Arab States

ITU Arab States region outline

The Arab States ITU region comprises North African, Gulf, and Middle Eastern countries. Mobile cellular penetration has exceeded saturation, reaching 110.5% in 2017. Internet access penetration increased from 41.6% of individuals in 2016 to 43.7% in 2017. International internet bandwidth increased from 15 kb/s/user in 2016 to 39 kb/s/user in 2017.

Deployed LTE Networks

The following chart shows the number of active 4G LTE networks, distributed by LTE frequency band. These data are rendered live and may update unexpectedly.

Deployed IoT Networks

The following chart shows the distribution of active Internet of Things networks by wireless network technology. Our database is a work in progress, data may be incomplete.

Countries in this Geographical Region

There are 22 unique countries, territories, and/or sovereign states in this geographic region.

ISO 3166: DZ
Policy Maker: Ministère de la Poste, des Télécommunications, des Technologies et du Numérique
Spectrum Regulator: Autorite de Regulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques (ARPCE)
ISO 3166: BH
Policy Maker: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Spectrum Regulator: Directorate of Wireless Licensing, Frequency and Monitoring
ISO 3166: KM
Policy Maker: Ministère des Transports, des Postes et Télécommunications, des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
Spectrum Regulator: Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (ANRTIC)
ISO 3166: DJ
Policy Maker: Ministère de la Communication, chargé des Postes et des Télécommunications
Spectrum Regulator: Ministère de la Communication, chargé des Postes et des Télécommunications
ISO 3166: EG
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Spectrum Regulator: National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
ISO 3166: IQ
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Communications and Media Commission (CMC)
ISO 3166: JO
Policy Maker: Ministry of Information and Communications Technology
Spectrum Regulator: Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC)
ISO 3166: KW
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA)
ISO 3166: LB
Policy Maker: Ministère des Télécommunications
Spectrum Regulator: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
ISO 3166: LY
Policy Maker: General Authority of Communication and Informatics
Spectrum Regulator: General Authority of Communication and Informatics
ISO 3166: MR
Policy Maker: Ministère de l'Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
Spectrum Regulator: Autorité de Régulation
ISO 3166: MA
Policy Maker: Direction de l'Economie Numérique
Spectrum Regulator: Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications (ANRT)
ISO 3166: OM
Policy Maker: Ministry of Transport & Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Oman Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
ISO 3166: PS
Policy Maker: No Data
Spectrum Regulator:
ISO 3166: QA
Policy Maker: Ministry of Transport and Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Communications Regulatory Authority
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