| Analogue Networks in Africa |
| Country | Standard | Startup | Subscs | Subs Date | Operator | Coverage |
| Algeria | NMT-900 | 12/89 | 6900 |
6/96 | Algerian PTT | |
| Angola | AMPS | 2/94 | 2700 |
12/96 | Angola Telecom | Luanda |
| Benin | AMPS | 1995 | 1050 |
12/95 | OPT | |
| Burundi | AMPS | 9/93 | 500 |
6/96 | Telecel-Burundi | |
| Central African Republic | AMPS | 1995 | 800 |
6/96 | TELECEL-CAR | Bangui |
| Congo | Unknown | 600 |
6/96 | |||
| Egypt | MATS | 5/87 | 12000 |
12/95 | Arab Republic of Egypt
Nat'l. Telecom. Org. |
|
| Gabon | AMPS | 1986 | 5500 |
12/96 | unknown | |
| Gambia, The | TACS | 1994 | 1700 |
12/96 | unknown | |
| Ghana | AMPS | 1/94 | 2563 |
12/95 | CelTel Ghana | nationwide |
| Ghana | TACS | 5/92 | 3637 |
12/95 | Millicom Ghana | |
| Kenya | ETACS | 1993 | 2300 |
12/96 | Kenya Posts & Telecoms Co. | |
| Madagascar | AMPS | 7/25/94 | 800 |
6/96 | TELECEL Madagascar |
Antananarivo & other cities |
| Mauritius | ETACS | 6/89 | 12000 |
6/96 | Emtel/Currimjee Jeewanjee Millicom | |
| Morocco | NMT-450 | 1989 | 35000 | 12/96 | Office Nationaldes Postes et Telecom. | main cities and roads |
| Nigeria | ETACS (800) |
11/92 | 10000 |
12/96 | Mobile Telecom Services |
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| Senegal | RC2000 | 4/92 | 500 |
mid-95 | SONATEL | 83km radius of Dakar |
| South Africa | C-Netz | 5/86 | 10000 |
6/95 | Vodacom | |
| South Africa | GSM | 6/1/94 | 500000 |
10/97 | Vodacom | nationwide; 80% pop @ 1995 |
| Tanzania | TACS | 10/94 | 2303 |
12/95 | MIC Tanzania Ltd. | Dar es Salaam & other cities |
| Tonga | unknown | 1993? | unknown | |||
| Trinidad & Tobago | AMPS | 12/91 | 3100 |
12/94 | Telecom. Services of Trinidad & Tobago | nationwide |
| Tunisia | NMT-450 | 4/85 | 8000 |
12/96 | Ministry of Communications | 60% territory @ mid-95 |
| Zaire | AMPS | 1994 | Express Communications |
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| Zaire | TACS | end-94 | Trans Global Telecom | Kinshasa | ||
| Zaire | NAMPS | 1986 | 11500 | 12/96 | TELECEL-Zaire | |
| Zambia | AMPS | 1995 | Zamtel | Lusaka only |