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AFRICA ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Algeria ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Djezzy....................................................................................................................................................... 11 Mobilis ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Nedjma ..................................................................................................................................................... 12
Angola ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Movicel ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 UNITEL..................................................................................................................................................... 13
Bénin ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
BBCom ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 Glo Mobile ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Libercom................................................................................................................................................... 14 Moov......................................................................................................................................................... 15 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Botswana .................................................................................................................................................... 16
Be MOBILE............................................................................................................................................... 16 Mascom.................................................................................................................................................... 17 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Burkina Faso .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Onatel (Telmob)........................................................................................................................................ 19 Telecel ...................................................................................................................................................... 19
Burundi ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Econet ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Leo............................................................................................................................................................ 20 ONAMOB.................................................................................................................................................. 21 Smart Mobile ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Tempo ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
Cameroon ................................................................................................................................................... 22
MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 22
Cape Verde ................................................................................................................................................. 23
CV Móvel .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Unitel ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
Central African Republic ........................................................................................................................... 24
Azur .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Leo............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Moov......................................................................................................................................................... 25 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 26
Chad ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Tigo........................................................................................................................................................... 27
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Comores...................................................................................................................................................... 27
HURI......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Congo Brazzaville ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Azur .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Warid Telecom ......................................................................................................................................... 29
Côte d'Ivoire................................................................................................................................................ 30
Café Mobile .............................................................................................................................................. 30 Green Network ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Koz ........................................................................................................................................................... 31 Moov......................................................................................................................................................... 31 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 32 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 32
Democratic Republic of the Congo.......................................................................................................... 33
Africell ....................................................................................................................................................... 33 Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 34 Supercell................................................................................................................................................... 35 Tigo........................................................................................................................................................... 35 Vodacom .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Djibouti........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Djibouti Telecom (Evatis) ......................................................................................................................... 36
Egypt ........................................................................................................................................................... 37
Etisalat Misr .............................................................................................................................................. 37 MoBiNiL .................................................................................................................................................... 37 Vodafone .................................................................................................................................................. 38
Equatorial Guinea ...................................................................................................................................... 38
GECOM.................................................................................................................................................... 38 HiTs .......................................................................................................................................................... 39 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Eritrea.......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Eritel ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Ethiopia ....................................................................................................................................................... 40
Ethio-Mobile.............................................................................................................................................. 40
Gabon.......................................................................................................................................................... 41
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Azur .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 Gabon Telecom (Libertis)......................................................................................................................... 42 Moov......................................................................................................................................................... 43
Gambia ........................................................................................................................................................ 43
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Africell ....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Comium .................................................................................................................................................... 44 Gamcel ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 Qcell ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Ghana .......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Expresso................................................................................................................................................... 46 Glo Mobile ................................................................................................................................................ 47 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Tigo........................................................................................................................................................... 48 Vodafone .................................................................................................................................................. 48
Guinea-Bissau............................................................................................................................................ 49
Guinetel .................................................................................................................................................... 49 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 49 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 50
Guinea-Conakry ......................................................................................................................................... 50
Areeba ...................................................................................................................................................... 50 Cellcom..................................................................................................................................................... 51 Intercel+.................................................................................................................................................... 51 Lagui......................................................................................................................................................... 52 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 52
Kenya .......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 53 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 53 Safaricom (OneCom | Packed Data Networks)........................................................................................ 54 yuMobile ................................................................................................................................................... 55
Lesotho ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
Econet ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 Vodacom .................................................................................................................................................. 56
Liberia ......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Cellcom Liberia......................................................................................................................................... 57 Comium Liberia ........................................................................................................................................ 57 LoneStar Cell............................................................................................................................................ 58
Libya............................................................................................................................................................ 58
Libyana Mobile Phone.............................................................................................................................. 58 LibyaPhone Mobile................................................................................................................................... 59 Orbit Telecom........................................................................................................................................... 59
Madagascar ................................................................................................................................................ 60
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 60 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 60 Telma Mobile ............................................................................................................................................ 61
Malawi ......................................................................................................................................................... 62
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 62 TNM.......................................................................................................................................................... 62
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Mali .............................................................................................................................................................. 63 Malitel ....................................................................................................................................................... 63 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 63
Mauritania ................................................................................................................................................... 64
Chinguitel.................................................................................................................................................. 64 Mattel ........................................................................................................................................................ 65 Mauritel Mobiles ....................................................................................................................................... 65
Mauritius ..................................................................................................................................................... 66
CHiLi ......................................................................................................................................................... 66 Emtel ........................................................................................................................................................ 66 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 67
Mayotte........................................................................................................................................................ 67
Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 67 Outremer Telecom.................................................................................................................................... 68 SFR .......................................................................................................................................................... 68
Morocco ...................................................................................................................................................... 69
