Egypt Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 19 May 2025 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 195

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Table Of Contents

Egypt’s MNOs prepare for 5G rollouts

Egypt’s large telecom market, supported by a population of about 109 million, benefits from effective competition in most sectors and by the government’s progressive policies aimed at a comprehensive digital transformation. A liberal regulatory regime allows for unified licenses which permit operators to offer fixed-line as well as mobile services.

In recent years the government has developed a number of digital migration projects aimed at increasing average broadband speeds, delivering fibre broadband to a wider section of the population, developing an in-house satellite program, and creating a knowledge-based economy through the greater adoption of ICTs. The New Administrative Capital being built by the Administrative Capital For Urban Development (ACUD) is only one of more than a dozen smart city projects, which together are stimulating investment in 5G and fibre broadband, as well as the adoption of IoT and AI solutions. The country is a significant ICT hub in the North Africa and Middle East regions, a status strengthened by the country being well positioned for international submarine cable running between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Egypt’s mature mobile market has one of the highest penetration rates in Africa. Progress in the adoption of mobile data services was for many years hampered by the lack of sufficient spectrum, though the regulator addressed this in 2022 by making available spectrum in the 2.6GHz band. This additional spectrum has gone far to enabling the MNOs to improve the quality of mobile broadband services offered.

The MNOs have for some years prepared their rollouts of 5G services. After some delay, the regulator awarded 5G licenses to them 2024, and commercial services are expected to be launched later in 2025. This development will go far to helping the government achieve its digital transformation programs.

Key developments:

Telecom Egypt partners with Huawei to build its 5G network.
Regulator issues 5G licenses to Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Egypt, Orange Egypt, and e& Egypt.
Telecom Egypt contracts for more cable systems, increasing internet capacity between the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
Report update includes the regulator’s market data to February 2025, government’s ICT indicators for 2024, telcos’ operating and financial data to Q1 2025, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telecom Egypt, Menatel, NilePhone, Raya Telecom, Orange Egypt (Mobinil, ECMS, Orascom Telecom, Global Telecom Holding), Vodafone Egypt, e& Egypt (Etisalat Misr), Thuraya, Iridium, Inmarsat, Alkan Communications, EgyptSat, MobiServe, EgyNet, LINKdotNET, Nile Online, Yalla, Equant, Noor, Vodafone Data (Raya Telecom), Batelco, Soficom, Egypt Network, Internet Egypt, MenaNet, MenaSat, iSkySat, StormSat Egypt, PLC International

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
Telecommunications market

Market analysis

Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Regulatory authorities

National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Fixed-line developments

New Regulatory Framework
Telecommunications Master Plan
Legislative reform
Universal Service Fund (USF)
Unified Telecom License (UTL)
Privatisation of Telecom Egypt
Telecom sector liberalisation
International gateway licences
International submarine cable licence
Interconnection

Mobile network developments

Third mobile licence
Fourth mobile licence
2600MHz spectrum
International gateways
Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs)
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
SIM card registration
Infrastructure sharing
Roaming
Tower infrastructure

Mobile market

Market analysis
Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
Other infrastructure developments
Mobile data
Mobile broadband

Major mobile operators

Orange Egypt (Mobinil, ECMS)
Vodafone Egypt
e& Egypt
Telecom Egypt

Mobile content and applications

m-banking

Fixed-line broadband market

Market analysis
Free Internet project
National Broadband Plan
Public internet access locations

Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCTs)

Broadband statistics

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Other fixed broadband services
Broadband via satellite
Broadband over Powerlines (BPL)

Digital economy

E-commerce
Information Highway Project
E-government
E-health
E-learning
GLORIAD (Academic sector)
National AI Strategy

Fixed network operators

Telecom Egypt

Services

e& Egypt

Telecommunications infrastructure

Overview of the national telecom network
Public payphones
Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
Exchange points
Data centres
International infrastructure

Terrestrial
Submarine fibre
Satellite
Cairo Regional Internet Exchange (CRIX)
EG-IX

