ET BU Competitors

LINKdotNET is Egypt’s leading internet service provider - being the first to offer internet services in the country since 1992. LINKdotNET got acquired by Orange Egypt (Mobinil) in a landmark deal that took place in July 2010. The deal potential improves customers’ access to a wide array of integrated communications services, creates high value for shareholders, and benefits Egypt’s telecom sector and the country’s overall economy.

Etisalat is one of the world’s leading telecom groups in emerging markets. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Etisalat was established four decades ago in the UAE as the country’s first telecommunications service provider. An international blue-chip organization, Etisalat provides innovative solutions and services to 163 million subscribers in 17 countries across the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Etisalat’s mission is to provide a best-in-class total customer experience for retail and business, deliver attractive returns to shareholders while investing in the long-term future of the company, and supporting economic development in all the markets it operates in. Aspiring to be the most admired telecom group in emerging markets, Etisalat strives to consistently foster innovation and deliver first-in-market technologies wherever it operates. This is evidenced by its many technological firsts and successes. In the UAE, Etisalat currently has the widest coverage of 3G and 4G mobile technologies. The telco has established an extensive Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) network, making the UAE rank as one of the most fibre-connected countries in the world. Etisalat has conducted expeditionary trials of 5G services in the UAE – the first-ever in the region – including coordinating the development, design and deployment of future ICT platforms for fifth generation mobile broadband. Such diverse technological expertise has helped Etisalat capture significant market share as it expands across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, most notably in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, where the introduction of mobile broadband services, including video call and mobile television, has changed market dynamics and provided affordable mobile internet access for millions of people. Etisalat’s performance and services are widely recognised by the industry. It has won many major awards, including the prestigious annual GSMA’s Global Mobile Awards for the past four years.

Since its establishment in 1854, Telecom Egypt has played a pivotal role in driving growth within the local ICT market capitalizing on its vast infrastructure, which is one of the largest in the region. Its vast domestic and international infrastructure has helped it serve various customer groups including consumers, enterprises, domestic and international carriers. Through its five business units Telecom Egypt boasts a consolidated top-line of EGP 22.8bn. In September 2017, Telecom Egypt introduced its new retail brand “WE” with the launch of its mobile services. In a year from launch, “WE” offered the market’s first fully integrated bundle combining all of its consumer services fixed and mobile, voice and data in one bill taking its first step towards full convergence and demonstrating its agility as a key player in the telecommunications industry. By end of 2018, Telecom Egypt fixed voice customers grew to 7.9mn of which 5.2mn enjoyed fixed broadband connectivity, while mobile customers reached 3.9mn. Telecom Egypt’s wholesale unit provides infrastructure, transmission and international voice services to local mobile operators and internet service providers. In addition, it provides international carries capacities on one of the largest submarine cable networks in the world.