inwi ........................................................................................................................................................... 69 Maroc Telecom......................................................................................................................................... 70 Méditel ...................................................................................................................................................... 70
Mozambique ............................................................................................................................................... 71
mCel ......................................................................................................................................................... 71 Movitel ...................................................................................................................................................... 71 Vodacom .................................................................................................................................................. 72
Namibia ....................................................................................................................................................... 72
Leo............................................................................................................................................................ 72 MTC.......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Niger ............................................................................................................................................................ 74
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 74 Moov......................................................................................................................................................... 74 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 75 SahelCom................................................................................................................................................. 75
Nigeria ......................................................................................................................................................... 76
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 76 Etisalat...................................................................................................................................................... 77 Glo Mobile ................................................................................................................................................ 77 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 78 One Naija.................................................................................................................................................. 78 Starcomms ............................................................................................................................................... 79 Visafone.................................................................................................................................................... 79 ZOOM Mobile ........................................................................................................................................... 80
Réunion....................................................................................................................................................... 81
Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 81 Outremer Telecom.................................................................................................................................... 81 SFR Réunion ............................................................................................................................................ 82
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Rwanda ....................................................................................................................................................... 82
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 82 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 83 Tigo........................................................................................................................................................... 83
São Tomé and Príncipe ............................................................................................................................. 84
CSTmovel................................................................................................................................................. 84
Senegal ....................................................................................................................................................... 84
Expresso Senegal .................................................................................................................................... 84 Orange...................................................................................................................................................... 85 Tigo........................................................................................................................................................... 85
Seychelles................................................................................................................................................... 86
Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 86 Cable & Wireless ...................................................................................................................................... 86
Sierra Leone ............................................................................................................................................... 87
Africell ....................................................................................................................................................... 87 Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 88 COMIUM................................................................................................................................................... 88
Somalia ....................................................................................................................................................... 89
GOLIS....................................................................................................................................................... 89 HorTel....................................................................................................................................................... 89 Nationlink.................................................................................................................................................. 90 Somafone ................................................................................................................................................. 90 Somtel ...................................................................................................................................................... 91 Telcom Somalia........................................................................................................................................ 91 Telesom.................................................................................................................................................... 91
South Africa................................................................................................................................................ 92
Cell C........................................................................................................................................................ 92 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 93 Telkom Mobile .......................................................................................................................................... 93 Vodacom .................................................................................................................................................. 94
South Sudan ............................................................................................................................................... 95
G Telecom................................................................................................................................................ 95 MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 95 Vivacell ..................................................................................................................................................... 96 Zain........................................................................................................................................................... 96
Sudan .......................................................................................................................................................... 97
MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 97 Sudani ...................................................................................................................................................... 97 Zain........................................................................................................................................................... 98
Swaziland.................................................................................................................................................... 99
MTN.......................................................................................................................................................... 99
Tanzania...................................................................................................................................................... 99
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Airtel ......................................................................................................................................................... 99 BOL Mobile............................................................................................................................................. 100 Sasatel.................................................................................................................................................... 100 Smile....................................................................................................................................................... 101 Tigo......................................................................................................................................................... 101 TTCL Mobile ........................................................................................................................................... 101 Vodacom ................................................................................................................................................ 102 Zantel...................................................................................................................................................... 103
Togo .......................................................................................................................................................... 103
Moov....................................................................................................................................................... 103 Togo Cellulaire ....................................................................................................................................... 104
Tunisia....................................................................................................................................................... 104
Orange.................................................................................................................................................... 104 Tunisiana ................................................................................................................................................ 105 TUNTEL.................................................................................................................................................. 105
Uganda ...................................................................................................................................................... 106
Airtel (includes Warid) ............................................................................................................................ 106 I-Tel ........................................................................................................................................................ 107 K2 ........................................................................................................................................................... 107 MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 107 Orange.................................................................................................................................................... 108 UT Mobile ............................................................................................................................................... 108
Zambia....................................................................................................................................................... 109
Airtel ....................................................................................................................................................... 109 MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 110 Zamtel..................................................................................................................................................... 110
Zimbabwe................................................................................................................................................... 111
Econet .................................................................................................................................................... 111 NetOne ................................................................................................................................................... 112 Telecel .................................................................................................................................................... 112
Middle East................................................................................................................................................... 113
Afghanistan .............................................................................................................................................. 113
Afghan Telecom ..................................................................................................................................... 113 AWCC..................................................................................................................................................... 114 Etisalat.................................................................................................................................................... 114 MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 115 Roshan ................................................................................................................................................... 115
Bahrain...................................................................................................................................................... 116
Batelco.................................................................................................................................................... 116 VIVA ....................................................................................................................................................... 117 Zain......................................................................................................................................................... 117
