Mobile network codes in ITU region 6xx (Africa) explained
This list contains the mobile country codes and mobile network codes for networks with country codes between 600 and 699, inclusively – a region that covers Africa and the surrounding islands (excluding the Canary Islands and Madeira, which are part of Spain and Portugal, respectively).
National operators
A
| 603 | 01 | Mobilis | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 603 | 02 | | Optimum Telecom Algérie Spa | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Orascom Telecom |
| 603 | 03 | | Wataniya Telecom Algérie | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Nedjma |
| 603 | 07 | AT | | Operational | CDMA 1900 | Wireless Local Loop |
| 603 | 09 | AT | | Operational | LTE | Fixed Wireless Broadband |
| 603 | 21 | ANESRIF | | Ongoing | GSM-R | | |
Angola – AO
| 631 | 02 | | UNITEL S.a.r.l. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 3500 | [1] [2] [3] |
| 631 | 04 | | MOVICEL Telecommunications S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / LTE 1800 | CDMA shut down March 2016 |
| 631 | 05 | | | Operational | LTE | | |
B
| 616 | 01 | | | Operational | LTE 1800 / CDMA / WiMAX | Brands are:- Telecoms (LTE), Kanakoo (CDMA / WiMAX); Libercom GSM shut down 2018[4] |
| 616 | 02 | Moov | Telecel Benin | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 | EtiSalat / Atlantique Telecom / Moov |
| 616 | 03 | | Spacetel Benin | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former BeninCell, Areeba [5] |
| 616 | 04 | BBCOM | Bell Benin Communications | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 616 | 05 | | Glo Communication Benin | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | Licence revoked in 2017 |
| 616 | 07 | Celtiis | SBIN | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | | |
Botswana – BW
| 652 | 01 | Mascom | Mascom Wireless (Pty) Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G | |
| 652 | 02 | Orange | Orange (Botswana) Pty Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / TD-LTE / 5G | formerly Vista Cellular[6] |
| 652 | 04 | beMobile | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | | |
| 613 | 01 | Moov | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Onatel |
| 613 | 02 | Orange | Orange Burkina Faso | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Zain/Celtel,[7] Airtel[8] |
| 613 | 03 | Telecel Faso | Telecel Faso SA | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE 1800 | | |
| 642 | 01 | econet Leo | Econet Wireless Burundi PLC | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Spacetel[9] |
| 642 | 02 | Tempo | VTEL MEA | Not operational | GSM 900 | Former Safaris; not related to Africell;[10] suspended in 2015;[11] MNC withdrawn |
| 642 | 03 | Onatel | Onatel | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 642 | 07 | Smart Mobile | LACELL SU | Not operational | GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | suspended in 2022[12] |
| 642 | 08 | | Viettel Burundi | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Formerly HiTs Telecom[13] [14] |
| 642 | 82 | econet Leo | Econet Wireless Burundi PLC | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | Formerly Telecel, then U-COM Burundi | |
C
Cameroon – CM
| 624 | 01 | MTN Cameroon | Mobile Telephone Network Cameroon Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / TD-LTE 2500 | |
| 624 | 02 | Orange | Orange Cameroun S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 624 | 03 | Camtel | | Operational | CDMA / LTE 1800 | |
| 624 | 04 | Nexttel | Viettel Cameroun | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | | |
| 625 | 01 | CVMOVEL | CVMóvel, S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 | |
| 625 | 02 | T+ | UNITEL T+ TELECOMUNICACÕES, S.A. | Operational | GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | | |
| 623 | 01 | Moov | Atlantique Telecom Centrafrique SA | Operational | GSM 900 | Former Centrafrique Telecom Plus, Etisalat |
| 623 | 02 | TC | Telecel Centrafrique | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 623 | 03 | Orange | Orange RCA | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / WiMAX | |
| 623 | 04 | Azur | Azur RCA | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 | Former Nationlink Telecom RCA | |
| 622 | 01 | | Bharti Airtel SA | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | [15] |
| 622 | 02 | Tawali | | Operational | CDMA2000 | semi-fixed line; formerly Tchad Mobile / Orascom Telecom GSM 900 - defunct in 2004 |
