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At the start of the first quarter 2008, of the 158 mobile operators known to have live networks, 97 (61 percent) are affiliated in some way with a major telecommunciations group.

African Mobile Operators by Ownership Status
Mobile subscribers in the Middle East Gulf States by country: 2Q 2007
Mobile subscribers in the Middle East Gulf States by operator: 2Q 2007
Mobile Subscribers in East Mediterranean states by country: 2Q 2007
Mobile Subscribers in East Mediterranean states by operator: 2Q 2007
Top 25 African Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 2Q 2007

Gulf States Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 2Q 2007

Blycroft's Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics for the Gulf States cover 10 countries and 44,379,215 subscribers.

Mobile subscribers in the Middle East Gulf States by country: 2Q 2007

Country

Subscribers 2Q 07

Regional Share %

Afghanistan

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Bahrain

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??

Iran

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??

Iraq

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??

Kuwait

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??

Oman

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??

Qatar

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??

Saudi Arabia

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??

UAE

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??

Yemen

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??

     

Regional Total

44,379,215

100%

Source: Blycroft Ltd

Copyright 2007 Blycroft Ltd

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Mobile subscribers in the Middle East Gulf States by operator: 2Q 2007

Operator

Network

From

# 2Q 07

National %

Regional %

Afghanistan

         

AWCC

GSM900

Apr 2002

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??

??

Roshan

GSM900

Jul 2003

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??

??

Bahrain

         

Batelco

GSM900/1800

May 1995

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??

??

MTC-Vodafone

GSM900/1800

Dec 2003

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??

??

MTC-Vodafone

WCDMA2100

Dec 2003

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??

??

Iran

         

TCI (PTT)

GSM900

Jun 1994

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??

??

Iraq

         

AsiaCell (Wataniya)

GSM900

Dec 2003

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??

??

Iraqna (Orsacom)

GSM900

Dec 2003

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??

??

MTC –AtheerTel

GSM900

Mar 2004

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??

??

Kuwait

         

MTC -Vodafone

GSM900/1800

Nov 1994

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??

??

Wataniya

GSM900/1800

Dec 1999

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??

??

Oman

         

Nawras Telecom

GSM900

Mar 2005

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??

??

Oman Mobile

GSM900

Nov 1996

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??

??

Qatar

         

Qtel

GSM900

Feb 1994

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??

??

Saudi Arabia

         

Bravo

iDEN

Jul 2005

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??

??

Mobily(Etisalat)

GSM900/1800

May 2005

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??

??

STC

GSM900

Jan 1996

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??

??

UAE

         

Etisalat

GSM900

Sep 1994

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??

??

Etisalat

WCDMA2100

Dec 2003

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??

??

Yemen

         

Yemen Mobile

CDMA800

Sep 2004

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??

??

Sabaa Fone

GSM900

Feb 2001

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??%

??

Spacetel Yemen

GSM900

Feb 2001

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??%

??%

           
 

Total

 

44,379,215

   

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East Mediterranean states Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 2Q 2007East Mediterranean states Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 2Q 2007

Blycroft's Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics for the East Mediterranean states covers 6 countries and 61,025,471 subscribers.

Mobile Subscribers in East Mediterranean states by country: 2Q 2007

Country

Subscribers 2Q 2007

Region Share %

Israel

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??%

Jordan

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??%

Lebanon

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??

Palestine

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??%

Syria

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??%

Turkey

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??%

     

Totals

61,025,471

100%

Source: Blycroft Ltd, Copyright 2007 Blycroft Ltd

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Mobile Subscribers in East Mediterranean states by operator: 2Q 2007

Operator

Network

From

# 2Q07

National % 

Regional %

Israel

         

Cellcom Israel

GSM1800

Jul

2002

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??%

??%

Cellcom Israel

US TDMA800

Dec 1994

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??%

??%

Cellcom Israel

WCDMA2100

Jun 2004

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??%

??%

MIRS Comms

iDEN

May 2001

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??%

??%

Orange

GSM900

Jan 1999

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??%

??%

Orange

WCDMA2100

Nov 2004

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??%

??%

Pelephone

CDMA800

Jan 1999

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??%

??%

Pelephone

AMPS

Dec 1986

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??%

??%

Pelephone

WCDMA2100

 

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??%

??%

Jordan

         

Fastlink

GSM900

Aug 1995

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??%

??%

MobileCom

GSM900

Sep 2000

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

umniah

GSM1800

Jun 2005

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Xpress

iDEN

Jun 2004

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Lebanon

         

Alfa Telecom

GSM900

Mar 1995

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

MTC Touch

GSM900

Mar 1995

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Palestine

         

Palcel

GSM900

Sep 1999

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Syria

         

Areeba

GSM900

Apr 2001

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Syriatel GSM

GSM900

Jan 2001

Log-in to access data

??%

??%

Turkey

         

Avea

GSM1800

Feb 2004

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??%

??%

Telsim

GSM900

Mar 1994

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??%

??%

Turk Telecom

NMT450

Oct 1986

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??%

??%

Turkcell

GSM900

Feb 1994

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??

??%

           

Copyright

Blycroft 2007

Totals

61,025,471

100%

100%

Source: Blycroft Ltd., Copyright 2007 Blycroft Ltd

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Top 25 African Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics: 2Q 2007

Blycroft's Top 25 African Mobile Network Subscriber Statistics features operators from 13 countries, with 121,426,699 subscribers.

Mobile Subscribers by country

Rank

Country

Operator

Platform

Launched

Subscribers 2Q07

1

South Africa

Vodacom

GSM900

Jan 1994

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2

South Africa

MTN

GSM900

June 1994

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3

Nigeria

MTN Nigera

GSM900/1800

Aug 2001

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4

Morocco

Maroc Telecom

GSM900

Apr 1994

Log-in to access data

5

Algeria

Djezzy GSM

GSM900

Feb 2002

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6

Egypt

MobiNil

GSM900

Oct 1996

Log-in to access data

7

Nigeria

Glo Mobile

GSM900/1800

Jul 2003

Log-in to access data

8

Egypt

Vodafone Egypt

GSM900

Nov 1998

Log-in to access data

9

Algeria

Algérie Telecom

GSM900

Aug 2003

Log-in to access data

10

Nigeria

Vmobile

GSM900/1800

Aug 2001

Log-in to access data

11

South Africa

Cell C

GSM900/1800

Nov 2001

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12

Morocco

Méditel

GSM900

Mar 2000

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13

Tunisia

Tunicell

GSM900

Mar 1998

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14

Kenya

Safaricom

GSM900

Apr 1996

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15

Tunisia

Tunisiana

GSM900

Dec 2002

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16

Tanzania

Vodacom Tanzania

GSM900/1800

Aug 2000

Log-in to access data

17

Kenya

Celtel

GSM900

Aug 2000

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18

Sudan

Mobitel

GSM900

Jan 1997

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19

Ghana

Spacefon Areeba

GSM900

Nov 1996

Log-in to access data

20

Algeria

Wataniya Telecom

GSM900

Aug 2004

Log-in to access data

21

DR Congo

Vodacom Congo

GSM900

Dec 2001

Log-in to access data

22

Cote d'Ivoire

Orange

GSM900/1800

Nov 1996

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23

Cameroon

Orange

GSM900

Feb 2000

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24

DR Congo

Celtel Congo

GSM900

Dec 2000

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25

Tanzania

Celtel Tanzania

GSM900/1800/400

Nov 2001

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Source: Blycroft Ltd, Copyright 2008 Blycroft Ltd

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