Tracking 5G Deployments in the Middle East and
According to the latest data from our GlobalComms Database Service, as of March 2023, 18 countries in the Middle East and Africa
This includes eight in the Middle East and 10 in Africa. The first full commercial 5G mobile service in the MEA region was introduced by Etisalat in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in May 2019, followed closely by its domestic rival Du the following month.
The really big standout is India which seems to have blanked the country in 5G coverage within just the last 2 years. This contrasts strongly with it's neighbours like Pakistan, Myanmar and even large parts (of mostly sparsely populated) China. Europe also has good coverage up until you reach Ukraine and Belarus and into Russia.
ed to operators for use on LTE technologies.5G spectrum decisions in Kenya were complicated by a previous award of 700 MHz to JTL, as well as further decisions to award the 700 MHz band to ti r 2 operators or a wholesale access network. By 2018, at least ten companies were bidding
The largest 5G provider in Saudi Arabia—and the MEA region—is Saudi Telecom Company (stc), which claimed 5.6 million 5G subscriptions by December 2022. Having inked network rollout agreements with equipment suppliers like Huawei, Nokia, and Ericsson, stc has more than 75 cities and towns in its 5G footprint.
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