| 622 | 03 | Tigo | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2600 | |
| 622 | 07 | Salam | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | | |
Comoros – KM
| 654 | 01 | HURI | Comores Telecom | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 | |
| 654 | 02 | TELCO SA | Telecom Malagasy (Telma) | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / LTE 800 | | |
| 629 | 01 | | Celtel Congo | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2600 | Former Zain and Celtel brand |
| 629 | 07 | | Warid Telecom | Operational | GSM 900 | Acquired by Airtel in 2014 |
| 629 | 10 | Libertis Telecom | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2600 | | |
D
Democratic Republic of the Congo – CD
| 630 | 01 | | Vodacom Congo RDC sprl | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / TD-LTE 3500 / WiMAX 3500 | |
| 630 | 02 | | Airtel sprl | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 630 | 05 | | Supercell SPRL | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 630 | 86 | | Orange RDC sarl | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / TD-LTE 2600 / 5G | |
| 630 | 88 | YTT | Yozma Timeturns sprl | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | Planned |
| 630 | 89 | | Orange RDC sarl | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | Former OASIS, Tigo; acquired by Orange 2016 |
| 630 | 90 | | Africell RDC sprl | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | | |
| 638 | 01 | Evatis | Djibouti Telecom SA | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | | |
E
| 602 | 01 | Orange | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Mobinil |
| 602 | 02 | Vodafone | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 602 | 03 | Etisalat | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 602 | 04 | WE | | Operational | LTE 1800 | | |
| 627 | 01 | Orange GQ | GETESA | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE | |
| 627 | 03 | Muni | Green Com S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / LTE | Former HiTS | |
| 657 | 01 | Eritel | Eritrea Telecommunications Services Corporation | Operational | GSM 900 / CDMA | CDMA for fixed wireless | |
Ethiopia – ET
| 636 | 01 | MTN | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G | |
| 636 | 02 | Safari | | Operational | GSM900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | | |
F
French Departments and Territories in the Indian Ocean (France) – YT/RE
Includes
- Mayotte (France) – YT
- Réunion (France) – RE
| 647 | 00 | Orange | Orange La Réunion | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 3500 | Mayotte, Réunion |
| 647 | 01 | Maoré Mobile | BJT Partners | Not operational | LTE 1800 | Mayotte
- MNC withdrawn
|
| 647 | 02 | Only | Telco OI | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / LTE 2600 | Mayotte |
| 647 | 03 | | Telco OI | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / LTE 2600 | RéunionFormer Only[16] |
| 647 | 04 | Zeop | Zeop mobile | Operational | LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / LTE 2600 | |
| 647 | 10 | SFR Réunion | Société Réunionnaise du Radiotéléphone | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2600 | Mayotte, Réunion; LTE bands 20 / 3 / 7 | |
G
| 628 | 01 | Libertis | Gabon Telecom S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2600 | |
| 628 | 02 | Moov | Gabon Telecom S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2600 | Former Atlantique Télécom (Etisalat Group), merged with Gabon Telecom in 2016 |
| 628 | 03 | | Airtel Gabon S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2100 | |
| 628 | 04 | Azur | USAN Gabon S.A. | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | Shut down 2018 |
| 628 | 05 | RAG | Réseau de l’Administration Gabonaise | Unknown | Unknown | | |
| 607 | 01 | Gamcel | Gamcel | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 607 | 02 | Africell | Africell | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 607 | 03 | Comium | Comium | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 607 | 04 | QCell | QCell Gambia | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G | |
| 607 | 05 | | Gamtel-Ecowan | Unknown | WiMAX / LTE | |
| 607 | 06 | | NETPAGE | Operational | TD-LTE 2300 | | |
| 620 | 01 | MTN | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 2600 | former spacefon |
| 620 | 02 | | Vodafone Group | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | former Onetouch, Ghana Telecom |
