2009)	Orange SA (36.4%), Orascom Telecom (34.6%), Free Float (28.97%)
2	Vodafone	GSM UMTS	22.065 [54] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone Group PLC (54.9%), Telecom Egypt (44.70%), Free Float (0.20%)
3	Etisalat	GSM UMTS	10.0 [55] (May 2009)	Etisalat (66%), Egypt Post (20%), National Bank of Egypt (10%), Commercial International Bank (4%)

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

The country has 0.2 million subscribers in total, or a 43.35% penetration rate. [56] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Orange	GSM	0.322 [57] (Sept 2009)	France Telecom (40%)
2	Hits Africa	GSM	-	Hits Telecom

[edit] Eritrea

The country has 0.08 million subscribers in total, or a 1.74% penetration rate. [58] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Eritel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Eritrea Telecommunications Services Corporation

[edit] Ethiopia

The country has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a 1.45% penetration rate. [59](2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	ETHMTN	GSM	Not Yet Available	Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation

[edit] Gabon

The country has 1.329 million subscribers in total, or a 57% penetration rate. [60] [61] (Q1 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is ARTEL.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	0.836 [62] (June 2009)	Zain group (90%)
2	Libertis	GSM	0.545 [63] (Sept 2009)	Maroc Telecom (51%), Gabonese government (49%)
3	Moov [64]	GSM	0.140 [65] (September 2008)	Etisalat
4	Bintel	GSM	Not Yet Launched	Saudi Binladin Group (60%)

[edit] Gambia

The country has 0.8 million subscribers in total, or a 46.84% penetration rate. [66] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Gamtel	GSM	0.200 [67] (May 2007)	Gambia Telecommunications Cellular Company Ltd
2	Africell	GSM	0.150 [68] (May 2007)	Africell Gambia LTD
3	Comium	GSM GPRS	Not Yet Available	Comium Group
4	Qcell	GSM, CDMA	Available	Qcell [69]

[edit] Ghana

The country has 10.24 million subscribers in total, or a 43.81% penetration rate. [70] (December 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Areeba [71]	GSM	7.408 [72] (Sept 2009)	MTN (97.7%)
2	Tigo [73]	GSM	2.960 [74] (Sept 2009)	MIC (100%)
3	Vodafone [75]	GSM	2.604 [76] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone (70%)
4	Kasapa [77]	CDMA2000 1X	0.289 [78] (December 2007)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (100%)
5	Zain	GSM	1.072 [79] (June 2009)	Zain group (75%)

[edit] Guinea

The country has 2 million subscribers in total, or a 21.34% penetration rate. [80] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Areeba	GSM	1.181 [81] (Sept 2009)	MTN (75%)
2	Sotelgui Guinea	GSM	0.16^{[citation needed]} ()	Telekom Malaysia
3	Orange	GSM	0.615 [82] (June 2009)	France Télécom (52.2%)
4	Intercell	GSM	Not Yet Available	Telecel Guinee SARL
5	Cellcom	GSM	Not Yet Available	Cellcom Israel

[edit] Guinea-Bissau

The country has 0.3 million subscribers in total, or a 17.48% penetration rate. [83] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Guinetel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Guinetel
2	MTN Bissau	GSM	0.409 [84] (Sept 2009)	MTN
3	Orange	GSM	0.088 [85] (June 2009)	France Télécom(52.2%)

[edit] Iran

The country has 40.442 million subscribers in total, or a 57% penetration rate.^{[citation needed]} (June 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
National Operators
1	Mobile Communications Company of Iran (MCI)	GSM, GPRS	30 [86] (Q1 2009)	Telecommunication Company of Iran
2	MTN Irancell	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	20.702 [87] (Sept 2009)	IranCell Communications Services Company, MTN (49%)
3	Taliya	GSM (prepaid)	0.800^{[citation needed]}	Rafsanjan Industrial Complex (TCI's BOT)
4	?	GSM	on going licencing process
Regional Operators
5	MTCE	GSM	0.036^{[citation needed]}	Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan
6	Kish Free Zone	GSM	0.006^{[citation needed]}	Kish Free Zone Organization

[edit] Iraq

The country has 9.83 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [88] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	10.195 [89] (June 2009)	Zain Group (71.67%)
2	Asia Cell	GSM	7.417 [90] (Sept 2009)	Qtel (30%)
3	Korek	GSM	Not Yet Available	Korek Telecom Ltd.
3	Moutiny	GSM	Not Yet Available	Moutiny
4	SanaTel	GSM	Not Yet Available	SanaTel

[edit] Israel

The country has 8.902 million subscribers in total, or a 140% penetration rate (2008) ^[2]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Cellcom [91]	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA	2.96 [92] (June 2007)	DIC (78.5%), GS (5%), BLL (5%), Migdal (4%), Fibi (2%)
2	Orange [93]	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA	2.823 [94] (March 2008)	Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (55%), free float (45%)
3	Pelephone [95]	CdmaOne CDMA2000 EV-DO UMTS-HSDPA\HSUPA	2.6 [96] (December 2007)	Bezeq
4	MiRS [97]	iDEN	0.33^{[citation needed]} ()	Motorola Israel Ltd.