Smart infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Egypt – 2025 (e)
Table 2 – Decline in the number of mobile number portings – 2011 – 2017
Table 3 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 4 – Development in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2013 – 2024
Table 5 – Change in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2019
Table 6 – Growth in the number of mobile internet voice and data subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Table 7 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 8 – Change in the number of dedicated mobile (USB) broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2025
Table 9 – Development in the number of Orange Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Table 10 – Change in Orange Egypt’s financial results (EGP billion) – 2009 – 2018
Table 11 – Change in Orange Egypt’s financial results (€ million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 12 – Development of Vodafone Egypt’s financial data (ZAR million) – 2022 – 2024
Table 13 – Development of Vodafone Egypt’s financial data (€ million) – 2016 – 2023
Table 14 – Growth in Vodafone Egypt’s financial data (EGP million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 15 – Growth in Vodafone Egypt’s mobile data traffic – 2013 – 2021
Table 16 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 17 – Change in Vodafone Egypt’s monthly ARPU (EGP/month) – 2012 – 2024
Table 18 – Development of e& Egypt’s financial data (AED billion) – 2012 – 2025
Table 19 – Change in e& Egypt’s revenue by segment (AED million) – 2017 – 2023
Table 20 – Change in the number of e& Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Table 21 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2017 – 2025
Table 22 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 23 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2022
Table 24 – Change in the number of Orange Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Table 25 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Table 26 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s fixed-line voice subscribers by sector (million) – 2014 – 2025
Table 27 – Development of Telecom Egypt’s financial results (EGP million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 28 – Change in Telecom Egypt’s residential fixed voice and broadband ARPU (EGP/month) – 2012 – 2025
Table 29 – Change in Telecom Egypt’s business fixed voice and broadband ARPU (EGP/month) – 2019 – 2025
Table 30 – Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 31 – Increase in international internet bandwidth (Mb/s) – 2013 – 2023
Table 32 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and teledensity in Egypt – 1995 – 2011
Table 33 – Historic - International bandwidth in Egypt – 2003 – 2011
Table 34 – Historic - Dial-up internet subscribers in Egypt – 2003 – 2012
Table 35 – Historic - Internet users and penetration rate in Egypt – 1999 – 2011
Table 36 – Historic - DSL subscribers in Egypt – 2002 – 2011
Table 37 – Historic - Fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration in Egypt – 2002 – 2011
Table 38 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 – 2011
Table 39 – Historic - Mobile numbers ported – 2008 – 2011

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 – 2012 – 2027
Chart 12 – Development in the market share of mobile subscribers by operator – 2013 – 2024
Chart 13 – Change in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2019
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 15 – Change in the number of dedicated mobile (USB) broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2025
Chart 16 – Development in the number Orange Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Chart 17 – Change in Orange Egypt’s financial results – 2009 – 2018
Chart 18 – Change in Orange Egypt’s financial results – 2012 – 2025
Chart 19 – Development of Vodafone Egypt’s financial data – 2016 – 2023
Chart 20 – Growth in Vodafone Egypt’s financial data – 2012 – 2024
Chart 21 – Growth in Vodafone Egypt’s mobile data traffic – 2013 – 2021
Chart 22 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 23 – Change in Vodafone Egypt’s monthly ARPU – 2012 – 2024
Chart 24 – Development of e& Egypt’s financial data – 2012 – 2025
Chart 25 – Change in e& Egypt’s revenue by segment – 2017 – 2023
Chart 26 – Change in the number of e& Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Chart 27 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s mobile subscribers – 2017 – 2025
Chart 28 – Growth in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 29 – Growth in the number of Vodafone Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2022
Chart 30 – Change in the number of Orange Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2013 – 2025
Chart 31 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2025
Chart 32 – Growth in the number of Telecom Egypt’s fixed-line voice subscribers by sector – 2014 – 2025
Chart 33 – Development of Telecom Egypt’s financial results – 2012 – 2025
Chart 34 – Change in Telecom Egypt's residential fixed voice and broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2025
Chart 35 – Change in Telecom Egypt's business fixed voice and broadband ARPU – 2019 – 2025
Chart 36 – Growth in the number of fixed lines and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 37 – Increase in international internet bandwidth – 2013 – 2023

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

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Egypt Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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Egypt’s MNOs prepare for 5G rollouts

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional Africa Market Comparison

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Digital economy

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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Research Methodology

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