| 620 | 03 | AirtelTigo | Millicom Ghana | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | former MOBITEL, Tigo |
| 620 | 04 | Expresso | Kasapa / Hutchison Telecom | Operational | CDMA2000 850 | former Kasapa |
| 620 | 05 | | National Security | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 620 | 06 | AirtelTigo | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | former Zain, Airtel |
| 620 | 07 | Globacom | Globacom Group | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 620 | 08 | Surfline | Surfline Communications Ltd | Not operational | LTE 2600 | LTE band 7; shut down Oct 2018 |
| 620 | 09 | NITA | | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 620 | 10 | Blu | | Operational | TD-LTE 2500 | LTE band 41 |
| 620 | 11 | | Netafrique Dot Com Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 620 | 12 | | BTL | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 620 | 13 | | Goldkey | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 620 | 14 | busy | | Operational | TD-LTE 2300 | |
| 620 | 15 | | | Operational | MVNO | |
| 620 | 16 | | Telesol | Operational | LTE 1800 | data only |
| 620 | 17 | | iBurst Africa | Unknown | Unknown | | |
Guinea – GN
| 611 | 01 | Orange | Orange S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / LTE | former Spacetel[17] |
| 611 | 02 | Sotelgui | Sotelgui Lagui | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 611 | 03 | Intercel | Intercel Guinée | Not operational | GSM 900 | former Telecel; license revoked Oct 2018[18] |
| 611 | 04 | MTN | Areeba Guinea | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 611 | 05 | Cellcom | Cellcom | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | | |
| 632 | 01 | Guinetel | Guinétel S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 632 | 02 | | Spacetel Guiné-Bissau S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | [19] |
| 632 | 03 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 632 | 07 | Guinetel | Guinétel S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | | |
I
| 612 | 01 | | Cora de Comstar | Not operational | Unknown | |
| 612 | 02 | | Atlantique Cellulaire | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2600 | |
| 612 | 03 | | Orange | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 612 | 04 | KoZ | Comium Ivory Coast Inc | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 612 | 05 | | Loteny Telecom | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 2600 | |
| 612 | 06 | GreenN | Oricel | Operational | GSM 1800 | |
| 612 | 07 | café | Aircomm | Operational | GSM 1800 | |
| 612 | 18 | | YooMee | Operational | TD-LTE 2300 | | |
K
Kenya – KE
| 639 | 01 | | Safaricom Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 02 | | Safaricom Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / 5G 2500 | |
| 639 | 03 | | Bharti Airtel | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / 5G 2500 | Former Celtel, then Zain |
| 639 | 04 | | Mobile Pay Kenya Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 05 | | Bharti Airtel | Unknown | Unknown | Former Econet Wireless, Essar Telecom; network sold to Safaricom in 2014, subscribers moved to Airtel[20] |
| 639 | 06 | | Finserve Africa Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 07 | Telkom | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 | Former Orange Kenya; CDMA 850 MHz shut down in Mar 2015[21] |
| 639 | 08 | | Wetribe Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | Former Sema Mobile Services Ltd (MVNO) |
| 639 | 09 | | Homeland Media Group Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 10 | Faiba 4G | Jamii Telecommunications Limited | Operational | LTE 700 | LTE band 28 |
| 639 | 11 | | Jambo Telcoms Limited | Unknown | Unknown | Former WiAfrica Kenya Ltd. |
| 639 | 12 | | Infura Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 13 | | Hidiga Investments Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 639 | 14 | | NRG Media Limited | Unknown | Unknown | | |
L
Lesotho – LS
| 651 | 01 | Vodacom | Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / 5G 3500 | |
| 651 | 02 | Econet Telecom | Econet Ezi-cel | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 651 | 10 | Vodacom | Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | | |
Liberia – LR
| 618 | 01 | Lonestar Cell MTN | Lonestar Communications Corporation | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 618 | 02 | Libercell | Atlantic Wireless (Liberia) Inc. | Not operational | Unknown | Shut down in 2012 |
| 618 | 04 | Novafone | Novafone Inc. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | Former Comium |
