Introduction
How is the communication system in Egypt? Here, Broadcast media include mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; dozens of private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available for free; some limited satellite services are also available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 30 stations belonging to 8 networks; privately-owned radio includes 8 major stations, 4 of which belong to 1 network (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Egypt
| Internet country code | .eg |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 9,349,469 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 9 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 79.2 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 72% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Egypt’s large telecom market is supported by a population of about 109 million and benefits from effective competition in most sectors; a liberal regulatory regime allows for unified licenses which permit operators to offer fixed-line as well as mobile services; in recent years the government has developed a number of digital migration projects aimed at increasing average broadband speeds, delivering fiber broadband to about 60% of the population, developing an in-house satellite program, and creating a knowledge-based economy through the greater adoption of ICTs; the New Administrative Capital being built is only one of more than a dozen smart city projects, which together are stimulating investment in 5G and fiber broadband, as well as the adoption of IoT and AI solutions; the country endeavors to be a significant ICT hub in the North Africa and Middle East regions; Egypt’s mature mobile market has one of the highest subscription rates in Africa; progress in the adoption of mobile data services has been hampered by the lack of sufficient spectrum; the regulator in September 2020 made available 60MHz in the 2.6GHz band, though the spectrum was not allocated until late 2021; the additional spectrum will go far to enabling the MNOs to improve the quality of mobile broadband services offered; further 5G trials are to be held later in 2022, focused on the New Administrative Capital; the international cable infrastructure remains an important asset for Egypt, which benefits from its geographical position; Telecom Egypt has become one of the largest concerns in this segment, being a participating member in numerous cable systems; in mid-2021 the telco announced plans to build the Hybrid African Ring Path system, connecting a number of landlocked countries in Africa with Italy, France, and Portugal; the system will partly use the company’s existing terrestrial and sub sea cable networks (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line roughly 10 per 100, mobile-cellular 95 per 100 (2021) |
| International | Country code - 20; landing points for Aletar, Africa-1, FEA, Hawk, IMEWE, and the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 4 submarine cable networks linking to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia ; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 11.6 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 10 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 103.45 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 93 (2022 est.) |
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