List of telecommunications companies in the Middle East and Africa explained

A telecommunications company (historically known as a telephone company) is a company which provides broadband and/or telephony services.

The telecommunications companies of the Middle East and Africa are listed below:

Algeria

Fixed-line operators

• Algérie Telecom

Mobile operators

• Djezzy (Orascom Telecom Algerie) (OTA) subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH)
• Mobilis (Algérie Telecom)
• Nedjma (Wataniya Télécom Algérie), a subsidiary of Qatar Telecom (Qtel)

Mobile satellite operators

• ATS, a subsidiary of Algérie Telecom

Angola

Fixed-line operators

• Angola Telecom
• MSTelcom (Sonangol Group)

Mobile operators

• Movicel
• MovelSIM
• Unitel

Bahrain

Fixed-line operators

• Batelco
• LightSpeed Communications

Mobile operators

• Batelco
• Zain Bahrain (Zain Group)

Benin

Fixed-line operators

• Benin Telecoms

Mobile operators

• BBCOM (Bell Bénin Communication)
• GLOBACOM
• LIBERCOM
• MOOV Bénin
• MTN (MTN Group)

Botswana

Fixed-line operators

• Botswana Telecommunications Corporation

Mobile operators

• Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
• MASCOM
• Orange

Burkina Faso

Fixed-line operators

• Onatel (Morocco Telecom)

Mobile operators

• Airtel Burkina Faso (Airtel Group)

Burundi

Fixed-line operators

• LEO Burundi
• ONATEL Burundi

Mobile operators

• Econet Wireless
• Hits Telecom
• Onamob
• Safari
• U-Com

Cameroon

Fixed-line operators

• Cameroon Telecom

Mobile operators

• Cameroon Telecom
• CISNET TELECOM (CISNET Group)
• MTN (MTN Group)
• Orange (Orange S.A.)
• WiMax (WiMax Group)

Chad

Fixed-line operators

• SotelTchad

Mobile operators

• Airtel Chad (Bharti Airtel)
• Tigo Chad (Millicom)

Comoros

Fixed-line operators

• Comores Telecom

Congo

Mobile operators

• Congo Telecom

Mobile operators

• Airtel Congo (Airtel Group)
• Warid Congo (Warid Telecom)

Côte d'Ivoire

Fixed-line operators

• Orange (Orange S.A.)

Mobile operators

• Green
• Koz
• Moov
• MTN Côte d'Ivoire (MTN Group)
• Orange (Orange S.A.)
• Warid

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fixed-line operators

• OCPT

Mobile operators

• Airtel DRC (Airtel Group
• Orange RDC (Orange S.A.)
• Tigo Democratic Republic of Congo (Millicom)
• Vodacom (Vodafone Group)

Egypt

Fixed-line operators

• Telecom Egypt

Mobile operators

• Etisalat Egypt (Etisalat)
• Orange Egypt (Orange S.A.)
• Vodafone Egypt (Vodafone and Telecom Egypt)
• We (Telecom Egypt)

Equatorial Guinea

Fixed-line operators

• GETESA (Orange S.A.)

Mobile operators

• GETESA (Orange S.A.)
• Muni (Antes Hits Telecom)
• Gecomsa

Eritrea

Fixed-line operators

• Telesonra

Mobile operators

• EriTel

Ethiopia

Fixed-line operators

• Ethio Telecom
• safaricom Ethiopia

Mobile operators

• Ethio Telecom
• Safaricom Ethiopia

Gabon

Fixed-line operators

• Gabon Telecom (Maroc Telecom)

Mobile operators

• Airtel (Bharti Airtel)
• Gabon Telecom (Maroc Telecom)
• Moov (Etisalat)

Gambia

Fixed-line operators

• Gamtel

Mobile operators

• Africell (Lintel Holding)
• Gamcel (Gamtel)
• Q-cell (Qcell)

Ghana

Fixed-line operators

• Vodafone Ghana

Mobile operators

• Airtel Ghana (Airtel Group)
• Cliq (Expresso Telecom)
  • Globacom MTN Ghana (MTN Group)
• Tigo
• Vodafone Ghana

Guinea

Fixed-line operators

• Sotelgui

Mobile operators

• Areeba
• Cellcom
• Intercel
• Lagui
• Orange Guinea

Iran

Fixed-line operators

• TCI
• Zoha Kish Telecom Iran
• HiWEB

Mobile operators

• Airtel Pras
• Hamrah Aval
• Kish Free Zone
• MTCE
• MTN Irancell (MTN Group)
• Rightel
• Taliya