| 618 | 07 | Orange LBR | Orange Liberia | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Cellcom |
| 618 | 20 | LIBTELCO | Liberia Telecommunications Corporation | Operational | CDMA2000 | | |
Libya – LY
| 606 | 00 | Libyana | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 606 | 01 | Madar | Al-Madar Al-Jadeed | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 606 | 02 | Al-Jeel Phone | Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed | Operational | MVNO | Uses Al-Madar |
| 606 | 03 | Libya Phone | Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) | Operational | MVNO / LTE 800 | Uses Libyana; LTE for fixed wireless broadband |
| 606 | 06 | Hatef Libya | Hatef Libya | Operational | CDMA2000 | Fixed wireless | |
M
Madagascar – MG
| 646 | 01 | | Bharti Airtel | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Celtel (Zain), Madacom |
| 646 | 02 | Orange | Orange Madagascar S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 646 | 03 | Sacel | Sacel Madagascar S.A. | Not operational | GSM 900 | license withdrawn in 2001 [22] |
| 646 | 04 | Telma | Telma Mobile S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 3500 | |
| 646 | 05 | BIP / blueline | Gulfsat Madagascar S.A. | Operational | LTE 2100 / TD-LTE 2600 | | |
Malawi – MW
| 650 | 01 | TNM | Telecom Network Malawi | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / TD-LTE 2500 / 5G 3500 / 5G 3700 | |
| 650 | 02 | Access | Access Communications Ltd | Operational | CDMA / LTE 850 | |
| 650 | 03 | MTL | Malawi Telecommunications Limited | Operational | LTE 1800 | |
| 650 | 10 | | Airtel Malawi Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Celtel (Zain) | |
Mali – ML
| 610 | 01 | Malitel | Malitel SA | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 610 | 02 | Orange | Orange Mali SA | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 610 | 03 | Telecel | Alpha Telecommunication Mali S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | | |
| 609 | 01 | Mattel | Mattel | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE | |
| 609 | 02 | Chinguitel | Chinguitel | Operational | CDMA / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | [23] |
| 609 | 10 | Moov | Mauritel Mobiles | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | | |
| 604 | 00 | | Médi Télécom | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2600 | Former Méditel |
| 604 | 01 | IAM | Ittissalat Al-Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 2600 | |
| 604 | 02 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 604 | 04 | | Al Houria Telecom | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 604 | 05 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2600 | |
| 604 | 06 | IAM | Ittissalat Al-Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 604 | 99 | | Al Houria Telecom | Unknown | Unknown | | |
Mozambique – MZ
| 643 | 01 | tmCel | Moçambique Telecom S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / 5G | Former Mocambique Celular (mCel) |
| 643 | 03 | Movitel | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 | [24] |
| 643 | 04 | Vodacom | Vodacom Mozambique, S.A. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / 5G | | |
N
Namibia – NA
| 649 | 01 | MTC | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | |
| 649 | 02 | switch | | Operational | CDMA2000 800 | |
| 649 | 03 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / TD-LTE 2600 | former Cell One |
| 649 | 04 | | Paratus Telecommunications (Pty) | Operational | WiMAX 2500 / TD-LTE | former ITN/WTN[25] |
| 649 | 05 | | Demshi Investments CC | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 649 | 06 | | MTN Namibia | Operational | LTE | LTE fixed wireless, MVNO |
| 649 | 07 | | Capricorn Connect | Unknown | Unknown | | |
| 614 | 01 | SahelCom | La Société Sahélienne de Télécommunications (SahelCom) | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 614 | 02 | | Bharti Airtel Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE | formerly Zain,[26] Celtel |
| 614 | 03 | Moov | Atlantique Telecom (subsidiary of Etisalat) | Operational | GSM 900 | Former Telecel |
| 614 | 04 | Orange | Orange Niger | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | | |
| 621 | 00 | | Capcom | Not operational | LTE 1900 | Former Starcomms, MultiLinks, and MTS First Wireless |
| 621 | 20 | | Bharti Airtel Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 3500 | Former Zain, V-Mobile |
