Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing growing momentum behind 5G, with 27 operators in 16 markets offering commercial 5G services in the region as of September 2023. FWA is also emerging as an important use case. This spotlight examines the implications ahead for the ecosystem as 5G expands its reach and role in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q2 2023.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q2 2023.

To understand the performance of universal service funds (USFs) in Africa, the GSMA conducted an extensive study. This included a survey of stakeholders, including USF authorities, government ministries and service providers. The results highlight structural and operational challenges requiring urgent attention from policymakers and USF authorities.

The GSMA Mobile Economy series provides the latest insights on the state of the mobile industry worldwide. The reports contain a range of technology, socioeconomic and financial datasets and analysis, including forecasts out to 2030.

This report highlights key trends and developments in Africa's 5G landscape, including commercialisation, spectrum assignments, emerging use cases and early insights for pioneer markets in the region.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q1 2023.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q1 2023.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q4 2022.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q4 2022.

The journey to 5G has started in Africa and is gathering pace across the region. 5G network ecosystem players in the region must find ways to deliver cost-effective and efficient 5G networks with an implementation strategy that balances investment and value creation.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q3 2022.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q3 2022.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q2 2022. It also examines FWA momentum being built in Saudi Arabia and Oman and outlines the opportunity for 5G at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Finally, the analysis showcases the breadth of GSMA Intelligence data by providing country-level KPIs for mobile connections, net additions, technology splits and operator financials.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q2 2022.

This analysis outlines the findings of a GSMA survey of national regulatory authorities and mobile operators in Sub-Saharan Africa to understand the impact of TTMS implementations in the region. It concludes that governments need to reassess their approach to telecoms traffic monitoring, with a view to utilising secure, more efficient and cost-effective methods in line with international best practices.

To understand the opportunities of 5G in Africa, in the context of the region's connectivity and socioeconomic landscape, the GSMA, in collaboration with the ITU, conducted a survey of key stakeholders to capture on-the-ground perspectives of the 5G era in countries across the region. The insights in this report have been generated from analysis of anonymised and aggregated responses to the 5G Africa Survey, as well as GSMA Intelligence data and other related market surveys.

As countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the rest of the world, transition into a post-pandemic economic recovery phase, mobile connectivity is set to play a crucial role in defining the 'new normal'.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in the Middle East and North Africa for Q1 2022.

The Region in Focus series provides an essential quarterly briefing on industry developments, market insights and country KPIs for mobile markets around the world. This edition outlines the key market trends and developments in Sub-Saharan Africa for Q1 2022.