Cyprus....................................................................................................................................................... 118
Cytamobile-Vodafone............................................................................................................................. 118 KKTCell .................................................................................................................................................. 118 MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 119
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Iran............................................................................................................................................................. 120
MCI ......................................................................................................................................................... 120 MTCE ..................................................................................................................................................... 120 MTN Irancell ........................................................................................................................................... 121 Rightel .................................................................................................................................................... 121 Taliya ...................................................................................................................................................... 122 TKC ........................................................................................................................................................ 122
Iraq............................................................................................................................................................. 123
AsiaCell .................................................................................................................................................. 123 Fastlink ................................................................................................................................................... 123 Korek Telecom ....................................................................................................................................... 123 SanaTel .................................................................................................................................................. 124 Zain......................................................................................................................................................... 124
Israel.......................................................................................................................................................... 125
Cellcom................................................................................................................................................... 125 Golan Telecom ....................................................................................................................................... 126 Hot Mobile .............................................................................................................................................. 126 Orange.................................................................................................................................................... 127 Pelephone .............................................................................................................................................. 127
Jordan ....................................................................................................................................................... 128
Orange.................................................................................................................................................... 128 Umniah ................................................................................................................................................... 129 Zain......................................................................................................................................................... 129
Kuwait ....................................................................................................................................................... 130
Viva......................................................................................................................................................... 130 Wataniya Telecom.................................................................................................................................. 130 Zain......................................................................................................................................................... 131
Lebanon .................................................................................................................................................... 132
Alfa ......................................................................................................................................................... 132 touch....................................................................................................................................................... 132
Oman ......................................................................................................................................................... 133
Nawras ................................................................................................................................................... 133 Oman Mobile .......................................................................................................................................... 134
Palestine ................................................................................................................................................... 135
Jawwal.................................................................................................................................................... 135 Wataniya Mobile ..................................................................................................................................... 135
Qatar.......................................................................................................................................................... 136
Ooredoo (Qtel)........................................................................................................................................ 136 Vodafone ................................................................................................................................................ 137
Saudi Arabia ............................................................................................................................................. 137
AL JAWAL .............................................................................................................................................. 137 Bravo ...................................................................................................................................................... 138 Mobily ..................................................................................................................................................... 139
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Zain......................................................................................................................................................... 139 Syria .......................................................................................................................................................... 140
MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 140 Syriatel.................................................................................................................................................... 140
Turkey ....................................................................................................................................................... 141
Avea ....................................................................................................................................................... 141 Turkcell ................................................................................................................................................... 142 Vodafone ................................................................................................................................................ 142
United Arab Emirates .............................................................................................................................. 143
DU .......................................................................................................................................................... 143 Etisalat.................................................................................................................................................... 144
Yemen ....................................................................................................................................................... 145
MTN........................................................................................................................................................ 145 SabaFon GSM........................................................................................................................................ 145 Y ............................................................................................................................................................. 146 Yemen Mobile......................................................................................................................................... 146
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AFRICA
Algeria
Djezzy http://www.djezzy.com T: +213-70-850-000 +31-20-79-77-200 (Vimpelcom) F: +213-70-857-085
Optimum Telecom Algérie Rue Mouloud Feraoun lot n°8 A Dar El-Beida Algeria
Ownership VimpelCom (49%) | State owned (51%) http://www.vimpelcom.com Management Team Vincenzo Nesci - Chairman Ahmed El Beheary - Director General Mohamed Ghidan - Director of Technology WALEED El-Sonbaty - Director of Information Medhat El Husseiny - Director of Strategy and Business Development Santiago BENEDIT - Director of Finance Rachid REKIS - Director of Strategy, Enterprise Development Albert Fernandez - Commercial Director Laurent BOUTY - Marketing Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed July 2001, launched February 2002 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 13,765,994 14,197,208 14,455,123 14,108,859
2009 14,143,028 14,539,873 14,726,081 14,618,166
2010 14,790,372 15,142,460 14,919,031 15,087,393
2011 15,509,202 15,963,553 16,288,615 16,595,000
2012 17,691,000 17,747,586 17,694,000 17,846,000
Mobilis http://www.mobilis.dz T: +213-21-82-38-38 +213-660-60-08-88 F: +213-23-92-12-80
Algerian Mobile Network, ATM MOBILIS Quartier des Affaires Bab Ezzouar 16000 Algeria
Ownership State owned - Algérie Télécom http://www.algerietelecom.dz Management Team Saad DAMMA - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 1999
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UMTS launched December 2004 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 10,243,220 11,019,680 9,800,000 7,900,000
2009 8,132,647 8,503,747 8,900,000 9,000,102
2010 9,031,502 9,062,898 9,094,294 9,446,772
2011 9,701,835 9,963,784 10,232,807 10,515,914
2012 10,726,232 10,940,756 10,606,609 10,622,553
Nedjma http://www.nedjma.dz T: +213-50-000-333 (CS) +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR)
Wataniya Telecom Algérie 66, Route de Ouled Fayet Chéraga Algeria
Ownership Ooredoo via Wataniya (80%) http://www.ooredoo.com (http://wataniya.com) Management Team Joseph Ged - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched August 2004 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 4,682,305 4,989,491 5,023,120 5,114,021
2009 5,584,325 5,780,000 5,939,019 8,032,682
2010 8,275,976 8,016,092 8,075,850 8,250,000
2011 8,076,504 8,051,036 8,242,826 8,504,779
2012 8,516,666 8,549,671 8,863,954 9,059,150
Angola
Movicel http://www.movicel.co.ao T: +244-222-395-990 F: +244-222-391-688
Angola Telecom Rua das Quipacas Nº 186, 3º Andar Luanda Angola
Ownership Angola Telecom http://www.angolatelecom.com Management Team Yon Junior - Chief Executive Officer
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Network Technology AMPS laucnhed October 2000, CDMA 800 launched September 2002. Rolling out GSM as of December 2010. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched July 2006 LTE contracts awarded to Huawei (Cabinda province) and ZTE (Uni-RAN and Uni-Core solutions across country), February 2012 LTE launched April 2012 (Cabinda province) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,662,943 1,831,472 2,055,000 2,201,316
2009 2,245,342 2,290,249 2,358,957 2,409,674
2010 2,429,675 2,453,971 2,503,051 2,528,081
2011 2,553,362 2,578,896 2,604,685 2,630,731
2012 2,707,023 2,782,819 2,857,877 2,932,025
UNITEL http://www.unitel.co.ao T: +244-923-199-100
UNITEL S.A. Unitel Building Rua Kwame N'krumah s/n, Maianga Luanda Angola
Ownership Portugal Telecom (25%) | Sonangol (state owned) (25%) | Geni (25%) | Vidatel (25%) http://www.telecom.pt Management Team Miguel Martins - Chief Executive Officer Amílcar F. Safeca - Deputy CEO Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 2001 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS launched June 2007 HSDPA launched June 2007 LTE launched December 2012, Ericsson management awarded contract January 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,597,000 3,762,000 3,995,000 4,572,000
2009 4,955,000 5,059,000 5,256,000 5,700,000
2010 5,785,500 5,872,283 5,960,367 6,128,000
2011 6,495,680 6,885,421 7,298,546 7,454,000
2012 7,595,626 7,732,347 7,940,904 8,980,000
Bénin
BBCom http://www.bellbenin.bj
Bell Bénin Communications (BBCOM) 02 BP:1886
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T: +229-21-30-52-84 +229-21-30-52-85 F: +229-21-30-84-84
Cotonou Bénin
Ownership Bell Bénin Communications (BBCOM) http://www.bellbenin.bj Management Team Baki Maboudou - Director General Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2003 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 445,891 521,693 610,380 709,987
2009 751,949 781,946 828,863 849,359
2010 887,859 941,238 922,546 897,943
2011 958,594 958,594 977,833 978,489
2012 869,193 813,507 1,038,416 1,074,666
Glo Mobile http://www.gloworld.com T: +234-805-002-0121 +234-805-002-0200
Globacom Ltd Mike Adenuga Towers 1 Mike Adenuga Close, Off Adeola Odeku Victoria Island Lagos 101011 Nigeria
Ownership Globacom Limited http://www.gloworld.com Management Team Aimé Kossi Lanzo - Roaming Manager Network Technology GSM licensed August 2007, launched June 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 240,000 530,000 600,000
2009 700,000 807,119 879,760 1,097,958
2010 1,304,782 1,523,719 1,739,863 1,754,603
2011 1,667,905 1,667,905 1,603,946 1,627,000
2012 1,661,645 1,666,298 1,556,524 1,514,548
Libercom http://www.benintelecoms.bj T: +229-21-31-20-45 +229-90-91-21-53
Bénin Télécoms Immeuble a 4 étages au niveau du Carrefour les Cheminots
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01 BP 5959 Cotonou Bénin
Ownership State owned - Office des Postes et Telecommunications du Benin (trying to privatise) http://www.laposte.bj Management Team Urbain FADEGNON - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2000 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 96,909 98,847 100,824 102,840
2009 104,897 164,211 167,495 170,845
2010 174,262 210,911 243,192 244,278
2011 259,195 259,195 261,306 267,091
2012 269,133 277,209 287,263 293,350
Moov http://www.moov.bj T: +229-95-35-35-35 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom)
Etisalat Bénin Avenue Jean Paul II Zone résidentielle Immeuble Etisalat-Bénin 01 BP 8052 Cotonou Bénin