| 621 | 22 | InterC | InterC Network Ltd. | Operational | LTE 800 | Former Intercellular; LTE band 20[27] |
| 621 | 24 | | Spectranet | Operational | TD-LTE 2300 | |
| 621 | 25 | Visafone | Visafone Communications Ltd. | Not operational | CDMA2000 800 / CDMA2000 1900 | Acquired by MTN |
| 621 | 26 | | Swift | Operational | TD-LTE 2300 | |
| 621 | 27 | Smile | Smile Communications Nigeria | Operational | LTE 800 | LTE band 20 |
| 621 | 30 | | MTN Nigeria Communications Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 2600 / TD-LTE 3500 / 5G 3500 | |
| 621 | 40 | Ntel | | Operational | LTE 900 / LTE 1800 | Former M-Tel; LTE bands 8 / 3 |
| 621 | 50 | | Globacom Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 700 / LTE 2600 | LTE bands 28, 7 |
| 621 | 60 | 9mobile | Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Until 2017, Etisalat | |
R
Rwanda – RW
| 635 | 10 | | MTN Rwandacell SARL | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 635 | 11 | Rwandatel | Rwandatel S.A. | Not operational | CDMA | Licence revoked in April 2011 |
| 635 | 12 | Rwandatel | Rwandatel S.A. | Not operational | GSM | Licence revoked in April 2011[28] |
| 635 | 13 | | Airtel RWANDA | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | Former Tigo |
| 635 | 14 | | Airtel RWANDA | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | Merged with Tigo; MNC withdrawn |
| 635 | 17 | Olleh | Olleh Rwanda Networks | Operational | LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | LTE band 20 / 3; wholesale network used by Airtel, MTN, Tigo | |
S
| 626 | 01 | CSTmovel | Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicações | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 626 | 02 | Unitel STP | Unitel São Tomé and Príncipe | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | | |
Senegal – SN
| 608 | 01 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | |
| 608 | 02 | | Saga Africa Holdings Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | Former Hello, Tigo[29] |
| 608 | 03 | Expresso | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | |
| 608 | 04 | | CSU-SA | Unknown | Unknown | | |
Seychelles – SC
| 633 | 01 | | Cable & Wireless Seychelles | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS / 5G | |
| 633 | 02 | Mediatech | Mediatech International | Not operational | GSM 1800 | License and MNC withdrawn |
| 633 | 05 | | Intelvision Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 633 | 10 | | Telecom Seychelles Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 | [30] | |
Sierra Leone – SL
| 619 | 01 | | Orange SL Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE | Former Zain, Celtel, Bharti Airtel |
| 619 | 02 | | Lintel Sierra Leone Limited | Unknown | Unknown | Former Millicom, Tigo |
| 619 | 03 | | Lintel Sierra Leone Limited | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 619 | 04 | Comium | Comium (Sierra Leone) Ltd. | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 619 | 05 | | Lintel Sierra Leone Limited | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 619 | 06 | SierraTel | Sierra Leone Telephony | Operational | CDMA 800 / LTE | |
| 619 | 07 | | Qcell Sierra Leone | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 619 | 09 | Smart Mobile | InterGroup Telecom SL | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | [31] |
| 619 | 25 | Mobitel | Mobitel | Reserved | Unknown | |
| 619 | 40 | | Datatel (SL) Ltd. | Unknown | GSM | |
| 619 | 50 | | Datatel (SL) Ltd. | Unknown | CDMA | | |
Somalia – SO
| 637 | 01 | | Telesom | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE / 5G | |
| 637 | 04 | | Somafone FZLLC | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 637 | 10 | Nationlink | | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 637 | 20 | SOMNET | SOMNET | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 | Uncertain bands |
| 637 | 50 | Hormuud | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS | Uncertain MNC number, maybe (also) 25 |
| 637 | 30 | Golis | | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 637 | 57 | | UNITEL S.a.r.l. | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 637 | 60 | Nationlink | Nationlink Telecom | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 637 | 67 | Horntel Group | HTG Group Somalia | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 637 | 70 | | Onkod Telecom Ltd. | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 637 | 71 | | Somtel | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / 5G | |
