Egypt
Egypt had 76.43 million mobile users as of June 2011, up 30 per cent on the year before, government figures showed on Monday 26 September. Egypt is the largest market in Africa of the total mobile subscriber market.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vodafone | GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS |
34.9154 (Oct 2011) | Vodafone Group PLC (54.9%), Telecom Egypt (44.70%), Free Float (0.20%) |
| 2 | Mobinil | GSM-900 2100 MHz UMTS |
30.26 (Oct 2011) | Orange SA (36.4%), Orascom Telecom (34.6%), Free Float (28.97%) |
| 3 | Etisalat | GSM-900/1800 2100 MHz UMTS |
12.4144 (Oct 2011) | Etisalat (76%), Egypt Post (20%), Other Investors (4%) |
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