[edit] Jordan

The country has 4.90 million subscribers in total, or a 83% penetration rate. [98] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	2.445 [99] (June 2009)	Zain Group (96.52%)
2	Orange Jordan	GSM	1.613 [100] (June 2009)	France Telecom
3	Umniah	GSM	1.430 [101] (December 2008)	Batelco
4	XPress	iDEN	0.1^{[citation needed]} ()	Private shareholders

[edit] Kenya

The country has 12.75 million subscribers in total, or a 34% penetration rate. [102] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Safaricom [103]	GSM	14.515m [104] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone (40%), Public Float (60%)
2	Zain	GSM	2.418 [105] (June 2009)	Zain Group (80%)
3	Orange Kenya	GSM	0.772 [106] Sept 2009	Telkom Kenya (France Telecom)
4	Yu - Essar Telecom Kenya	GSM	0.6 [107] Sept 2009	Essar Group 80%

[edit] Kuwait

The country has 3.6 million subscribers in total, or a 106% penetration rate. [108] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM, UMTS, HSDPA	1.816 [109] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	Wataniya	GSM, UMTS, HSDPA	1.456 [110] (Sept 2009)	Qtel (52.5%)
3	Viva	GSM, UMTS, HSDPA	1.106 [111]	STC (26%)

[edit] Lebanon

The country has 1.37 million subscribers in total, or a 33.5% penetration rate.[112] (January 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	mtc touch	GSM GPRS EDGE	1.168 [113] (June 2009)	Zain Group (Management Contract)
2	Alfa	GSM GPRS EDGE	0.989 [114] (Sept 2009)	Orascom Telecom (Management Contract)
3	Ogero Mobile	GSM	not yet available	Ogero Telecom (Lebanese government)

[edit] Lesotho

The country has 0.7 million subscribers in total, or a 32% penetration rate. [115](2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodacom Lesotho	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMax	0.586 [116] (Sept 2009)	Sekha-Metsi Consortium (12%), Vodacom(South Africa) (88%)
2	Econet Ezi-Cel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Econet Ezi Cel Lesotho (Pty)

[edit] Liberia

The country has 0.6 million subscribers in total, or a 15.01% penetration rate. [117] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Lonestar	GSM	0.673 [118] (Sept 2009)	MTN (60%)
2	Atlantic	GSM	Not Yet Available	Hits Telecom (30%)
3	Celcom	GSM	Not Yet Available	Celcom Telecommunications
4	Comium	GSM	Not Yet Available	Comium Services BVI

[edit] Libya

The country has 4.6 million subscribers in total, or a 73.05% penetration rate. [119] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Al Madar [120]	GSM	1.8 [121] (February 2007)	State-owned via GPTC
2	Libyana	GSM	0.5 [122] (February 2007)	State-owned via GPTC

[edit] Madagascar

The country has 2.3 million subscribers in total, or a 11.27% penetration rate. [123] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.400 [124] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	Orange	GSM	2.160 [125] (Sept 2009)	France Télécom (40.01%)
3	Telma Mobile SA [126]	CdmaOne	0.013 [127] (December 2006)

[edit] Malawi

The country has 1 million subscribers in total, or a 7.55% penetration rate. [128] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.600 [129] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	TNM	GSM	0.14^{[citation needed]} (September 2005)	Malawi Telecommunications Limited, Telekom Malaysia

[edit] Mali

The country has 3.4 million subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate. [130] (2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Orange [131]	GSM	3.114 [132] (June 2009)	France Télécom (52.2%)
2	Sotelma	GSM	0.685 [133] (Sept 2009)	Maroc Telecom 51%

[edit] Mauritania

The country has 1.3 million subscribers in total, or a 41.62% penetration rate. [134] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MATTEL [135]	GSM	Not Available	Tunisie Télécom (51%), Mauritanian state (49%)
2	Mauritel	GSM	1.351 [136] (Sept 2009)	Maroc Telecom (51.5%)