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Ben Cheick HAIDARA - Director General Vincent KOUADIO - Commercial Director and Mobile Money Hodis Isidore FOADE - Director Enterprise Solution and Operators Charles SYLLA - Finance Director Marie Claude DEGUENON - Director of Administration and Human Resources Paul ADJAHI - Director of Information Systems Madani BAKTACHE - Director of Technology Alexis AITCHEOU - Director of Legal and Regulatory Cyrille Olivier AKPI - Deputy Director and Brand Strategy Aïssatou DIALLO - Assistant Director Consumers Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 2000 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 474,765 517,494 564,068 614,834
2009 853,649 1,092,464 1,225,151 1,357,838
2010 1,607,234 1,773,709 1,983,125 1,987,328
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2011 1,984,700 1,984,700 2,240,572 2,406,662
2012 2,403,445 2,671,982 2,778,025 2,795,566
MTN http://www.mtn.bj T: +229-2131-6641 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +229-2131-6643
MTN Bénin 01 BP 5293 Cotonou Bénin
Ownership MTN Group (75%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Eric Tronel - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 2000 GPRS active Universal (3G/4G) licensed March 2012, W-CDMA/HSPA expected Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 679,321 779,163 828,000 1,010,000
2009 1,111,000 1,291,000 1,383,000 1,560,341
2010 1,686,000 1,839,000 1,935,000 2,144,000
2011 2,245,000 2,305,000 2,300,000 2,399,000
2012 2,488,000 2,519,000 2,681,687 2,729,716
Botswana
Be MOBILE http://www.bemobile.co.bw T: +267-399-0000
Botswana Telecoms Corporation (BTC) Box 700 Gaborone Botswana
Ownership State owned (100%) - Botswana Telecommunications Corporation http://www.btc.bw Management Team Masego Mathambo - General Manager beMOBILE Bishy Butale - Head of Finance Motshidisi Badimela - Head of Marketing and Communications Mmelesi Galeboe - Head of Enterprise Solutions Odirile Macha - Head of Billing Minky Kambuwa - Head of Customer Care Matheke Mokganedi - Head of Network Planning & Optimisation Wandipa Tamajobe - Head of Product Development Pule Bareki - Head of Sales & Distribution Network Technology
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GSM 900 licensed March 2007, launched April 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 596,000 620,000 658,000 692,000
2009 649,000 714,000 791,000 737,000
2010 791,000 816,000 779,000 792,000
2011 821,000 821,000 830,000 853,000
2012 866,000 864,000 844,000 870,913
Mascom http://www.mascom.bw T: +267-390-3396 +267-390-3398 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
Mascom Wireless (Pty) Limited Tsholetsa House, Plot 4705/6 Botswana Road Private Bag BO 298 Bontleng Gaborone Botswana
Ownership MTN Group (53%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team José Viera Couceiro - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed February 1998, launched June 1998 GPRS launched August 2007 EDGE launched August 2007 HSDPA launched August 2008 HSPA active LTE pilot launched June 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 880,000 885,000 890,000 969,000
2009 1,020,000 1,053,000 1,121,000 1,202,000
2010 1,215,000 1,337,000 1,359,000 1,414,000
2011 1,445,000 1,481,000 1,509,000 1,584,000
2012 1,603,000 1,596,000 1,600,000 1,632,000
Orange http://www.orange.co.bw T: +267-369-3700
Orange (Botswana) Pty Limited P/Bag B064 Bontleng Gaborone Botswana
Ownership Orange (69%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Elisabeth Medou-Badang - Chief Executive Officer
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Ludovic Issartelle - Chief Marketing Officer Yannick Gablin - Chief Technical & Information Officer Chams Daff - Chief Finance Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 1998 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS launched July 2009 WiMAX - 802.16d (2.5GHz) - Alvarion (February 2009) - Launched June 2008 (Gaborne) | November 2008 (Francistown) (Gaborone and Francistown) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 596,000 620,000 658,000 692,000
2009 649,000 714,000 791,000 737,000
2010 791,000 816,000 779,000 792,000
2011 821,000 821,000 830,000 853,000
2012 866,000 864,000 844,263 870,913
Burkina Faso
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/burkina/ T: +226-50-33-14-00/1/2 +226-75-50-50-50 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited) F: +226-50-33-14-06
Airtel Burkina Faso Avenue du Général Aboubacar Sangoulé LAMIZANA 01 BP: 6622 Ouagadougou 01 Burkina Faso
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Hervé-Oliver NJAPOUM - Director General Abdramane Diallo - Director of Marketing Hassane HACHIMOU - Director of Finance Hadjara Idani - Director of Human Resources Abdias Coulibaly - Director of Information Technology Joseph GOUBA - Director of Operations Daouda Sanou - Director of Regulation and External Affairs Mukesh KUMAR - Directeur Supply Chain Network Technology GSM 900 licensed April 2000, launched January 2001. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. HSDPA+ launched May 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,069,366 1,176,000 1,236,000 1,307,000
2009 1,391,000 1,433,000 1,444,000 1,544,000
2010 1,545,600 1,607,424 1,673,328 2,224,762
2011 2,424,991 2,643,240 2,854,699 3,014,456
2012 3,080,774 3,145,470 3,093,506 3,155,376
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Onatel (Telmob) http://www.onatel.bf T: +226-50-37-94-66
Onatel Burkina Faso 01 BP 10 000 Ouagadougou 01 Burkina Faso
Ownership Office National des Télécommunications - ONATEL-SA (Maroc Telecom 51% | Float (20%) | State) http://www.onatel.bf Management Team Sidi Mohamed Naimi - Director General Jaouad Hmamed - Director of Administration and Finance Jacques Arsene Louari - Director of Resources Pema Bamouni - Director of Services Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 1996 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 680,000 756,000 877,000 977,000
2009 1,162,000 1,316,000 1,402,000 1,569,263
2010 1,812,000 1,994,000 2,122,000 2,396,873
2011 2,692,000 2,796,000 2,829,000 2,970,668
2012 3,303,000 3,574,000 3,786,000 3,872,000
Telecel http://www.telecelfaso.bf T: +226-50-33-35-56 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom) F: +226-50-33-35-58
Telecel Faso Av. de la nation - 08 BP 11059 Ouagadougou 08 Burkina Faso
Ownership Dispute ongoing - Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) (68%) | Planor Afrique (32%) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Siaka KONE - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology GSM 900 (service relaunched Q4 2010 following arbitration) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 357,200 407,200 457,200 521,952
2009 560,000 620,000 685,000 710,625
2010 774,581 844,294 920,280 1,230,173
2011 1,333,508 1,457,524 1,595,989 1,696,976
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2012 1,734,309 1,770,730 1,739,747 1,774,542
Burundi
Econet http://www.econet.bi T: +257-22-24-3535
Econet Wireless Burundi (EWB) 281A, Boulevard de luprona Bujumbura Burundi
Ownership Econet Wireless Group http://www.econetwireless.com Management Team Darlington Mandivenga - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM launched March 2009 UMTS launched July 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,500 500 100 50
2009 100 170 25,425 165,263
2010 198,315 247,894 302,430 362,916
2011 399,208 435,137 452,542 457,068
2012 457,982 458,440 458,898 459,357
Leo http://www.leo.bi T: +257-29-29-29-29 F: +257-22-21-23-66
U-COM Burundi 1, Place de lIndependance B.P 5186 Bujumbura Burundi
Ownership Orascom Telecom Holdings (OTH) (100%) http://www.orascomtelecom.com Management Team Raymond Laforce - Chief Executive Officer Krishna Kishore - Network Admin & VAS Manager Vic Subramanian - Chief Commercial Officer Bel Marlène Nahimana - Commercial Area Manager Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched 2000 WiMAX - 802.16e (3.5GHz) - Huawei (Bujumbura) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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2008 177,807 196,502 274,902 345,350
2009 435,000 497,502 588,000 676,200
2010 736,000 807,000 938,000 1,007,000
2011 1,023,000 1,041,000 1,132,000 1,185,000
2012 1,227,000 1,305,000 1,426,000 1,440,000
ONAMOB (Site no longer available) T: +257-21-99-55
Onatel PO Box 60 Bujumbura Burundi
Ownership State owned http://www.burundi-gov.bi Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 2005 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 51,200 52,800 112,950 121,986
2009 129,549 173,548 183,960 189,479
2010 193,269 199,067 218,973 236,491
2011 255,411 265,627 276,252 285,921
2012 286,207 286,493 286,780 287,066
Smart Mobile http://www.lacellsu.com | http://www.smart.bi T: +257-75-20-15-55
Lacell S.U. c/o Timeturns Holdings Limited 12 Michalakopoulou Street, 4th Floor Office/flat 401, 1075 Nicosia Cyprus
Ownership Timeturns Holdings Ltd http://www.timeturnsholdings.com Network Technology GSM 1800 licensed February 2010
Tempo http://www.tempo.bi T: +257-78-25-20-00
Tempo Africell BP 2190, Avenue de la République Démocratique du Congo Bujumbura Burundi
Ownership Vtel Holdings http://www.vtel.ae Management Team
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Jean-Marie-Vianney Nishemezwe - Chief Technology Officer Charles MBOUMBOU-MAV - Sales and Customer Service Director Asmaou Aminou - Roaming, Interconnect & VAS Manager Network Technology GSM 900 (founded 1999) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 8,000 6,900 9,200 9,700
2009 15,520 23,638 29,548 30,729
2010 31,911 32,869 33,526 34,183
2011 34,833 35,460 36,063 36,640
2012 36,750 36,823 36,860 36,934
Cameroon
MTN http://www.mtn.cm T: +237-79-00-90-90 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +237-79-00-90-40
MTN Cameroon Ltd 360, Rue Drouot PO Box 15574 Douala Cameroon
Ownership MTN Group (70%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Karl Toriola - Chief Executive Officer Ngann Yonn Jean Simon - Chief Marketing Officer Christian Gilbert NGONO ONGUENE - Chief Technical Officer Georges Mpoudi Ngole - Chief Information Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2000 GPRS active EDGE active WiMAX - 802.16d - Redline Communications (November 2007) - Launched December 2008 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,855,000 3,106,000 3,313,000 3,574,000
2009 3,823,590 4,013,448 4,185,785 4,364,120
2010 4,443,000 4,498,000 4,680,000 4,792,000
2011 4,589,164 4,878,726 5,464,000 5,800,062
2012 6,367,000 6,952,000 7,067,000 7,307,000
Orange http://www.orange.cm
Orange Cameroun S.A. Rue Franqueville
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T: +237-33-41-00-11 F: +237-33-42-74-30
BP : 1864 Douala Cameroon
Ownership Orange (99.5%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Jean Bardet - Director General Gilles Lamberty - Director of Information Technology Lamine Diallo - Chief Information Officer Eric Diwouta - Internet and Development Director Raoul TCHAKOUNTE - Head of network roll out department Network Technology GSM 900 launched January 2000 GPRS active EDGE active WiMAX - 802.16d (2.3 / 3.5GHz) - Alvarion - Launched April 2008 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,030,800 1,827,000 2,003,000 2,137,000
2009 2,197,000 2,408,000 2,590,000 2,788,000
2010 2,829,000 3,028,000 3,112,000 3,566,000
2011 3,939,440 4,137,123 4,506,000 4,686,552
2012 5,007,000 5,188,000 6,294,000 5,801,065
Cape Verde
CV Móvel http://www.cvmovel.cv T: +238-260-4200 / 9200 F: +238-262-25-09
CVMovel, SA Várzea Praia Santiago 126-A Cape Verde
Ownership Grupo CVTelecom (Portugal Telecom 40%) http://www.grupocvt.com.cv Management Team Manuel Inocêncio Sousa - President Socorro Amado - Executive Samira Furtado - Executive Network Technology GSM 900 licensed October 1997, launched December 1997 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 199,000 220,000 253,300 252,233
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2009 274,000 261,000 283,000 303,000
2010 315,000 319,021 402,000 403,320
2011 405,337 407,363 409,400 413,000
2012 414,652 416,311 417,976 419,000
Unitel http://www.uniteltmais.cv T: +238-330-3030 F: +238-261-9606
Unitel Cape Verde Rua Cidade de Funchal nº8 Achada Santo António, C.P. 346-A Praia – Santiago Cape Verde
Ownership Unitel Internacional http://www.unitel.co.ao Management Team Ny Laza Alexias RANDRIANOELINA - Chief Technology Officer, Group Network Technology GSM launched January 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 10,000 11,000 12,000 25,434
2009 28,995 33,054 37,682 46,473
2010 49,261 53,202 57,458 62,055
2011 67,020 72,381 78,172 84,425
2012 91,179 98,474 100,443 102,452
Central African Republic
Azur http://www.azur-rca.com T: +961-1-345617
NationLink Telecom RCA c/o Bintel Ltd Justinian Street, Justinian Building, Bloc B, 5th Floor PO Box 11-47, Beirut Lebanon
Ownership Bintel http://www.bintel-ltd.com Management Team Georges A. Khoury - Chief Executive Officer Serge Abdel NOUHO - Director of Finance Morel CHAOU - Commercial Director Rose GOUMBA - Marketing Director Juris SALAD - Technology Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 2004
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Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 60,000 63,900 68,054 72,477
2009 77,188 82,205 87,549 93,239
2010 99,300 105,754 112,628 120,295
2011 126,911 133,891 141,255 149,024
2012 156,326 163,830 171,676 179,881
Leo (Site no longer available - http://telecel-rca.com) T: +236-21-61-39-95 F: +236-21-61-16-99
Telecel Globe Rue Monseigneur Grandin BP : 849 Bangui Central African Republic
Ownership Orascom Telecom Holdings (OTH) (100%) http://www.orascomtelecom.com Management Team Aimable Mpore - Chief Executive Officer Ahmed IBRAHIM - Chief Technology Officer Oumarou DOUMBIA - Network Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 HSDPA active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 135,000 124,000 130,000 137,000
2009 154,000 189,839 246,000 303,000
2010 361,000 349,000 393,000 441,000
2011 420,000 447,000 450,000 435,000
2012 439,000 428,000 414,000 442,000
Moov http://www.moov-rca.com T: +236-21-61-23-85 +236-70-800-810 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom)
Moov Centrafrique Avenue du président Mobutu BP 2439 Bangui Central African Republic
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Souleymane Diallo - Director General Soumaila Coulibaly - Director of Commerce and Marketing Abdou Kane - Director of Technology Guy Serge Gaombalet - Director of Finance Magbotiade Emmanuel - Director of Human Resources
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Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1999, Current - GSM 900/1800/3G/HSDPA Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 143,236 150,828 158,822 167,239
2009 176,103 185,437 195,265 205,614
2010 216,511 227,986 240,070 253,956
2011 265,384 277,326 289,806 302,847
2012 317,687 332,935 348,881 365,555
Orange http://www.orangerca.com T: +236-72-27-08-00
Orange Centrafrique Avenue Boganda BP: 863 Bangui Central African Republic
Ownership Orange (100%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Patrick Benon - Chief Executive Officer Elsa Muzzolini - Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM 1800 licensed April 2007, launched December 2007 HSPA+ launched March 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 47,000 70,000 95,000 127,000
2009 140,000 157,000 173,000 189,000
2010 231,000 245,000 236,000 267,322
2011 318,000 319,000 318,000 308,000
2012 308,000 314,000 332,852 364,234
Chad
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/chad/ T: +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Tchad S.A. Immeuble Pierre Brock Avenue Charles de Gaulle 5665 N'Djamena Chad
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team
