Morocco’s three mobile operators are committed to investing more than 80 billion dirhams — approximately eight billion dollars — in telecommunications infrastructure through 2035, as the country accelerates the deployment of 5G networks and pursues full broadband coverage under its Digital Morocco 2030 strategy. The figures were outlined by Delegate Minister for Digital Transition Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni at a recent sector briefing, where she also confirmed that 5G services had already reached more than 50 cities and approximately seven million subscribers.
The investment commitment covers the full range of infrastructure needs, from radio access network equipment and fibre optic backhaul to energy systems and long-term maintenance. The three operators — Maroc Telecom, Orange Maroc, and Inwi — simultaneously launched commercial 5G services on November 7, 2025, following an ANRT-managed licensing process in which they collectively paid 2.1 billion dirhams for spectrum rights. Maroc Telecom acquired 120 MHz for 900 million dirhams, while Inwi and Orange each secured 70 MHz at 600 million dirhams apiece.
Under the terms of their licences, the operators have committed to covering 45 percent of the Moroccan population with 5G by the end of 2026, rising to 85 percent by 2030. The minister confirmed that a second phase of the national broadband development plan is now under way, targeting an additional 2,000 rural areas that were not reached in the first phase, which saw coverage extended to more than 10,690 out of 10,740 targeted locations across 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies.
In parallel, Morocco continues to advance its national fibre optic deployment plan, which sets an objective of connecting 5.6 million households by 2030. The ministry has issued a decree requiring new housing developments and public infrastructure to include fibre optic cabling at the construction stage, and is promoting infrastructure sharing among operators to contain redundant investment costs and accelerate overall network density.
The scale and pace of the rollout positions Morocco as a regional reference in digital infrastructure development, with the World Cup 2030 co-organisation and the broader Digital Morocco 2030 agenda providing a powerful catalytic framework. Officials have repeatedly described 5G as a horizontal enabler for industrial transformation, health service digitalisation, connected logistics, and agricultural modernisation — sectors where robust connectivity is increasingly viewed as a prerequisite for competitiveness.