[edit] Mauritius

The country has ? million subscribers in total, or a 60% penetration rate. [137] (September 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Orange	GSM, EDGE UMTS	0.607 [138] (Sept 2009)	Mauritius Telecom group and France Télécom
2	Emtel	GSM, EDGE UMTS	0.422 [139] (Sept 2009)	MIC (50%), Currimjee
3	MTML	CdmaOne, EvDo	0.008^{[citation needed]} (March 2008)	Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Limited (MTML)

[edit] Morocco

The country has 22.294 million subscribers in total, or a 72.29% penetration rate. [140] (September 2008)

The country's telcom regulator is ANRT.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Maroc Telecom	GSM	15.239 [141] (Sept 2009)	Vivendi (53%)
2	Méditel	GSM	8.583 [142] (June 2009)	Telefónica (33.21%), Portugal Telecom (32.18%)
3	Wana	CdmaOne	0.261 [143] (September 2008)	ONA (1.17%)

[edit] Mozambique

The country has 4.8 million subscribers in total, or a 24% penetration rate. [144] (December 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	mCel	GSM	3.5 [145] (December 2007)	Partially state-owned
2	Vodacom	GSM	2.134 [146] (Sept 2009)	Vodacom (85%)

[edit] Namibia

The country has a 38.58% penetration rate. [147] (2007)

The country's telcom regulator is the Namibian Communications Commission.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTC	GSM	1.284 [148] (Sept 2009)	Portugal Telecom (34%)
2	CellOne	GSM	0.194 [149] (December 2008)	Orascom Telecom

[edit] Niger

The country has 0.9 million subscribers in total, or a 6.33% penetration rate. [150] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	1.341 [151] (June 2009)	Zain Group (90%)
2	Sonitel	GSM	Not Yet Available	Sahel-Com
3	Moov	GSM	Not Yet Available	Etisalat
4	Orange	GSM	0.347 [152] (Sept 2009)	France Telecom

[edit] Nigeria

The country has 65.8 million subscribers in total, or a 44.46% penetration rate. [153] (April 2009). By the end of July 2009 it was estimated that there were some 415.3 mobile subscribers in Africa, of which Nigeria had some 16.5 percent, making it the largest single market in Africa. Egypt and South Africa were in second and third place respectively.^[1] The country's telcom regulator is NCC.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM	28.751 [154] (Sept 2009)	MTN (76%)
2	Glo Mobile	GSM	20.10 [155] (December 2008)	Globacom
3	Zain	GSM	14.646 [156] (June 2009)	Zain Group (65.7%)
4	Starcomms	CDMA2000 1X	1.16 [157] (December 2008)	Starcomms
5	Mtel	GSM	0.150 [158] (June 2007)	State-owned Nitel
6	Etisalat	GSM, GPRS	0.400 [159] (December 2008)	Etisalat, Mubadala, Nigerian Investors
7	Multilinks Telkom	CDMA2000 1X	1.99 [160] (December 2008)	Telkom 75%
8	Visafone	CDMA2000 1X	3.00 [161] (June 2009)	Visafone

[edit] Oman

The country has 2.7 million subscribers in total, or a 81.53% penetration rate. [162] (March 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Oman Mobile	GSM	1.596 [163] (December 2008)	Oman Tel
2	Nawras	GSM, GPRS, UMTS, HSDPA	1.787 [164] (Sept 2009)	Qtel (56%)

[edit] Palestine

The country has 1.673 million subscribers in total.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Jawwal	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	1.673 [165] (June 2009)	Paltel (43.5%), Zain Group (56.5%)
2	Wataniya	GSM	Not Yet Available	Qtel (57%) Palestine Investment Fund(43%)

[edit] Qatar

The country has 1.1 million subscribers in total, or a 100% penetration rate. [166] (September 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is ictQATAR.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Q-Tel	GSM	2.417 [167] (Sept 2009)	Qtel
2	Vodafone Qatar	GSM	0.151 [168] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone (22.95%), Qatari Institutions (37.05%), Free Float (40%)

[edit] Réunion

This French oversees territory has ? million subscribers in total, or a 74.7% penetration rate. [169] (2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in thousands)	Ownership
?	SFR	GSM	Not Yet Available	SFR
?	Orange Réunion	GSM	Not Yet Available	Orange

[edit] Rwanda

The country has 1.6 million subscribers in total, more than 15% penetration rate. [170] (May 2009)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM	1.655 [171] (Sept 2009)	MTN (55%), Tristar Investments (35%)
2	Rwandatel	CdmaOne,GSM	0.2 [172] (Jan 2009)	LAP Green Networks [173] (80%)
3	Tigo	GSM,3G	Not Yet Launched	MIC (87.5%)