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Salia Gbane - Director General Hanane Moutah - Director CSD Jean Claude Mukendi - Director of Operations Georges Kasongo - Director of Informaton Abdelhamid Mahamat Senoussi - Secretary General Izouma Sidibe - Marketing Director Issa Ahmed Dinguess - Director of Human Resources Ramadane Rahma Saleh - Director of Regulation and External Affairs Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 2000. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 663,678 769,000 880,000 1,035,000
2009 1,157,000 1,199,000 1,194,000 1,209,000
2010 1,246,197 1,303,342 1,360,487 1,400,000
2011 1,481,200 1,561,185 1,653,295 1,697,509
2012 1,734,854 1,771,286 1,806,712 1,842,846
Tigo http://www.td.tigo.com T: +235-99-90-01-00 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom) F: +352-27-759-359
Millicom Tchad Avenue Charles de Gaulle BP: 6505 N'Djamena Chad
Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (100%) http://www.millicom.com Management Team Benoit Janin - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 licensed November 2004, launched October 2005 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 361,964 414,576 442,313 541,159
2009 691,395 801,442 857,593 1,017,159
2010 1,128,632 1,223,333 1,257,244 1,429,350
2011 1,544,550 1,676,912 1,691,655 1,894,278
2012 1,903,000 1,896,000 1,911,000 2,030,000
Comores
HURI http://www.comorestelecom.km Société Nationale des Télécommunications - Comores
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T: +269-763-4300
Telecom B.P. Moroni 7000 - Union of the Comoros Comores
Ownership State owned Management Team Mahamoud ABIAMRI - Director General Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 2003 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 72,600 79,860 87,846 98,428
2009 106,000 114,000 124,830 136,689
2010 144,890 150,686 158,220 165,340
2011 177,906 190,359 201,781 216,410
2012 221,171 225,815 225,954 229,344
Congo Brazzaville
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/congob/ T: +242-530-20004 +242-05-000-0121 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Congo Avenue Amical Cabral Brazzaville Congo Brazzaville
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team John Ndego - Director General Maixent Bekangba - Sales Director Rony Tohme - Director of Finance Henri Yandza - Director of Regulatory Affairs and External Relations Souley Yahaya - Director of Information Izouma Sidibe - Marketing Director Claver MANAMOU GAYO - Director of Operations Josée Cremieux - Director of Customer Service Noelly OYABIKI IWANDZA - Director of Human Resources Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2000. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,083,559 1,159,000 1,246,000 1,321,000
2009 1,352,000 1,391,000 1,415,000 1,414,000
2010 1,442,280 1,471,126 1,530,000 1,641,000
2011 1,704,000 1,557,000 1,675,000 1,680,000
2012 1,699,000 1,697,000 1,732,000 1,681,000
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Azur http://www.azur-congo.com T: +961-1-345617
Equateur Telecom Congo c/o Bintel Ltd Justinian Street, Justinian Building, Bloc B, 5th Floor PO Box 11-47, Beirut Lebanon
Ownership Bintel http://www.bintel-ltd.com Management Team Omar Adra - Chief Operating Officer / Acting Chief Financial Officer Network Technology GSM licensed December 2009, launched September 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2011 71,000 85,000 143,000 150,000
2012 161,000 168,000 183,000 215,000
MTN http://www.mtncongo.net T: +242-6-669-15-40/1/2 +242-6-666-01-23 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Congo Brazzaville 36, avenue Amilcar Cabral Face City-Center Brazzaville Congo Brazzaville
Ownership MTN Group (100%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Freddy Tchala - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2000 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 404,000 522,000 823,000 823,000
2009 942,000 1,084,000 1,193,000 1,274,000
2010 1,380,000 1,519,000 1,575,000 1,666,000
2011 1,725,000 1,731,000 1,729,000 1,672,000
2012 1,634,000 1,653,000 1,748,000 1,740,000
Warid Telecom http://waridtel.cg
Warid Congo SA Croisement avenue Orsy, avenue Paul Doumer
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T: +242-04-4000-123
Immeuble Monte Cristo, Centre ville B.P.: 238 Brazzaville Congo Brazzaville
Ownership Warid Group http://www.waridtel.com Management Team Michel Elame - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM launched January 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 40,000 52,000 72,800
2009 94,640 123,032 159,942 214,322
2010 267,902 321,483 450,000 411,000
2011 357,000 367,000 357,000 383,000
2012 440,000 489,000 598,000 647,000
Côte d'Ivoire
Café Mobile T: +225-22-43-39-69
Café Mobile 00225 Cocody, Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership Niamoutie Kouao Management Team Niamoutie Kouao - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Narcisse Godrin-Kouadio - Deputy Chief Technical and Information Officer Network Technology GSM launched April 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012 51,872 47,405 42,937
Green Network http://www.greenn.ci T: +225-60-60-60-60
Green Networks Côte d'Ivoire Immeuble New Building II Plateaux, Boulevard Latrille, Face ENA Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership LAP Green Networks - Libya Africa Investment Portfolio http://www.lap-greenn.com/ (http://www.lap.ly | http://lia.ly) Management Team
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Abdulghani Ramadan - Chief Executive Officer Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,000
2009 179,000 447,500 604,125 814,966
2010 733,469 660,122 594,110 511,318
2011 460,186 414,168 372,751 335,476
2012 301,928 234,984 294,286 353,588
Koz http://www.koz.ci T: +225-66-901500 +961-1-961-000 (Comium)
COMIUM Côte d’Ivoire Limited Boulevard VGE Marcory Rue Lumière 11 BP 2591 Abidjan 11 Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership Comium Group http://www.comium.com Management Team Michel Herbert - Chief Executive Officer Alain Konan - Marketing Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched May 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 327,922 381,647 475,917 547,663
2009 663,813 808,083 952,353 1,122,998
2010 1,212,838 1,309,865 1,414,654 1,512,914
2011 1,528,043 1,535,683 1,551,040 1,566,551
2012 1,535,220 1,726,531 1,589,453 1,452,374
Moov http://www.moov.com T: +225-20-25-01-01 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom) F: +225-20-25-26-62
Moov Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan - Plateau Avenue Botreau Roussel Immeuble Kharrat 01 BP 2347 Abidjan 01 Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Ahmed Mamadou Cisse - Director General Gervais Ehuy - Director of Commerce Marius Yao - Director of Marketing and Communication Laure Besse - Director of Administration and Human Resources
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Justin AGBOBLI - Director of Finance Emeka Eruokwu - Technology Director Michel Fofana - Director of Information Systems Sylvain Joseph LAVALLEE - Director of Customer Service Charles SIRANSY - Director of Projects Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 2006 UMTS licensed Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,358,372 1,467,042 1,584,405 1,711,157
2009 1,848,050 2,014,375 2,175,524 2,392,245
2010 2,607,547 2,646,660 2,659,894 2,682,587
2011 2,736,239 2,978,669 3,127,603 3,451,310
2012 3,451,655 3,746,545 3,875,852 4,005,159
MTN http://www.mtn.ci T: +225-20-316-316 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Côte d'Ivoire Plateau, 12 avenue Crosson Duplessis 01 B.P. 3865 ABIDJAN 01 Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership MTN Group (65%) | Teylium Telecom (15%) http://www.mtn.com | http://www.teylium.com Management Team Wim Vanhelleputte - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 1996 GPRS active UMTS licensed March 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,896,019 3,030,080 3,243,000 3,562,000
2009 3,810,000 4,013,000 4,210,000 4,424,000
2010 4,590,000 4,818,000 4,966,000 5,381,000
2011 5,406,000 5,644,000 5,944,000 6,305,000
2012 6,337,000 6,466,000 6,489,000 6,023,200
Orange http://www.orange.ci T: +225-21-23-90-00
Orange Côte d'Ivoire S.A (Côte d'Ivoire Telecom ) Immeuble "Le Quartz" boulevard Valéry Giscard d'Estaing 11 BP 202 Abidjan 11 Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership
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Orange (85%) http://www.orange.com (http://www.citelecom.ci) Management Team Mamadou Bamba - Chief Executive Officer Fernand Adjahossou - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched October 1996 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,659,000 2,826,000 3,143,210 3,438,690
2009 3,481,850 3,336,600 3,166,450 3,168,110
2010 3,439,800 3,897,977 4,133,400 4,589,070
2011 4,778,310 4,563,340 4,770,840 4,883,720
2012 5,206,590 5,102,840 5,148,490 5,160,110
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africell http://africell.cd T: +243-90-0000000 +961-1-966-777 +961-1-966-888
25 Avenue de la Justice Quartier Croix-Rouge Commune de la Gombe Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ownership Lintel Holding http://www.lintel.com Management Team Mbayo Lufungula Pelisa - Chairman Walid Nahas - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology 2G launched June 2012 3G licensed July 2012
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/drc/ T: +24399-600-0121 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel DRC c/o Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, Phase II New Delhi – 110 070 India
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team
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Antoine Pamboro - Director General Sabin Kifungo - Chief Operation Officer Alain Lugunda - Networks Director Noël Litanga - IT Director Jean-Sébastien Masiala - Director of Human Resources Tharcisse Munkindji - Legal and Regulatory Affairs Director Edwin Escobar - Director of Finance Hervé Olivier Njapoum - Director of Marketing Pierrot Maweja - Director of Customer Service Joemon Varghese - Director of Supply Chain Management Patrick Umba - Strategic Projects Coordinator Mireille Kabamba - Head of airtel Money Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2000. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. 3G licensed July 2012 HSPA+ launched May 2013 (Kinshasa) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,493,119 2,711,000 3,023,000 3,303,000
2009 3,330,000 3,504,000 3,569,000 3,567,000
2010 3,876,200 4,038,419 4,280,724 4,340,654
2011 4,566,368 4,794,687 5,067,984 5,326,451
2012 5,443,633 5,557,949 5,669,108 5,782,490
Orange http://www.orange-rdc.com T: +243-840-00-000 +243-84-00-003
Orange RDC S.A.R.L. n° 70 avenue Batetela – Commune de la Gombé Immeuble TILAPIA Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ownership Orange (100%) http://www.orange.com (http://www.citelecom.ci) Management Team Jean-Leon Bonnechere - Chief Executive Officer El Hadji Malick DARY - Chief Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2001 GPRS active EDGE active LTE re-launched January 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 565,000 598,900 646,812 698,557
2009 754,442 814,797 879,981 950,379
2010 1,026,409 1,098,258 1,164,153 1,171,138
2011 1,241,407 1,253,821 1,278,897 1,672,000
2012 1,491,000 1,489,000 1,527,950 1,836,116
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Supercell Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2002 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 44,370 42,153 40,044 38,042
2009 36,140 34,333 32,526 30,719
2010 28,912 27,105 25,298 23,491
2011 23,726 23,963 24,203 24,687
2012 25,230 25,760 26,275 26,800
Tigo http://www.tigo.cd T: +243-898-222-222 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom)
Tigo DRC 372, Avenue Colonel Mondjiba Commune De Ngaliema BP 8149 Kinshasa 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (100%) http://www.millicom.com Management Team Mathieu Dutrisac - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology GSM 1800 launced December 2000 3G licensed July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 519,466 717,784 951,487 1,048,419
2009 1,192,759 1,267,860 1,449,158 1,511,105
2010 1,604,591 1,821,841 2,012,264 2,156,151
2011 2,149,947 2,319,355 2,474,447 2,382,000
2012 2,307,000 2,554,000 2,828,000 3,001,000
Vodacom http://www.vodacom.cd T: +243-81-313-1000 +27-11-653-5000
Vodacom Congo s.p.r.l. 3157, Boulevard du 30 Juin, Mobil-Oil Building 2em Etage Kinshasa - Gombe BP : 797 Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ownership Vodacom International limited (51%) | Congolese Wireless network (49%) http://www.vodacom.com Management Team
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Shameel Joosub - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2002 GPRS active EDGE launched 2007 3G licensed July 2012, roll out September 2012 (Kinshasa and Lubumbashi) HSDPA launched March 2007 HSUPA launched May 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,466,750 2,590,500 2,832,000 3,031,500
2009 3,127,500 3,136,500 3,303,000 3,522,000
2010 3,353,000 3,419,000 3,638,000 3,800,000
2011 4,150,000 4,245,000 4,780,000 5,118,000
2012 5,643,000 6,240,000 6,696,000 7,086,000
Djibouti
Djibouti Telecom (Evatis) http://www.adjib.dj T: +253-35-11-10 F: +253-35-57-57
Djibouti Telecom SA BP: 2105 3, Bd G. Pompidou Djibouti
Ownership State owned Management Team Abdourahman Mohamed Hassan - Chief Executive Officer Mohamed ASSOWEH - Chief Techincal Advisor Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2001 EDGE active 3G contract awarded to Ericsson, September 2011 HSPA launched December 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 80,366 91,194 102,021 112,848
2009 115,813 122,141 126,081 128,776
2010 139,433 145,079 159,061 165,613
2011 171,511 178,371 185,506 193,049
2012 200,771 210,408 220,485 231,023
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Egypt
Etisalat Misr http://etisalat.com.eg T: +20-1111-234-333
Etisalat Misr PO Box 11 S4, Down Town, 90th Street 5th Compound New Cairo Egypt
Ownership Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) http://www.etisalat.com Management Team Saeed ElHamly - Chief Executive Officer Abdul Razzak - Chief Technology Officer Network Technology W-CDMA licensed May 2006, launched May 2007 HSDPA launched May 2007 HSPA+ launched April 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,340,800 4,008,960 4,490,035 5,612,544
2009 7,127,931 8,268,400 9,922,080 10,517,405
2010 10,832,927 11,049,585 11,491,569 13,560,051
2011 18,034,868 19,116,960 20,722,785 22,069,766
2012 22,241,000 22,550,000 22,769,060 22,988,120
MoBiNiL http://www.mobinil.com T: +20-122-320-6660 / 1
Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (ECMS) - MobiNiL 2005C, Cornishe El-Nil, Ramlet Boulaq Cairo, Postal Code: 11221 Egypt
Ownership Orange (93.92%) | Orascom (5%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Alex Shalaby - Chairman Yves Gauthier - Chief Executive Officer Ashraf Halim - VP, Commercial Kais Ben Hamida - VP, Finance Magdy Gabra - VP, Customer Service Mohamed Nabih - VP, Corporate Strategy and Business Development Rana Abbadi - VP, General Services and Corporate Support Sherif Hanna - VP, Human Resources Yasser Shaker - VP,Technology Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 1996 GPRS active EDGE active W-CDMA licensed July 2007, UMTS launched September 2008
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Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 16,161,486 17,518,363 18,910,861 20,101,190
2009 21,177,544 22,853,466 24,624,733 25,354,209
2010 26,121,209 26,148,448 28,401,312 30,224,888
2011 30,358,000 30,541,000 31,576,000 32,914,000
2012 32,624,091 32,391,715 32,768,306 33,840,809
Vodafone http://www.vodafone.com.eg T: +20-22-529-2000
Vodafone Egypt Telecommunications S.A.E. Sixth Horizon Building 65/3 G Central Axis Road 6th of October City Giza (PO Box 12573) Egypt
