Wireless Telecommunication Services in Middle East & Africa

July 2026 | 45 pages | ID: W4F6760B2728EN
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Abstracts

Summary

Wireless Telecommunication Services in Middle East & Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative

Summary

information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2020-25, and forecast to 2030). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The wireless telecommunications services market includes cellular (mobile) phones, pagers, and any other wireless or cellular telecommunication service. Market values represent revenues based on payments to operators of all these services for subscriptions and usage. Market volumes refer to the total number of subscriptions for each of these services. Market shares represent subscription volumes.
• The Middle East & African wireless telecommunication services market recorded a value of $45.3 billion in 2025, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4% between 2020 and 2025.
• Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 2.4% between 2020 and 2025, reaching a total of 756.9 million subscriptions in 2025.
• Market growth during 2020-25 is primarily due to an increase in subscription volume amid population growth in urban areas, where mobile networks expanded fastest.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key wireless telecommunication services market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market by value in 2025?
• What will be the size of the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market in 2030?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in Middle East & Africa's wireless telecommunication services market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market Value
1.2. Market Value Forecast
1.3. Market Volume
1.4. Market Volume Forecast
1.5. Category Segmentation
1.6. Geography Segmentation
1.7. Market Share
1.8. Market Rivalry
1.9. Competitive Landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market Definition
2.2. Market Analysis
2.3. Market Trends
2.4. Regulatory Landscape

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market Value
3.2. Market Volume

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category Segmentation
4.2. Geography Segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market Value Forecast
5.2. Market Volume Forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer Power
6.3. Supplier Power
6.4. New Entrants
6.5. Threat Of Substitutes
6.6. Degree Of Rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Market Share
7.2. Who are the leading players?
7.3. What are the strategies of the leading players?
7.4. What have been the recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc
8.2. Airtel Nigeria
8.3. Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE
8.4. Vodacom (Pty) Ltd

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Related MarketLine research
10.3. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 2: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million number of subscriptions, 2020-25
Table 3: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020-25
Table 4: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 5: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2025
Table 6: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Table 7: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million number of subscriptions, 2025-30
Table 8: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2025
Table 9: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Key Facts
Table 10: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: MTN Nigeria Communications Plc: Key Employees
Table 12: Airtel Nigeria: Key Facts
Table 13: Airtel Nigeria: Key Employees
Table 14: Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE: Key Facts
Table 15: Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications SAE: Key Employees
Table 16: Vodacom (Pty) Ltd: Key Facts
Table 17: Vodacom (Pty) Ltd: Key Employees
Table 18: Middle East & Africa Size of Population (Million), 2021-25
Table 19: Middle East & Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 20: Middle East & Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2021-25
Table 21: Middle East & Africa Inflation, 2021-25
Table 22: Middle East & Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2021-25
Table 23: Middle East & Africa Exchange Rate, 2020-25

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 2: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume: million number of subscriptions, 2020-25
Figure 3: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market category segmentation: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 4: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2025
Figure 5: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market value forecast: $ billion, 2025-30
Figure 6: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market volume forecast: million number of subscriptions, 2025-30
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the wireless telecommunication services market in Middle East & Africa, 2025
Figure 13: Middle East & Africa wireless telecommunication services market share: % share, by volume, 2025