[edit] São Tomé and Príncipe

This country has 0.03 million subscribers in total, or a 19.09% penetration rate. [174] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	CST	GSM	0.078 [175] (Sept 2009)	Portugal Telecom (51%)

[edit] Saudi Arabia

The country has 21.5 million subscribers in total, or a 89% penetration rate. [176] (March 2007). The arrival of Zain was particularly significant, adding just under a million subscribers in 3Q 2008, and at the end of June 2009 having some 10 percent of the market in just nine months.^[1]

Rank	Operator	technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Saudi Telecom Company	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	17.3 [177] (January 2008)	70% state owned and 30% private
2	Mobily	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA	14.8 [178] (December 2008)	Etisalat (25%)
3	Zain	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA	3.781 [179] (June 2009)	Zain Group (25%)
4	Bravo	iDEN	0.186 [180] (Sept2009)	Nasco, Qtel (29.2%), Ali A. Tamimi Co., Mr. Sultan Najr Al Otaibi

[edit] Senegal

The country has 6.28 million subscribers in total, or a 51.6% penetration rate. [181] (June 2009)

The country's telcom regulator is ARTP.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Orange	GSM	4.038 [182] (June 2009)	France Télécom (52.2%)
2	Tigo	GSM	1.896 [183] (Sept 2009)	MIC (100%)
3	Expresso	CDMA	0.133 [184] (June 2009) - live in Jan 2009	Sudatel

[edit] Sierra Leone

The country has 0.8 million subscribers in total, or a 13.23% penetration rate. [185] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM, GPRS	0.551 [186] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	Comium		Not Yet Available
3	Tigo	GSM, GPRS	0.131 [187] (September 2008)	MIC (100%) sold to Lintel (July 2009)
4	Africell	GSM	0.650 [188] (December 2008)	Lintel Limited
5	Datatel		Not Yet Available

[edit] Somalia

The country has 0.6 million subscribers in total, or a 6.9% penetration rate. [189](2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	SOMAFONE	GSM	0.201^{[citation needed]} ()	Somafone FZ LLC
2	Nationlink	GSM	0.139^{[citation needed]} ()	Nationlink Telecom
3	Hormuud Telecom	GSM	0.133^{[citation needed]} ()	Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc
4	Telsom Mobile	GSM	0.125^{[citation needed]} ()	Telsom Mobile Somalia
5	Golis Telecom Somalia	GSM	Not Yet Available	Golis Telecom Somalia

[edit] South Africa

The country has 45 million subscribers in total, or an 92.15% penetration rate. [190] (2008). By the end of July 2009 it was estimated that there were some 54.0 million mobile subscribers in South Africa, giving South Africa a 13 percent market share of the estimated 415.3 million mobile subscribers in Africa.^[1]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodacom	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA LTE (Planned) WiMAX	28.204 [191] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone (65%)
2	MTN	GSM, GPRS, EDGE UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA	16.419 [192] (Sept 2009)	MTN
3	Cell C	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	4.0 [193] (November 2007)	Oger Telecom
4	Telkom	HSDPA, HSUPA	Not Yet Available	Telkom
5	Virgin Mobile (MVNO, uses Cell C)	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	Virgin Group and Cell C

[edit] Sudan

The country has 11.7 million subscribers in total, or a 30% penetration rate. [194] (Q4 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	6.734 [195] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
2	MTN Sudan	GSM	3.395 [196] (Sept 2009)	MTN (85%)
3	Sudani	CDMA - HSUPA	Not Yet Available	Sudatel
4	Canar	CdmaOne	Not Yet Available	Etisalat (82%)

[edit] Swaziland

The country has 0.4 million subscribers in total, or a 33.29% penetration rate. [197] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM	0.604 [198] (Sept 2009)	MTN (30%)

[edit] Syria

The country has 6.5 million subscribers in total, or a 30.5% penetration rate. [199] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Syriatel	GSM	3.47 [200] (December 2007)	SYRIATEL
2	MTN Syria	GSM	4.000 [201] (Sept 2009)	MTN (75%)

[edit] Tanzania

The country has 13.9 million subscribers in total, or a 33% penetration rate. [202] (Mar 2009)

The country's telcom regulator is TCRA.

