Egypt plans to produce 15 million mobile phones in 2026 and begin exporting devices to international markets, following the manufacture of 10 million units in 2025, according to the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat. The 2025 production achieved a 40 local added value, demonstrating the country's growing capacity in mobile device manufacturing.
As part of its strategy to become a production-led ICT hub, Egypt has attracted 15 international mobile brands to manufacture locally. The country's digital exports reached 7.4 billion in 2025, with a target of 9 billion in the near future. Egypt also plays a pivotal role in global data infrastructure, hosting 21 international subsea cables that carry 90 of the data traffic between Asia and Europe and serve over 60 countries.
Egypt is actively building human capital to support its ICT ambitions, aiming to train one million people in technology specialties by 2030, up from 800,000 this year. To achieve this, the government has established 27 "WE" schools for applied technology, one in each governorate, and the Egypt University of Informatics, which recently celebrated its first graduating class.