| 637 | 82 | | Telcom Somalia | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / CDMA2000 / LTE | | |
| 655 | 01 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 900 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / LTE 5200 / LTE 5800 / 5G 700 / 5G 3500 | |
| 655 | 02 | | | Operational | GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / TD-LTE 2300 / 5G 3500 | Formerly Telkom Mobile, 8ta[32] |
| 655 | 03 | | | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 04 | | Sasol (Pty) Ltd. | Not operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 05 | | Telkom SA Ltd | Unknown | Unknown 3G | |
| 655 | 06 | | | Operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 07 | | Cell C (Pty) Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 | |
| 655 | 10 | MTN | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 900 / LTE 1800 / LTE 2100 / 5G 700 / 5G 1800 / 5G 2100 / 5G 3500 / 5G 28000 | |
| 655 | 11 | | South African Police Service Gauteng | Not operational | TETRA 410 | |
| 655 | 12 | MTN | | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 13 | | Neotel Pty Ltd | Not operational | CDMA 800 | Shut down May 2019[33] |
| 655 | 14 | | Neotel Pty Ltd | Operational | LTE 1800 | |
| 655 | 16 | | Phoenix System Integration (Pty) Ltd | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 655 | 17 | | | Not operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 19 | | Wireless Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Operational | LTE 1800 / TD-LTE 2600 / TD-5G 2600 | |
| 655 | 21 | | Cape Town Metropolitan Council | Not operational | TETRA 410 | |
| 655 | 24 | | SMSPortal (Pty) Ltd. | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 25 | | Wirels Connect | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 27 | | A to Z Vaal Industrial Supplies Pty Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 28 | | Hymax Talking Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 30 | | Bokamoso Consortium | Operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 31 | | Karabo Telecoms (Pty) Ltd. | Operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 32 | | Ilizwi Telecommunications | Operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 33 | | Thinta Thinta Telecommunications Pty Ltd | Operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 34 | | Bokone Telecoms Pty Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 35 | | Kingdom Communications Pty Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 36 | | Amatole Telecommunications Pty Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 38 | | Wireless Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | Former iBurst |
| 655 | 41 | | | Not operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 46 | | SMS Cellular Services (Pty) Ltd | Operational | MVNO | |
| 655 | 50 | | Ericsson South Africa (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 51 | | Integrat (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 53 | | Lycamobile (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | MVNO | |
| 655 | 65 | | Vodacom Pty Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 655 | 73 | | Wireless Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | Former iBurst |
| 655 | 74 | | Wireless Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | Unknown | Former iBurst |
| 655 | 75 | ACSA | | Not operational | Unknown | |
| 655 | 76 | | Comsol Networks (Pty) Ltd | Operational | WiMAX / 28000 | |
| 655 | 77 | Umoja Connect | One Telecom (Pty) Ltd | Unknown | 5G | | |
| 659 | 02 | MTN | MTN South Sudan | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | [34] [35] |
| 659 | 03 | Gemtel | Gemtel | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | |
| 659 | 04 | Vivacell | Network of the World (NOW) | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 | shut down Mar 2018[36] |
| 659 | 05 | DIGITEL | DIGITEL Holdings Ltd. | Operational | LTE | |
| 659 | 06 | Zain | Zain South Sudan | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2100 | |
| 659 | 07 | Sudani | Sudani | Operational | CDMA | | |
| 634 | 01 | Zain SD | Zain Group - Sudan | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former, Mobitel |
| 634 | 02 | | MTN Sudan | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 634 | 03 | | MTN Sudan | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 634 | 05 | canar | Canar Telecom | Operational | CDMA2000 450 | |
| 634 | 07 | | | Operational | GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / CDMA2000 800 | |
