Saudi Arabia
In September 2010 the penetration rate was estimated at 162.6% over a population estimate of 26.1 million.
Rank | Operator | technology | Subscribers |
Ownership |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | STC | GSM-900 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 2300 MHz LTE |
19.914 (Q3 2010) | 70% state owned and 30% private |
2 | Mobily | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA LTE |
15.06 (Q3 2010) | Etisalat (25%) |
3 | Zain | GSM-900/1800 (GPRS, EDGE) 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA 1800/ 2600 MHz LTE |
3.781 (June 2009) | Zain Group (25%) |
4 | Bravo | iDEN | 0.196 (Sept2009) | Nasco, Qtel (29.2%), Ali A. Tamimi Co., Mr. Sultan Najr Al Otaibi |
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