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Vodacom	GSM	6.260 [203] (Sept 2009)	Vodacom (65%)
2	Zain	GSM	4.435 [204] (June 2009)	Zain Group (60%)
3	Tigo	GSM	3.493 [205] (Sept 2009)	MIC (100%)
4	ZANTEL	GSM	0.987 [206] (June 2009)	Etisalat (51%) and Zanzibar Telecom Ltd
5	TTCL Mobile	CDMA	0.112 [207] (June 2009)
5	Benson Informatics	CDMA	0.004 [208] (June 2009)
6	My Cell Company Ltd	CDMA	Not Yet Available
7	Excellentcom	GSM	Not Yet Launched	Hits Telecom

[edit] Togo

The country has 1.2 million subscribers in total, or a 18.08% penetration rate. [209] (2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Togocel	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	state Owned
2	Moov	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	Not Yet Available	Etisalat

[edit] Tunisia

The country has 8.968 million subscribers in total, or a 89.68% penetration rate. [210] (May 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Tuntel	GSM	4.16 [211] (March 2008)	Tunisie Télécom (65%),Tecom (35%)
2	Tunisiana	GSM	4.808 [212] (Sept 2009)	Qtel (26.25%), Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (50%)

[edit] Turkey

The country has 61.109 million subscribers in total, or an 86.57% penetration rate.^{[citation needed]} (September 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Turkcell	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	36.3 [213] (June 2009)	TeliaSonera (37.09%), Cukurova Group (27.05%), Alfa Group (13.22%)
2	Vodafone	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	15.683 [214] (Sept 2009)	Vodafone (100%)
3	Avea	GSM, GPRS, EDGE	12.4 [215] (June 2009)	Turkish Telecom (81.12%), Türkiye İş Bankası (18.88%)

[edit] Uganda

The country has 8.2 million subscribers in total, or a 25% penetration rate. [216] (December 2008)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	MTN	GSM, GPRS	4.843 [217] (Sept 2009)	MTN (95%)
2	Zain	GSM, GPRS	2.377 [218] (June 2009)	Zain Group (100%)
3	UT Mobile	CdmaOne, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA	1.65 [219] (September 2008)	Uganda Telecom Ltd
4	Warid	GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WiMAX	1.20 [220] (April 2009)	Warid Telecom
5	Orange Uganda	GSM, GPRS	0.241 [221] Sept 2009	Orange SA (53%)
6	Essar	GSM, GPRS	licenced 1 June 2009	Essar Group (90%)

[edit] United Arab Emirates

The country has 7.2 million subscribers in total, or a 151% penetration rate. [222] (December 2007)

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Etisalat	GSM, UMTS	7.285 [223] (December 2008)
2	du	GSM, UMTS	2.779 [224] (December 2008)	UAE Federal Government (39.5%), Mubadala Development Company (19.75%), TECOM Investments (19.5%), and public shareholders (21.25%)

[edit] Yemen

The country has 2.8 million subscribers in total, or a 12.6% penetration rate. [225] (May 2007), The 2009 estimations give around 6.3 million ^{Arabic article} and this number is expected to reach 10 million by 2012 [226]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Spacetel Yemen	GSM	2.289 [227] (Sept 2009)	MTN (83%)
2	Sabafon	GSM	2 [228] (December 2008)	Yemen Mobile Phone Company, Batelco (26.942%)
3	Yemen Mobile	CDMA2000/1x	2.180 [229]^Arabic (2008-2009)	Yemen Mobile
3	HiTS-UNITEL (Y)	GSM	0.281 [230]^Arabic (2008-2009)	HiTS-UNITEL

[edit] Zambia

The country has a 22.17% penetration rate. [231]

The country telecoms regulator is the Communications Authority [232]

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Zain	GSM	2.824 [233] (June 2009)	Zain Group (78.88%)
2	MTN	GSM	0.949 [234] (Sept 2009)	MTN
3	ZAMTEL	GSM	Not Yet Available	Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd

[edit] Zimbabwe

The country has a 9.18% penetration rate. [235] ( 2007)

The country's telcom regulator is Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) [236].

Rank	Operator	Technology	Subscribers (in millions)	Ownership
1	Econet Zimbabwe	GSM	0.634 [237] (March 2007)	Econet Wireless (Private) Limited
2	NetOne	GSM	0.240 [238] (September 2006)	Net*One Cellular (Pvt) Ltd
3	Telecel	GSM	0.245 [239] (December 2008)	Orascom Telecom (60%)

[edit] See also

List of mobile network operators worldwide

[edit] External links

GSM Association (official site)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 'Africa & Middle East-Telecom Week' www.ametw.com, July 2009
^ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html

[.27Africa_.26_Middle_East-Telecom_Week.27-0] 'Africa & Middle East-Telecom Week' www.ametw.com, July 2009

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