With the world's lowest penetration, the region holds huge opportunity for expansion, and has given birth to a number of Africa-focused service providers, such as Orascom, Etisalat and MTN. The Zain Group, formed from MTC, has 17 African operations.

On the other side of the Red Sea, from Russia to Armenia and Turkey to Saudi Arabia, strong infrastructure investment is underway by a mix of local and international carriers.

Researched and designed in association with WCIS, the World Cellular Information Service from Informa Telecoms & Media, this powerful visual tool provides data ranging from awarded equipment vendor contracts to subscriber growth figures.

For analysts, researchers and marketing professionals, the data is available electronically (MS Excel), ready to port into models, pitches and presentations.