Iraq

Fixed-line operators

• ITPC

Mobile operators

• AsiaCell (Qtel)
• Korek Telecom
• Moutiny
• SanaTel
• Zain Iraq (Zain Group)

Israel

Fixed-line operators

• 012 Smile
• 013 Netvision
• 018 X-Fone
• Bezeq
• Cellcom
• Hot
• Partner Communications Company
• Voicenter

Mobile operators

• Cellcom
• Golan Telecom
• Home Cellular (MVNO using Cellcom)
• Hot Mobile former Mirs Communications Ltd.
• Partner Communications Company (Partner)
• Pelephone (Bezeq)
• Rami Levi (MVNO) using Pelephone)
• YouPhone (MVNO) using Orange)

Jordan

Fixed-line operators

• Jordan Telecom (Jordan Telecom Group)
• Kulacom

Mobile operators

• Orange Jordan (Jordan Telecom Group & Orange S.A.)
• Umniah (Batelco)
• XPress Telecom (NASCO & Qtel)
• Zain Jordan (Zain)

Kenya

Fixed-line operators

• Telkom Kenya
• Wananchi

Mobile operators

• Airtel Kenya (Airtel Group)
• Telkom Kenya
• Safaricom (Telkom Kenya and Vodafone)
• Orange (Orange S.A.)

Kuwait

Fixed-line operators

• Ministry of Communications – Kuwait (MOCK)

Mobile operators

• VIVA - Kuwait Telecom Company (STC)
• Ooreedoo Kuwait (Ooreedoo Group)
• Zain Kuwait (Zain Group)

Lebanon

Fixed-line operators

• OGERO (MPT)

Mobile operators

• Alfa (management contract to Orascom Telecom)
• Mtc touch (management contract to Zain)

Lesotho

Fixed-line operators

• Telecom Lesotho

Mobile operators

• Econet Wireless
• Vodacom (Telkom and Vodafone)

Libya

Fixed-line operators

• General Posts and Telecommunications Company
• Libya Telecom & Technology

Mobile operators

• Almadar
• Libyana

Madagascar

Fixed-line operators

• Telma

Mobile operators

• Airtel
• orange
• Telma

Malawi

Mobile operators

• Airtel Malawi (Airtel Group)
• Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL)
• Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM)

Mali

Fixed-line operators

• Sotelma

Mobile operators

• Malitel (Sotelma)
• Orange Mali (Orange S.A.)

Mauritius

Fixed-line operators

• Mauritius Telecom

Mobile operators

• Airtel
• MyT
• Emtel
• Chilli (MTML)

Morocco

Fixed-line operators

• INWI
• Maroc Telecom (Government of Morocco and Etisalat)
• Méditel (Finance com and Orange SA)

Mobile operators

• INWI
• Maroc Telecom
• Méditel (Finance com and Telefónica)
• Orange (Orange S.A.)

Mozambique

Fixed-line operators

• Telecommunicacoes De Mozambique (TDM)

Mobile network operators

• MCel (Government of Mozambique)
• Vodacom (Telkom and Vodafone)
• Movitel

Namibia

Fixed-line operators

• Telecom Namibia

Mobile operators

• MTC Namibia

Niger

Mobile operators

• Airtel Niger

Nigeria

Fixed-line operators

• NITEL (Transcorp)
• Starcoms

Mobile operators

• Mtel (Transcorp)
• Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Group)
• Globacom
• MTN Nigeria (MTN Group)
• Etisalat Nigeria (Etisalat) – now re-branded 9mobile after Etisalat's withdrawal from the market
• Multilinks Telkom
• Starcomms
• Zoom Mobile
• Visafone

Oman

Fixed-line operators

• Omantel
• Ooredoo Oman (was Nawras)

Mobile operators

• Oman Mobile (Omantel)
• Ooredoo Oman (was Nawras) (Ooredoo Group & TDC)

Palestine

Fixed-line operators

• Paltel

Mobile operators

• Jawwal
• Ooredoo Palestine (Qtel)