Ownership Vodafone Group (54.93%) | Telecom Egypt (44.95%) | Free Float (0.12%) http://www.vodafone.com | http://www.telecomegypt.com.eg Management Team Hatem Dowidar - Chief Executive Officer Marwa El Ayouti - Chief Financial Officer Tony Dolton - Chief Technology Officer Emad El-Azhary - Strategy Director Dalia El Gezery - Human Resources Director Khaled Hegazy - External Affairs & Legal Director Ashraf Helal - Customer Care Director Nick Gliddon - Enterprise Business Unit Director Ahmed Yehia - Consumer Sales and Retail Director Sherif Bakir - International Services Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched November 1998 GPRS launched in March 2003 W-CDMA licensed January 2007, launched May 2007. UMTS launched May 2007, UMTS 2100 launched March 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 14,073,000 15,202,000 16,358,142 17,611,112
2009 18,941,000 20,370,000 22,065,000 23,325,000
2010 24,605,000 25,791,000 28,199,000 31,271,000
2011 31,832,000 33,745,000 35,321,000 36,360,000
2012 37,055,000 37,498,000 38,271,000 40,000,000
Equatorial Guinea
GECOM Guinea Ecuatorial de Comunicaciones Sociedad Anonima Ownership State owned (51%) | China investment (49%)
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Management Team Maria del Mar Bindang Eneme - Director Network Technology Launched January 2012
HiTs Site no longer available - hits-ge.com T: +240-550-002-999 F: +240-550-002-998
Hits Guinea Equatorial S.A Malabo Dos Malabo Equatorial Guinea
Ownership Hits Africa Inc http://www.hitstelecom.net Management Team Hugues Bridault - Chief Executive Officer Charles Boromé Razafimahatratra - Chief Technology Officer Network Technology GSM launched November 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 1,520 7,080 49,180
2010 74,710 95,500 96,933 98,871
2011 102,826 104,266 105,725 106,254
2012 108,591 110,872 113,089 115,351
Orange http://www.orange.gq - site down T: +33-1-44-44-22-22
GETESA C/ Rey Boncoro n° 27. Apdo : 494 Malabo Equatorial Guinea
Ownership Orange (40%), State Owned (60%) http://www.orange.com Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 2000 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 237,500 255,000 275,000 275,000
2009 282,500 300,000 322,500 332,500
2010 362,500 362,500 390,000 402,500
2011 410,000 422,500 455,000 459,355
2012 459,355 459,355 459,355 459,355
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Eritrea
Eritel http://www.eritel.com.er T: +291-1-127800 F: +291-1-120938
Eritrea Telecommunication Corporation Share Co. Beleza Street 175 Behind the main Eritel Head Office. Beside TSEiNET Internet Cafe Asmara Eritrea
Ownership Eritrea Telecommunication Corporation Share Co. http://www.eritel.com.er Management Team Tesfaselassie Berhane - General Manager Tecle Gebremariam - Administration Head Tecle Woldesellasse - Commercial Division Head Mehreteab Tesfagiorgis - Mobile Network Head Fessahaie Ghidey - Finance Head Ghirmai Tsighe - Fixed Network Head Tsegay Desta - Planning and Data Processing Head Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 2004 3G roll out 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 88,000 95,000 101,000 107,631
2009 113,013 118,663 131,716 141,130
2010 152,166 163,203 174,627 185,275
2011 199,441 213,607 227,491 241,939
2012 254,278 267,755 281,410 296,043
Ethiopia
Ethio-Mobile http://www.ethionet.et T: +251-115-505-678 F: +251-115-515-777
Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation PO Box 1047 Addis Ababa Ethopia
Ownership Ethiopian Telecommunications Corp (Orange managed) http://www.ethionet.et Management Team Andualem Admassie - Acting Chief Executive Officer Ambachew Redaie - TEP Director François Vitte - Chief Transformation and Efficiency Officer, Deputy CEO Dawit Berhanu - Chief Finance Officer Woldegabriel Tewolde - Chief Internal Audit Officer
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Lemma Tesemma - Chief Legal Officer Colonel Gudeta Olana - Chief Security Officer Abraham Guadie - Chief Sourcing & Facilities Officer Tsion Mehari - PMO Officer Hailemariam - Acting Chief Human Resources Officer Ephrem Arefaine - Chief Qaulity & Process Officer Yalem Seyoum - Woman, Children and Youth Affairs Officer Abdurahim Ahmed - Corporate Communication Officer Said Aragaw - Chief Residential Sales Officer Teressa Bellete - Chief Enterprises Officer Hussein Karu - Acting Chief Marketing and Communication Officer Muez Yihedgo - Chief Customer Service Officer Abdullah Ahmed - Chief Technical Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 1999 GPRS launched August 2009 W-CDMA partial launch, January 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,353,520 1,543,013 1,759,035 1,954,527
2009 2,364,978 2,885,273 3,404,622 4,051,500
2010 4,699,740 5,357,704 6,054,205 6,841,252
2011 7,730,614 10,526,190 12,420,904 13,911,413
2012 15,580,782 17,260,000 18,278,340 19,375,040
Gabon
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/gabon/ T: +241-(1)-74-00-00 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Gaban c/o Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, Phase II New Delhi – 110 070 India
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Antoine Pamboro - Director General Blanchard ANDOUME - Director of Regulatory and External Affairs Alexandre EBENE - Sales Director Guillaume BEDIE - Chief Operating Officer Marie-Christiane KAUL MELEDJE - Director of Finance Silvère BOUSSAMBA - Director of IT Eloi MASSIMA - Director of Human Resources Marlyne SCOTTO - Director of Customer Service Roger Christian AKENDEGUE - Director of Enterprise Department Christian KASHALA - Purchasing Manager Georges Alain RUBIO - Director of Network Charles Alexis BOUKINDA - Director Airtel Money Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 2000. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. 3G licensed October 2011 Mobile Subscribers
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 687,307 729,000 761,000 809,000
2009 823,000 836,000 870,000 936,000
2010 949,971 943,516 1,010,109 1,042,148
2011 1,080,290 1,129,195 1,179,110 1,296,528
2012 1,325,052 1,352,878 1,379,935 1,407,534
Azur http://www.azur-gabon.com T: +961-1-345617
Azur Gabon c/o Bintel Ltd Justinian Street, Justinian Building, Bloc B, 5th Floor PO Box 11-47, Beirut Lebanon
Ownership Bintel http://www.bintel-ltd.com Management Team Roger Kwama - Chief Executive Officer Kamal ABERKANE - Director of Admin and Finance Network Technology GSM licensed February 2009, launched October 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 34,987 87,469
2010 134,567 182,539 212,843 196,269
2011 211,218 221,954 179,060 167,782
2012 171,473 175,074 178,576 182,147
Gabon Telecom (Libertis) http://www.gabontelecom.ga T: +241-1-78-70-54
Gabon Telecom S.A BP : 40 000 LIBREVILLE Gabon
Ownership Gabon Telecom S.A (Maroc Telecom 51% | State 49%) http://www.iam.ma Management Team Lhoussaine OUSSALAH - Director General Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1999 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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2008 392,000 424,000 453,000 447,000
2009 471,000 533,000 545,000 513,000
2010 528,000 577,000 631,000 699,000
2011 398,000 448,000 445,295 532,000
2012 644,000 714,000 804,000 777,000
Moov http://www.moov.ga T: +241-76-83-83 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom)
Moov Gabon Boulevard du Bord de Mer BP 12 470 Libreville Gabon
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Frédéric FERAILLE - Director General Mohamadou KONKOBO - Marketing Director Jean-Blaise IWANGOU - Technology Director Jean-Richard ELLA EYA - Finance Director Baba A. DIOMANDE - Director of Systems and Information Eliane OBAME née ANGOUE - Director of Administration and Human Resources Paul Francis ENAME - Director of Projects and Quality Seydou NABALMA - Director of Sales Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 2000 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 119,930 121,860 123,789 125,719
2009 165,408 206,760 234,954 263,994
2010 290,103 295,648 283,721 302,343
2011 314,841 317,029 354,664 373,773
2012 381,996 390,018 397,818 405,775
Gambia
Africell http://www.africell.gm T: +220-740-0000 +961-1-966-777 +961-1-966-888
Africell Gambia Ltd 43 Kairaba Avenue Serrekunda Gambia
Ownership Lintel Holding http://www.lintel.com Management Team Badara Mbye - Chief Executive Officer
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Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched October 2001 GPRS active EDGE active HSDPA active Mobile Subscribers
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2008 479,000 517,000 550,189 590,000
2009 613,600 628,144 645,670 660,000
2010 679,800 686,115 702,126 710,000
2011 718,275 734,795 761,248 800,000
2012 817,600 834,770 851,465 868,494
Comium http://www.comium.gm T: +220-6-601-601 +220-660-1111 +961-1-961-000 (Comium) F: +220-6-601-602
Comium Gambia 27 Kairaba Avenue PO Box: 2097 Serrekunda Pipeline, KSMD Gambia
Ownership Comium Group http://www.comium.com Management Team Amer Atwi - Managing Director Ronny Hanna - Technical Director Rami Eid - Finance Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched May 2007 GPRS licensed August 2006, launched May 2007 EDGE licensed August 2006, launched May 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 120,340 143,960 148,250 142,300
2009 141,600 144,090 153,490 171,765
2010 202,310 237,700 240,077 243,678
2011 243,678 247,333 251,043 257,319
2012 262,980 268,503 294,633 300,526
Gamcel http://www.gamcel.gm T: +220-439-8169 +220-422-9999 F: +220-422-8004
Gambia Cellular Co. Ltd 59 Mamadi Highway Kanifing Gambia
Ownership
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Gamtel - State owned - Gambian government (99%) | Gambia National Insurance Company (GNIC) (1%) http://www.gamtel.gm Management Team Almamy Kassama - General Manager, Gamcel Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2001 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A launched January 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 310,491 334,287 332,370 344,335
2009 350,189 354,741 358,289 365,098
2010 368,749 372,437 376,161 379,923
2011 379,923 383,722 387,559 393,373
2012 402,027 410,469 461,610 470,842
Qcell http://www.qcell.gm T: +220-4376-311 +220-333-3111 +220-333-3222
Qcell Gambia Alliance QCell House Kairaba Avenue Serrekunda Gambia
Ownership Muhammed Jah Management Team Muhammed Jah - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 licensed August 2008, launched July 2009 EDGE launched July 2009 W-CDMA licensed August 2008, launched July 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 0 18,000 37,800
2010 40,068 40,869 44,956 46,305
2011 46,305 47,694 49,125 51,581
2012 52,716 53,823 92,851 94,708
Ghana
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/ghana/ T: +233-260-000-121 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Bharti Airtel Ghana Limited Airport City Accra Private Mail Bag Accra-North Ghana
Ownership
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Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Philip Sowah - Director General Mrinal Roy - Chief Operating Officer Fafali Dzobo - Director, Human Resource and Administration Sanjay Jain - Finance Director Hannah A.P. Agbozo - Legal and Regulatory Director Oare Ojeikere - Director, Marketing Kola Sonola - M-Commerce Director Luck Ochieng - Director, Sales and Distribution Anne Grant - Director, Customer Service Maruf Lawal - Network Manager Network Technology 3.5G launched December 2008. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. HSPA+ launched January 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 270,000
2009 697,000 1,072,000 1,209,662 1,293,000
2010 1,328,852 1,387,405 1,495,649 1,754,259
2011 1,700,632 1,888,332 2,432,836 2,625,705
2012 2,897,077 3,021,863 3,040,580 3,192,154
Expresso http://www.expressotelecom.com T: +971-4-435-5750 (Expresso)
Kasapa Telecom Limited c/o Expresso Telecom Group Saba Tower 1, Level 31 Jumeriah Lakes Towers P.O. Box 57593 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Ownership Expresso Telecom Group Ltd (100%) http://www.expressotelecom.com Management Team El Amir Ahmed El Amir YOUSIF - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology CDMA2000 1X (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched September 2005 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 318,570 342,800 361,800 386,732
2009 373,699 344,776 308,776 262,259
2010 228,147 204,238 258,967 239,815
2011 230,269 220,290 204,153 186,751
2012 202,314 227,396 178,071 165,863
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Glo Mobile http://www.gloworld.com/ghana/home.asp T: +234-805-002-0121 +234-805-002-0200 +233-230010121 +233-230010200
GLO Mobile Ghana Limited 4, Adjuma Crescent, South Industrial Area, Kaneshie Accra Ghana
Ownership Globacom Limited http://www.gloworld.com Management Team Augustine Mamuro - Head of Commercial Dhirendra Surve - Head of Marketing Network Technology GSM soft launched 2011, staggered launch began January 2011, commercial launch April 2012. Mobile Subscribers
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2011 100,000 200,000 300,000 500,000
2012 700,000 990,566 1,610,434 1,568,014
MTN http://www.mtn.com.gh T: +233-24-4300-000 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +233-21-231974
Scancom Ghana Ltd Plot # 17&19 Ridge Towers, 10th – 12th Floor 6th Avenue, Ridge, P.O. Box 281 Intl. Trade Fair La Accra Ghana
Ownership MTN Group (98%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Michael Ikpoki - Chief Executive Officer Abbad Reda - Chief Information Officer Rahul De - Chief Marketing Officer Amma Benneh-Amponsah - Human Resources Executive Jemima Kotei - Customer Relations Executive Cynthia Lumor - Corporate Services Executive Ebenezer Asante - Sales & Distribution Executive William Tetteh - General Manager - Capital Projects Nigel Williams - Chief Finance Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1996 UMTS 900 launched January 2010, vendor Huawei HSDPA launched January 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 4,398,000 4,997,000 5,713,000 6,428,000
2009 6,777,000 7,219,000 7,408,000 8,000,946
2010 8,431,000 8,722,858 8,459,029 8,721,249
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2011 9,070,000 9,562,264 9,894,074 10,156,112
2012 10,394,363 10,757,974 11,270,000 11,734,500
Tigo http://www.tigo.com.gh T: +233-27-7555888 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom) F: +233-27-7503999
Millicom Ghana Limited Millicom Place Barnes Road PMB-TUC, P. O. Box AN 239 Accra Ghana
Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (100%) http://www.millicom.com Management Team Adil El Youssefi - General Manager Tenu Awoonor - Head of Marketing Kweku Yankson - HR Manager Eric Van Kuijzen - Head of Customer Care Selorm Adadevoh - Head of Mobile Financial Services Ebo Richardson - Chief Information Officer Mohamed Ali Dabbour - Chief Financial Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 2002 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,393,782 2,590,209 2,741,122 2,887,927
2009 2,875,740 2,896,251 2,959,982 3,094,176
2010 3,100,252 3,406,022 3,378,709 3,525,146
2011 4,012,322 4,102,156 3,998,489 3,921,754
2012 3,642,229 3,553,274 3,227,000 3,170,000
Vodafone http://www.vodafone.com.gh T: +233-(0302)-200200 F: +233-(0302)-221002
Vodafone Ghana South Liberation Link Manet Tower A, Airport City Accra Ghana
Ownership Vodafone Group (70%) | State (30%) http://www.vodafone.com Management Team Kyle Whitehill - Chief Executive Officer Adrian Moss - Chief Financial Officer Nana Yaa Ofori-Atta - Head of External Affairs Patricia Obo-Nai - Chief Technology Officer Uche Ofodile - Chief Marketing Officer Stella Appiah-Nkansah - Human Resource Director
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Lucy Quist - Director of Vodafone Business Solutions (VBS) Nii Boye Adjei - Commercial Director Julius Owusu- Kyerematen - Head of Strategy and Innovation and Managing Director, Vodafone Wholesale Fitnat Adjetey - Head of Legal and Company Secretary Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 2000 GPRS active 3G contract awarded to Huawei, January 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,363,000 1,450,000 1,520,000 1,602,000
2009 1,786,000 2,558,000 2,604,000 2,710,000
2010 2,825,000 2,741,000 2,568,000 2,780,000
2011 3,040,000 3,494,000 3,966,000 4,275,521