| 634 | 09 | | | operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | | |
T
Tanzania – TZ
| 640 | 01 | | Shared Network Tanzania Limited | Not operational | UMTS 900 | Former Rural NetCo Limited; MNC withdrawn |
| 640 | 02 | tiGO | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 / 5G 2500 | Former Mobitel, Buzz |
| 640 | 03 | Zantel | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 | Former Zanzibar Telecom |
| 640 | 04 | | Vodacom Tanzania Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 700 / 5G 2300 | |
| 640 | 05 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 700 / LTE 2100 / 5G | Former Celtel (Zain); LTE bands 28 / 1 |
| 640 | 06 | | WIA Company Limited | Operational | WiMAX / LTE | Former Sasatel (Dovetel);[37] fixed wireless |
| 640 | 07 | TTCL Mobile | Tanzania Telecommunication Company LTD (TTCL) | Operational | CDMA 800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / TD-LTE 2300 | |
| 640 | 08 | Smart | Benson Informatics Limited | Not operational | TD-LTE 2300 | MNC withdrawn |
| 640 | 09 | | Viettel Tanzania Limited | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | Former ExcellentCom Tanzania Limited (Hits) |
| 640 | 11 | | Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd. | Operational | LTE 800 | |
| 640 | 12 | | MyCell Limited | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 640 | 13 | Cootel | Wiafrica Tanzania Limited | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 640 | 14 | | MO Mobile Holding Limited | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn | |
| 615 | 01 | Togo Cell | Togo Telecom | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE / 5G | |
| 615 | 03 | Moov | Moov Togo | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE | | |
| 605 | 01 | Orange | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | |
| 605 | 02 | Tunicell | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | |
| 605 | 03 | Ooredoo | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 800 / LTE 1800 | former Orascom Telecom Tunisie | |
U
Uganda – UG
| 641 | 01 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / 5G | Former Zain, Celtel |
| 641 | 04 | | Tangerine Uganda Limited | Operational | LTE | |
| 641 | 06 | | Afrimax Uganda | Not operational | TD-LTE 2600 | [38] shut down May 2018;[39] MNC withdrawn |
| 641 | 08 | | Talkio Mobile Limited | Unknown | MVNO | |
| 641 | 10 | | MTN Uganda | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 2600 / 5G | LTE band 7 |
| 641 | 11 | | Uganda Telecom Ltd. | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 | |
| 641 | 14 | | Africell Uganda | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS / LTE 800 | Former Orange, HiTS Telecom; LTE band 20 |
| 641 | 16 | | SimbaNET Uganda Limited | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 641 | 18 | Smart | Suretelecom Uganda Ltd. | Not operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 | MNC withdrawn |
| 641 | 20 | | Hamilton Telecom Limited | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 641 | 22 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS | Former Warid Telecom |
| 641 | 26 | | Lycamobile Network Services Uganda Limited | Not operational | MVNO | MNC withdrawn |
| 641 | 30 | | Anupam Global Soft Uganda Limited | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn |
| 641 | 33 | | Smile Communications Uganda Limited | Operational | LTE 800 | LTE band 20 |
| 641 | 40 | | Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 641 | 44 | | K2 Telecom Ltd | Operational | MVNO | |
| 641 | 66 | i-Tel | i-Tel Ltd | Not operational | Unknown | MNC withdrawn | |
Z
Zambia – ZM
| 645 | 01 | | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 900 / 5G 2600 | Former Celtel (Zain) |
| 645 | 02 | MTN | | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G 2600 | Former Telecel |
| 645 | 03 | ZAMTEL | Zambia Telecommunications Company Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / UMTS 2100 / TD-LTE 2300 | |
| 645 | 04 | Zedmobile | Beeline Telecoms Limited | Unknown | LTE | |
| 645 | 07 | | Liquid Telecom Zambia Limited | Unknown | Unknown | | |
Zimbabwe – ZW
| 648 | 01 | | Net*One Cellular (Pvt) Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 / LTE 1800 | |
| 648 | 03 | Telecel | Telecel Zimbabwe (PVT) Ltd | Operational | GSM 900 | |
| 648 | 04 | Econet | | Operational | GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / UMTS 2100 / LTE 1800 / 5G | | |
See also
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