Saudi Arabia MVNO Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2025 to 2031

Consumer segment by Subscriber held the highest revenue share in Saudi Arabia MVNO Market -6Wresearch

The consumer segment held the largest revenue size in Saudi Arabia MVNO market due to driven by the Kingdom’s 99% internet penetration rate and widespread smartphone adoption. The country’s young, digitally active population and growing reliance on mobile-first services such as streaming, fintech apps, and e-commerce created strong demand for affordable, data-centric, and flexible mobile plans.

According to 6Wresearch, the Saudi Arabia MVNO Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.9% from 2025 to 2031. In recent years, Saudi Arabia’s MVNO market has expanded under “Vision 2030”, supported by strong government initiatives to promote digital transformation, telecom liberalization, and market competition. The Kingdom’s telecom penetration ranks among the highest globally, with mobile connections exceeding the population and internet penetration. Average data consumption has surpassed per user per month, underscoring a highly digital, mobile-first population that continues to drive demand for affordable and flexible connectivity solutions. Recent developments are further reshaping the MVNO landscape.

In January 2025, STC secured a government infrastructure contract, significantly expanding wholesale backhaul capacity accessible to MVNO partners. In February 2025, the Communications, Space & Technology Commission allocated in new spectrum and carrier licenses at LEAP 2025, including Non-Terrestrial Network rights for SkyFive Arabia, a step toward satellite-enabled MVNO connectivity. Similarly, Viasat’s November 2024 successful 3GPP Release-17 direct-to-device satellite messaging test validated NTN feasibility for future MVNO IoT and satellite integration.

According to Parth, Senior Research Analyst, 6Wresearch, Full MVNO witnessed the highest revenue size in Saudi Arabia’s MVNO market, due to their greater operational autonomy, allowing control over core network elements, SIM provisioning, and service innovation. They leveraged this independence to offer differentiated IoT, enterprise, and digital service bundles beyond traditional prepaid voice and data.

Saudi Arabia MVNO Market (2025-2031) report provides an in-depth analysis with 18 figures and 4 tables, covered in 64 pages. The report thoroughly covers the market by operational model, subscriber and enterprise by organization size. The Saudi Arabia MVNO Market outlook report provides an unbiased and detailed analysis of the ongoing trends, opportunities/high growth areas, and market drivers, which would help the stakeholders to devise and align their market strategies according to the current and future market dynamics.