2012 4,524,038 4,819,700 4,992,000 5,224,000
Guinea-Bissau
Guinetel Site not operational - http://www.gtelecom.gw
Guine Telecom (GT)
Ownership State owned - Took control from Portugal Telecom Site not operational - http://www.republica-da-guine-bissau.org Network Technology GSM 900 active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 63,000 71,068 64,672 58,851
2009 52,966 47,670 44,809 40,329
2010 35,848 32,263 30,972 29,682
2011 27,658 28,211 28,634 29,207
2012 29,850 30,476 30,781 31,397
MTN http://mtn-bissau.com T: +245-320-7000 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Guinea-Bissau 17, Avenida unidade Africana Caixa Posta #672 Guinea-Bissau
Ownership MTN Group (100%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Anthony Masozera - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology
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GSM 900/1800 launched December 2003 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 286,000 303,000 323,000 343,000
2009 366,000 395,000 409,000 413,000
2010 453,000 527,000 511,000 568,000
2011 570,000 599,000 587,000 591,000
2012 608,000 638,000 622,000 656,000
Orange http://www.orange-bissau.com T: +245-560-30-30
Orange Bissau (Sonatel) Praça dos Herois Nacionais BP 1087 Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Ownership Orange (42.3%) - Via Sonatel http://www.orange.com (http://www.sonatel.sn) Management Team Seydi Ahmed Sy SARR - Director General Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched September 1997 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 32,000 41,000 48,000 60,000
2009 85,000 88,000 104,000 118,000
2010 132,000 156,000 164,000 192,000
2011 214,000 246,000 256,000 273,000
2012 302,608 350,531 359,000 360,950
Guinea-Conakry
Areeba http://www.areeba.com.gn T: +224-64-222-222 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN-Areeba Guinea Quartier Almamya, Commune de Kaloum B.P. 3237 Conakry Conakry République de Guinée
Ownership MTN Group (75%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team PJ Phike - Chief Executive Officer Sekou Oumar BARRY - Chief Marketing Officer Jitendra Kumar Sharma - Chief Information Officer Network Technology
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GSM 900/1800 licensed 2005, launched April 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 760,000 797,000 911,000 970,000
2009 1,004,000 1,132,000 1,181,000 1,273,000
2010 1,467,000 1,637,000 1,656,000 1,761,000
2011 2,002,000 2,110,000 2,183,000 1,987,000
2012 1,977,000 2,099,000 2,340,000 2,276,000
Cellcom http://www.gn.cellcomgsm.com T: +224-65-100-100 +224-65-11-11-11 F: +224-65-100-101
Cellcom Guinée SA Immeuble WAQF-BID Almamya C/Kaloum BP: 6567 Conakry Conakry République de Guinée
Ownership Cellcom Telecommunications Limited http://www.cellcomgsm.com Management Team Hanoch Dombek - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched May 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 135,000 155,250 178,538
2009 205,318 242,900 250,187 255,190
2010 270,502 301,609 303,117 318,273
2011 334,187 350,896 364,932 379,529
2012 394,711 410,499 426,919 443,996
Intercel+ http://www.intercel-guinee.com T: +224-63-35-35-35 +224-63-35-35-36
Intercel Guinée Quartier Almamya-Rue KA 038 Boîte Postale 965 Conakry Conakry République de Guinée
Ownership Intercel Holdings Management Team Djibril TOBE - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched January 2000 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 75,000 150,000 186,000 190,000
2009 194,000 201,760 209,520 212,000
2010 226,840 243,853 240,594 241,797
2011 243,006 244,221 246,663 247,157
2012 247,404 247,898 249,138 258,208
Lagui Site inactive - http://www.sotelgui.net T: +224-30-45-02-11
Sotelgui BP: 2066 Conakry Conakry République de Guinée
Ownership State owned Network Technology GSM 900 launched 1997 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 570,000 613,333 656,666 680,000
2009 690,200 710,906 715,171 719,462
2010 798,603 890,443 894,895 899,369
2011 903,866 906,578 942,841 886,271
2012 886,891 888,665 893,108 925,621
Orange http://www.orange-guinee.com T: +221-33-839-21-00 +224-62-77-00-00 F: +221-33-839-12-12
Orange Guinea (Sonatel) 46 boulevard de la République BP 69 Dakar Sénégal
Ownership Orange (42.3%) - Via Sonatel http://www.orange.com (http://www.sonatel.sn) Management Team Alassane Diéne - Director General Network Technology 2G services launched November 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 369,000 398,000 544,000 618,000
2009 724,000 615,000 701,000 684,000
2010 756,000 784,000 805,000 907,000
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2011 1,042,000 1,227,000 1,274,000 1,353,000
2012 1,390,000 1,521,000 1,672,000 1,850,059
Kenya
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/kenya/ T: +254-20-690-100-00 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Kenya Parkside Towers, Mombasa Road Nairobi Kenya
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Shivan Bhargava - Managing Director Neil Suares - Commercial Director Henry Njoroge - Marketing Director Eddie Irungu - Finance Director Chandra Tiwari - Network Director Lucille Aveva - Platinum, Corporate & SME Director Alice King'Ori Kariuki - Legal & Regulatory Affairs Director Irene Kitinya - Human Resources Director Dick Omondi - Head of PR & Corporate Communications Martin Jowi - Head of Supply Chain Management Tony Theuri - IT Director Sonal Banerjee - Airtel Money Director Catherine Kiplagat - Customer Service Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched August 2000. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active EDGE contract awarded to Ericsson as of June 2007 UMTS licensed June 2010 (contracted Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) and Ericsson), launched April 2011 HSPA+ launched February 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,757,416 1,909,000 2,558,000 3,079,000
2009 2,678,000 2,418,000 2,191,000 2,092,000
2010 1,904,979 1,834,343 2,977,696 3,792,404
2011 3,817,589 3,614,619 4,172,186 4,272,964
2012 4,483,334 4,914,060 5,113,996 5,101,480
Orange http://www.orange.co.ke T: +254-20-495-2001 +254-20-222-1000
Telkom Kenya Telkom Plaza Ralph Bunche Road P.O.BOX 30301-00100 Nairobi Kenya
Ownership Orange http://www.orange.com (http://www.orange-tkl.co.ke)
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Management Team Eddy Njoroge - Chairman Mickael Ghossein - Chief Executive Officer Bruno Allassonniere - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Yvan Ridard - Chief Financial Officer Allain Bridard - Chief Technical and Information Officer Fred Gituku - Chief Human Resource Officer Vincent Camadro - Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Xavier Villegas - Chief Business Market Officer Laurent Giraud - Chief Carrier Services Officer Collins Oneko - Chief Mass Market Officer Maureen Sande - Chief Corporate Communications Officer Bertrand Vuillemin - Head of Customer Care Bonnie Awuor Okumu - Chief Head of Legal Network Technology Launched September 2008 UMTS licensed November 2010 (contract awarded to ZTE, March 2011) launched September 2011 HSPA+ launched 2011 DC-HSPA+ launched in Nairobi (August 2012) WiMAX - 802.16e (3.5GHz) - ZTE Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 245,559 298,044 350,529 360,909
2009 564,000 697,000 772,000 762,000
2010 545,000 560,000 875,592 2,133,462
2011 2,613,489 2,729,016 2,745,702 2,889,910
2012 3,099,357 3,122,741 3,094,279 2,480,687
Safaricom (OneCom | Packed Data Networks) http://www.safaricom.co.ke T: +254-722-00-3272 +254-722-004524 (IR)
Safaricom Limited PO Box 66827 00800 Nairobi Kenya
Ownership Vodafone Kenya Limited (40%) | Public (25%) | Government of Kenya (35%) http://www.vodafone.com Management Team Nicholas Ng’ang’a - Chairman Robert Collymore - Chief Executive Officer Joseph Ogutu - Director Strategy & Innovation John Tombleson - Chief Finance Officer Sylvia Mulinge - General Manager Enterprise Business Unit Peter Arina - General Manager, Consumer SBU Betty Mwangi - General Manager, Financial Services Nzioka Waita - Director, Corporate Affairs Nicholas Mulila - Director, Risk Management Thibaud Rerolle - Director, Technical & IT Pauline Warui - Director, Customer Care Rita Okuthe - Head of Marketing Sharon Kisire - Director, Resources Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 1996 GPRS active EDGE active
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3G launched April 2008 WiMAX - 802.16d/e (3.5GHz) - Airspan Networks (September 2008, d) | Alvarion (October 2009, e) (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 10,231,000 11,102,000 11,955,000 12,828,000
2009 13,363,000 13,914,000 14,515,000 15,679,500
2010 15,793,176 16,240,569 16,714,548 17,451,325
2011 17,205,123 17,353,186 17,946,363 18,687,923
2012 19,074,700 19,006,981 19,221,000 19,814,000
yuMobile http://www.yu.co.ke T: +254-750-049-003 +254-750-100-100
Essar Telecom Kenya Limited Essar House - Africa Muguga Green Lane off Brookside Grove Westlands Nairobi Area 00100 Kenya
Ownership Essar Group (72%) http://www.essar.com Management Team Madhur Taneja - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM launched November 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 60,000
2009 270,000 400,000 600,000 866,667
2010 1,354,318 1,492,098 1,465,832 1,591,700
2011 1,584,501 1,582,947 1,629,689 2,229,974
2012 2,554,258 2,659,647 3,003,298 3,225,753
Lesotho
Econet http://www.etl.co.ls T: +266-22-21-1000
Econet Telecom Lesotho PO Box 1037 Maseru 100 Lesotho
Ownership Econet Wireless Group (70%) | State (30%) http://www.econetwireless.com Management Team Nico Heyns - Chief Executive Officer Elia Madondo - Finance Director Kuleile Thekiso - Chief Officer Econet Services
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Ernest Banda - Chief Technical Officer Maholela Mandoro - GM - Business Continuity & Company Performance Mpine Tente - GM - Customer Services & Stakeholder Relations Palesa Kaloli - GM - Marketing & Business Development John Matlosa - GM - Fixed Business Lebeko Sello - GM - Data Services & Customer Solutions Malefatsane Tlelima - GM - Operations, Interconnect & Roaming Dennis Plaatjies - GM - IS & Product Development Tseko Molelekoa - GM - Audit & Risk AI Sefabatho Mathaba - Chief Support Services Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2002 HSDPA first launched 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 76,038 81,043 86,625 94,133
2009 99,715 105,298 112,805 152,769
2010 122,459 157,354 192,250 178,804
2011 165,358 159,350 168,911 185,802
2012 298,100 304,360 310,447 316,656
Vodacom http://www.vodacom.co.ls T: +266-5221-2000 +27-11-653-5000
Vodacom Lesotho (Pty) Ltd PO Box 7387 Block B, Level 7, Development House Kingsway Maseru 100 Lesotho
Ownership Vodacom (88%) | Sekha-Metsi (12%) http://www.vodacom.com Management Team Malik Melamu - Managing Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 1997 GPRS active EDGE active HSDPA launched May 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 304,150 324,170 346,500 376,530
2009 398,860 421,190 451,220 492,800
2010 522,060 592,130 612,920 633,710
2011 661,430 702,000 726,880 795,000
2012 802,000 966,000 943,000 1,071,000
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Liberia
Cellcom Liberia http://www.lr.cellcomgsm.com T: +231-777-000-100
Cellcom Telecommunications Inc. Haile Selassie Avenue Capitol Bye-Pass Monrovia Liberia
Ownership Cellcom Telecommunications Limited http://www.cellcomgsm.com Management Team Tzahi Asulin - Chief Technology Officer William Saamoi - Chief Operations Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched September 2004 GPRS active EDGE active 3G launched May 2011 HSPA+ launched June 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 292,179 326,391 360,184 393,559
2009 426,516 459,055 491,175 522,878
2010 554,161 585,027 615,475 645,504
2011 675,115 704,308 705,012 761,439
2012 762,200 762,963 766,777 794,612
Comium Liberia http://www.comium.com.lr T: +231-5-600-600 +961-1-961-000 (Comium) F: +231-5-600-611
Comium Services BVI (Liberia) COMIUM Bldg. Congo Town Monrovia Liberia
Ownership Comium Group http://www.comium.com Management Team Lekpele Nyamalon - Product Manager Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 2004 WiMAX - 802.16d (2.6GHz) - Cisco - Launched 2006 (Monrovia) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 75,045 82,789 90,196 97,266
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2009 103,999 110,395 116,454 122,177
2010 127,562 132,610 137,322 141,696
2011 145,733 149,434 152,798 155,824
2012 155,980 156,136 156,760 162,451
LoneStar Cell http://www.lonestarcell.com T: +231-6-501-207 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
Lonestar Communications Corporation LBDI bldg Tubman Boulevard Congo Town, Monrovia Liberia
Ownership MTN Group (60%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Tebogo Mogapi - Chief Executive Officer Steven L. Fleming - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Mornjay O. George - Pratt - Human Resource Senior Manager Nathaniel Kevin - Project & Regulatory Executive Rishi Ramphal - Chief Information Officer Wassim Ghanem - Chief Technical Officer Hafiz Sirajum Muneer - Chief Financial Officer Dr. Laurence Konmla Bropleh - Corporate Affairs Executive, Ag.Chief Marketing Officer Gabriel Knuckles - Public Relations Senior Manager Reginald L. Phillips - Procurement & Support Services Senior Manager Vivian Dixon - Business Risk Senior Manager Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2001 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 351,000 407,421 440,000 486,000
2009 534,000 567,000 673,000 719,000
2010 731,000 745,000 756,000 746,000
2011 795,000 852,000 939,000 1,006,000
2012 1,045,000 1,060,000 1,102,000 1,189,000
Libya
Libyana Mobile Phone http://www.libyana.ly T: +218-21-340-6555
Libyana Mobile Phone Abou setta beside Al-Foroseya club Mail Box: 90071 Tripoli 00218 Libya
Ownership State owned - General Post and Telecommunications Company (GPTC) Site not operational - http://www.gptc.ly Management Team
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Talal Maayuf - Chief Information Officer Fayez Tantoush - Director of IT Services Network Technology GSM mobile services September 2004 GPRS active 3G services launched in September 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 5,093,121 5,347,777 5,668,644 6,093,792
2009 6,398,482 6,699,000 7,033,950 7,385,648
2010 7,681,073 7,988,316 8,307,849 8,640,163
2011 4,320,081 4,363,282 7,344,139 7,527,742
2012 7,693,352 7,854,913 8,012,011 8,172,251
LibyaPhone Mobile http://www.ltt.ly/libyaphone/ T: +218-21-340-0020
Libya Telecom & Technology (LTT) Abu Seta Near Al-Furusia, Alshutt St. Tripoli Libya
Ownership State owned - General Post and Telecommunications Company (GPTC) Site not operational - http://www.gptc.ly Management Team Saad Ksheer - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Khaled Esheh - Chief Technical Officer Ahmed Habil - Chief Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM launched February 2011 3G launched February 2011 WiMAX Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2011 105,000 106,050
2012 108,383 110,659
Orbit Telecom http://www.almadar.ly T: +218-91-919-0500
Al Madar Telecom Company Gorgi Area Sports City PO Box 83792 Tripoli Libya
Ownership State owned - General Post and Telecommunications Company (GPTC) Site not operational - http://www.gptc.ly Network Technology
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GSM 900 launched November 1996 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 825,247 1,000,000 1,200,000 1,360,000
2009 1,632,000 1,795,200 1,974,720 2,172,192
2010 2,389,411 2,628,352 2,891,188 3,180,306
2011 1,272,123 1,287,388 2,639,654 2,692,447
2012 2,751,681 2,809,466 2,865,656 2,922,969
Madagascar
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/madagascar/ T: +261-3333-00121 +261-3311-00100 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Madagascar Explorer Business Park Building B1, B2 and B3 Ankorondrano BP 7620 Antananarivo Madagascar