Qatar

Fixed-line operators

• Ooredoo
• Vodafone Qatar

Mobile operators

• Ooredoo
• Vodafone Qatar

Le Réunion

Mobile operators

• SFR Réunion
• Orange Réunion
• Only Réunion

Rwanda

Fixed-line operators

• Rwandatel

Mobile operators

• MTN Rwandacell (MTN Group)
  • Rwanda Airtel Tigo Rwanda
• Rwandatel

Saudi Arabia

Fixed-line operators

• Saudi Telecom Company
• Mobily (Etisalat)^[1]
• GO (Etihad Atheeb Telecom)

Mobile operators

• Saudi Telecom Company
• Mobily (Etisalat)
• Zain Saudi Arabia (Zain)
• Virgin Mobile (Virgin Group) (MVNO with STC)
• Lebara Mobile (Etihad Jawraa) (MVNO with Mobily)

Senegal

Fixed-line operators

• Sonatel

Mobile operators

• Expresso – Senegal (CDMA)
• Orange (GSM)
• Tigo (GSM)

Sierra Leone

Fixed-line operators

• Sierratel

Mobile operators

• Airtel Sierra Leone (Airtel Group)
• Africell (Lintel Holding)
• Comium

Somalia

Fixed-line operators

• Hormuud Telecom
• AmteL

Mobile Operators

• Somtel
• Heersare telecom
• AmteL

South Africa

See main article: List of broadband providers in South Africa.

Fixed-line operators

• Telkom
• Neotel

Mobile

• MTN Group
• Vodacom
• Telkom Mobile
• Cell C
• Rain
  • Mr. Price Mobile Virgin Mobile South Africa
• Me&You Mobile

Sudan

Fixed-line operators

• Thabit (Sudatel)
• Canar (Etisalat)

Mobile operators

• Sudani
• MTN Sudan (MTN Group)
• Zain Sudan (Zain Group)

Swaziland

Fixed-line operators

• Swaziland Post and Telecommunication Corporation (SPTC)

Mobile operators

• Swazi Mobile
• Swazi MTN

Syria

Fixed-line operators

• Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE)

Mobile operators

• MTN Syria (MTN Group)
• SyriaTel

Tanzania

Fixed-line operators

• Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited

Mobile operators

• Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited
• Airtel Tanzania (Airtel Group)
• Tigo Tanzania (Millicom)
• Vodacom Tanzania (Vodacom)
• Sasatel Tanzania (Sasatel)
• Benson Informatics Tanzania (Benson)
• Zantel Tanzania (Etisalat)

Togo

Fixed-line operators

• TOGOCOM

Tunisia

Fixed-line operators

• Tunisie Telecom (TUNTEL)

Mobile operators

• Tunisiana (Ooredoo)
• Tunisie Telecom (TUNTEL)
• Orange

Uganda

Fixed-line operators

• MTN Uganda (MTN Group)
• Uganda Telecom

Mobile operators

• • Airtel Uganda K2 Telecom Acquired by Airtel Uganda
• MTN Uganda
• Uganda Telecom
• Vodafone Uganda^{[2] [3]}
• Lyca Mobile

United Arab Emirates

Fixed-line operators

• Du
• Etisalat

Mobile operators

• Du
• Etisalat

Yemen

Mobile operators

• MTN Yemen (MTN Group)
• Sabafon
• Y (HiTS-UNITEL)
• Yemen Mobile

Zambia

Fixed-line operators

• Zamtel

Mobile operators

• Airtel (Bharti group)
• MTN (MTN group)
• Zamtel (LAPGreen Group)

Zimbabwe

Fixed-line operators

• TelOne

Mobile operators

• Airtel
  • Econet Wireless Net*One
• Telecel (Orascom)

See also

• Telephone company
• List of telecommunications companies
  • List of telecommunications companies in the Americas
  • List of telecommunications companies in Asia and Oceania
  • List of telecommunications companies in Europe
• List of mobile network operators
  • List of mobile network operators of the Americas
  • List of mobile network operators in Asia and Oceania
  • List of mobile network operators in Europe
  • List of mobile network operators in the Middle East and Africa

Notes and References

1. Web site: eLife Connect . Mobily.com.sa . 2016-01-06.
2. Web site: Vodafone Launches In Uganda. 18 November 2014. 19 November 2014. Samuel. Sanya. New Vision (Kampala).
3. Web site: 10 February 2015. Vodafone Is In Uganda To Stay, Says Company CEO. Mark Keith . Muhumuza. 10 February 2015. Daily Monitor (Kampala).