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: SA
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Spectrum Regulator: Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
ISO 3166: SO
Policy Maker: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Technology
Spectrum Regulator: Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Technology
ISO 3166: SD
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Spectrum Regulator: National Telecommunications Corporation (NTC)
ISO 3166: SY
Policy Maker: Ministry of Communications and Technology
Spectrum Regulator: Syrian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (SyTRA)
ISO 3166: TN
Policy Maker: Instance Nationale des Télécommunications (INTT)
Spectrum Regulator: Agence Nationale des Fréquences
ISO 3166: AE
Policy Maker: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Spectrum Regulator: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
ISO 3166: YE
Policy Maker: Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Spectrum Regulator: Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology
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