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Heiko Schlittke - Director General Olivier Jaomiary - Director of Human Resources Do Risika Rafieferantsiaronjy - Director of Information Technology Dominique Randrianandrasana - Director of Sales Thierry BOTOMAROZA - Director of Technology Alain DILUNGANE - Director of Finance Wendingoudi Carlos Yanogo - Director of Marketing Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched November 1997. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active HSPA+ launched July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 754,703 896,000 1,087,000 1,246,000
2009 1,257,000 1,400,000 1,425,000 1,569,000
2010 1,710,210 1,829,925 1,976,319 2,144,306
2011 2,240,800 2,330,432 2,423,649 2,536,348
2012 2,584,539 2,631,061 2,788,924 2,844,703
Orange http://www.orange.mg T: +261-32-32-32-204 / 311
Orange Madagascar S.A. Galaxy Plaza Rue du Dr Raseta, Joseph Andraharo BP 7754 Antananarivo 101
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Madagascar Ownership Orange (72%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Michel Barré - Director General Benja Arson - Chief Technology Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1998 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,944,737 2,236,486 2,484,932 2,880,000
2009 3,119,118 3,284,615 3,323,077 3,467,692
2010 3,552,542 3,691,228 3,898,214 3,987,037
2011 4,030,000 4,120,000 4,220,000 4,259,544
2012 4,225,490 4,184,444 4,102,222 4,003,536
Telma Mobile http://www.telma.mg T: +261-20-25-427-05 +261-34-00-00-830 F: +261-20-22-494-87
Telma Mobile SA Siège Social Alarobia B.P. 763 101 Alarobia Madagascar
Ownership Telecom Malagasy SA. http://www.telma.mg Management Team Patrick Pisal Hamida - Director General Matthieu Macé - Telma Group Deputy CEO - Commercial, Customer Care, Marketing & Communication Stephane Beuvelet - Telma Group Deputy CEO - Technical Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2006 GPRS active EDGE active 3G HSPA launched April 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 455,000 568,750 680,000 841,480
2009 891,969 942,458 967,715 968,683
2010 1,002,587 1,325,420 1,370,484 1,500,000
2011 1,560,000 1,622,400 1,687,296 1,809,000
2012 1,848,798 1,887,623 1,925,375 1,963,883
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Malawi
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/malawi/ T: +265-1-774-800 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Malawi c/o Bharti Airtel Limited Bharti Crescent, 1, Nelson Mandela Road Vasant Kunj, Phase II New Delhi – 110 070 India
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Saulos Klaus Chilima - Managing Director Maurice Newa - Deputy Managing Director Bridget Jumbe - Human Resources Director Elias Dziko - Sales and Distribution Director Amadou Dina - Finance Director Matthews C. Mtumbuka - IT Director Andrew Santhe - airtel Money Country Director Sibusiso Nyasulu - Customer Services Director Bernadette Mtila - Procurement Director Abhishek Budhawani - Networks Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 1999. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS launched October 2007 UMTS launched September 2010 HSUPA (3.75G) launched July 2012 HSPA+ launched July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 755,487 964,000 1,170,000 1,270,000
2009 1,383,000 1,600,000 1,711,000 1,735,000
2010 1,787,050 1,840,662 1,901,403 1,958,000
2011 1,986,357 2,014,714 2,043,071 2,071,429
2012 2,099,786 2,128,143 2,170,706 2,322,222
TNM http://www.tnm.co.mw T: +265-888-800-800 +265-1-846-977 (MTL HQ)
Telekom Networks Malawi Ltd Lower Ground Floor, Livingstone Towers PO Box 3039 Blantyre Malawi
Ownership Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) (44.44%) | First Merchant Bank (FMB) (12.92%) | Press Corporation Limited (10.46%) | Old Mutual (10.46%) | Public and other (21.72%) http://www.mtl.mw Management Team Matthews Chikaonda - Chairman Hitesh Anadkat - Vice Chairman Willem Swart - Chief Executive Officer Charles Kamoto - Chief Commercial Officer
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Eric Valentine - Chief Operations Officer Francis Kamphata - Managing Executive Core & VAS Zangaphee Chimombo - Managing Executive - Information and Customer Services Christina Mwansa - Managing Executive - Legal & Regulatory Arnold Mbwana - Chief Internal Auditor Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 1995 GPRS active EDGE active HSDPA launched December 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 370,716 411,494 456,759 511,000
2009 597,870 695,224 757,794 828,078
2010 881,903 939,227 1,033,149 1,111,111
2011 1,208,333 1,305,556 1,402,778 1,500,000
2012 1,611,667 1,723,333 1,757,801 1,900,000
Mali
Malitel http://www.malitel.ml T: +223-2021-5280
Sotelma Malitel Quartier du Fleuve près de la BCEAO- bp 740 Bamako Mali
Ownership La Société des Télécommunications (Maroc Telecom (51%)) http://www.iam.ma Management Team Mohamed Morchid - Director General Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 2000 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 414,977 443,318 471,659 500,000
2009 528,341 556,682 685,000 818,000
2010 911,000 1,464,000 1,959,000 2,162,000
2011 2,614,000 3,284,000 3,655,000 4,376,000
2012 4,255,000 5,377,000 6,012,000 6,023,000
Orange http://www.orangemali.com T: +223-44-99-90-00 +221-33-839-21-00 F: +223-499-90-01
Orange Mali SA Hamdallaye ACI 2000 BP E 3991 Bamako Mali
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Ownership Orange (29.7%) - Via Sonatel http://www.orange.com (http://www.sonatel.sn) Management Team Jean Luc Bohé - Director General Ousmane B Traoré - Administrative and Finance Officer Bakara M. Diallo - Regulatory and Legal Affairs Officer Wilfried Yver - Marketing Officer Aristide Fatogoma Sanon - Technical Officer Brutus S.Diakité - Information Systems Officer Racine Thiam - Communication and External Relations Officer Moussa Sakho - Human Resources Officer Mamadou Lamine Traoré - Commercial Officer, Consumer Sekou Dramé - Companies and International Relations Officer Moussa Kanté - Audit, Risk and Quality Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2003 GPRS active EDGE active 3G launched June 2008 WiMAX - 802.16d - Alvarion (November 2005) (Bamako) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,223,000 2,367,000 2,559,000 2,757,000
2009 2,899,000 3,114,000 3,366,000 3,469,000
2010 3,689,000 4,076,000 4,360,355 4,717,000
2011 4,999,000 5,683,000 6,461,000 6,444,000
2012 7,049,000 7,136,000 7,754,000 8,581,888
Mauritania
Chinguitel http://www.chinguitel.mr T: +971-4-435-5750 (Expresso)
Chinguitel c/o Expresso Telecom Group Saba Tower 1, Level 31 Jumeriah Lakes Towers P.O. Box 57593 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Ownership Expresso Telecom Group Ltd (95%) http://www.expressotelecom.com Management Team Abdulrahman Osman - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology UMTS launched August 2007 WiMAX - 802.16e (2.5GHz) - ZTE (October 2008) Mobile Subscribers
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2008 118,992 160,000 199,000 246,000
2009 285,000 324,000 363,000 383,000
2010 403,000 407,030 415,171 428,866
2011 442,561 456,256 469,951 483,646
2012 485,581 488,008 490,937 494,373
Mattel http://www.mattel.mr T: +216-71-901-717 (TT)
Mattel Mauritania Telecom 441 avenue Charles de Gaulle Tevragh-Zeina BP 3668 Nouakchott Mauritania
Ownership Tunisie Telecom - Actively trying to sell, November 2012 http://www.tunisietelecom.tn Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 2000 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 551,500 589,000 611,287 623,762
2009 624,386 625,635 626,260 632,523
2010 645,173 651,625 667,264 676,606
2011 691,491 707,395 724,373 760,591
2012 765,916 770,511 775,134 779,010
Mauritel Mobiles http://www.mauritel.mr T: +222-45-25-76-00 F: +222-45-25-17-00
La Société Mauritanienne des Télécommunications (MAURITEL) 563, Avenue du Roi Fayçal BP 7000 Nouakchott Mauritania
Ownership Maroc Telecom http://www.iam.ma Management Team Kamal Okba - Director General Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 2000 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 959,056 1,013,612 1,100,000 1,140,000
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2009 1,218,000 1,315,000 1,350,000 1,335,000
2010 1,473,000 1,547,000 1,578,000 1,576,000
2011 1,696,000 1,827,000 1,770,000 1,747,000
2012 1,848,000 1,956,000 2,061,000 2,013,000
Mauritius
CHiLi http://www.chili.mu T: +230-294-3333 F: +230-294-0606
Mahanagar Telephone Mauritius Ltd (MTML) MTML SQUARE', 63, Cyber City Ebene Mauritius
Ownership MTNL (Indian State) http://www.mtnl.net.in Management Team Sanjay Garg - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology CDMA 2000 1X launched December 2006 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 12,208 12,757 13,331 14,127
2009 15,540 17,871 19,658 21,872
2010 25,262 29,178 33,700 39,321
2011 39,911 40,110 40,311 81,106
2012 103,005 130,816 167,444 204,505
Emtel http://www.emtel-ltd.com T: +230-729-5400 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom) F: +230-454-1010
Emtel Ltd 10 Ebene Cybercity Ebene Mauritius
Ownership Millicom International Cellular (MIC) (50%) | The Currimjee Jeewanjee Group (50%) http://www.millicom.com | http://www.currimjee.com Management Team Shyam Roy - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1999 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS 2100 launched November 2004
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WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Alvarion (August 2007) - Launched August 2007 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 398,938 396,172 396,355 421,683
2009 415,183 415,038 421,920 437,428
2010 446,738 449,869 449,891 471,579
2011 477,923 478,691 486,195 498,000
2012 503,000 509,000 517,000 529,000
Orange http://www.orange.mu/mobile/ T: +230-203-7500 F: +230-211-6996
Mauritius Telecom Telecom Tower Edith Cavell Street Port Louis Mauritius
Ownership Mauritius Telecom (Orange (40%), Government of Mauritius (33.45%), SBM Investments Managers Ltd (19%), National Pensions Fund (6.55%), Employees of Mauritius Telecom (1%)) http://www.mauritiustelecom.com Management Team Sarat Dutt LALLAH - Chief Executive Officer Nathalie CLERE - Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer Davendra UTCHANAH - Executive Head Network and Information Systems Louis CELIER - Chief Financial Officer Kapildeo REESAUL - Executive Head Commercial Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 1996 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 552,500 560,000 565,000 597,500
2009 605,000 595,000 607,500 627,500
2010 641,000 650,000 662,500 680,000
2011 680,000 685,000 700,000 715,000
2012 725,000 730,000 738,235 752,296
Mayotte
Orange http://mayotte.orange.fr T: +262-20-69-78
Orange Mayotte 35, Bd du Chaudron 97490 Sainte Clotilde Réunion
Ownership Orange
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http://www.orange.com Management Team See - Orange Réunion Network Technology GSM 900 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 5,500 7,000 8,500 10,000
2009 385660 (combined
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394,620 403,580 412,540
2010 421,500 430,460 423,142 427,374
2011 425,237 425,449 423,748 431,163
2012 431,206 432,155 432,241 427,487
Outremer Telecom http://www.outremer-telecom.fr T: +33-1-5324-2100
Outremer Telecom c/o Outremer Telecom Paris 109, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 PARIS France
Ownership Groupe Outremer Telecom http://www.outremer-telecom.fr Management Team David MIGNOT - Executive Vice-President Indian Ocean zone Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 26,000 30,000 34,000 38,000
2009 104596 (combined
Réunion and Mayotte total, from Q109)
571,134 551,323 540,812
2010 525,496 502,680 499,161 504,153
2011 502,640 502,691 500,177 505,029
2012 505,110 506,196 506,449 500,371
SFR http://www.sfr-mayotte.com T: +262-48-19-70 +33-1-71-07-07-07 (SFR)
SFR Mayotte 21 Rue Pierre Aubert ZI du Chaudron 97490 Sainte Clotilde Réunion
Ownership
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SFR (Vivendi (56%) | Vodafone Group (44%)) http://www.sfr.com Network Technology GSM 900 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 147,000 148,000 149,000 150,000
2009 580145 (combined
Réunion and Mayotte total, from Q109)
116,646 128,197 139,748
2010 145,004 150,260 155,516 160,772
2011 168,853 168,938 172,317 176,625
2012 176,642 177,084 176,907 174,607
Morocco
inwi http://www.inwi.ma T: +212-5-29-10-10-10 +212-529-29-29-29 +212-5-29-00-00-00
inwi Lotissement la Colline II, Lot n 1 & 2 Sidi Maarouf 20190 Casablanca Morocco
Ownership ONA (Société Nationale d’Investissement) | Other 31% (Al Ajial Investment Fund Holding (50%) | Zain (50%)) Management Team Frédéric Debord - Director General Patrick Berthié - Innovation Director, Strategy and Partnerships Bernard Buyat - Technical Director Constance Capdenat - Executive Director Brand & Communication Carmelina Collado - Director Programs and Transformation Mohamed Izmar - Director of Information Systems Mehdi Kettani - Corporate Director Alexande Lemoues - Director of Financial and Operational Control Murielle Lorilloux - Director Consumer Rachid Sefrioui - Director Regulatory Relations and Operators Youssef Tahiri - Director of Human Resources and General Services Hakim Tazi - Director of Finance, Purchasing and Legal Affairs Network Technology CDMA2000 1X licensed July 2006, launched February 2007 (Bayn). GSM licence awarded February 2009, launched February 2010. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched March 2007 (full nationwide launch June 2008), Rev A active WiMAX - 802.16e (2.5 / 3.5GHz) - Motorola (February 2009, pilot) | Samsung - Launched February 2009 (pilot) (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,100,000 1,426,000 2,261,000 3,009,000
2009 2,336,591 2,577,703 2,744,815 2,875,518
2010 3,491,011 4,113,000 5,553,119 6,802,886
2011 7,985,165 9,020,714 9,586,568 9,696,279
2012 10,074,244 10,776,484 10,849,168 11,621,467
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Maroc Telecom http://www.iam.ma T: +212-537-71-90-00 +212-5-37-71-26-26 F: +212-537-71-06-00
Maroc Telecom Avenue Anakhil Hay Riad Rabat Morocco
Ownership Vivendi Universal (53%) | State (47%) http://www.vivendi.com Management Team Abdeslam Ahizoune - President Labri Guedira - Director General Janie Letrot - Director of Regulation, Communication and International Development Rachid Mechahouri - Director of Networks Laurent Mairot - Director of Administration and Finance Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 1994 GPRS active W-CDMA licensed December 2006, launched January 2008 HSDPA licensed December 2006, launched January 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 13,697,000 14,211,000 14,628,000 14,456,000
2009 14,630,000 14,288,000 15,239,000 15,272,000
2010 15,579,000 15,900,000 16,740,000 16,888,638
2011 16,655,000 16,994,000 16,969,000 17,126,000
2012 17,194,000 17,385,000 18,022,000 17,855,000
Méditel http://www.meditel.ma T: +212-6-6555-1000 +212-663-121-121
Médi Telecom Lotissement La Colline II - Immeuble les 4 temps Sidi Maarouf Casablanca 20000 Morocco
Ownership Orange (40%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Michel Paulin - Chief Executive Officer Omar Tazi - Director of Central Services Antoine de Clerck - Chief Marketing Officer Mohamed BENNIS - Chief Information Officer Taieb BELKAHIA - Secretary General Ali LAMRINI - Central Finance Director Abderrahmane MOUNIR - Director Central Business Hervé SUQUET - Director Central Network Wassila ZITOUNE - Commercial Director Central Network Technology
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GSM 900 launched March 2000 GPRS active HSDPA launched April 2007 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Huawei (July 2009) (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 6,814,000 7,079,000 7,404,000 7,925,000
2009 8,365,000 8,634,000 9,209,000 9,434,000
2010 10,178,000 10,396,000 10,674,000 10,790,052
2011 11,121,000 11,353,000 11,865,000 12,035,000
2012 11,235,000 11,435,243 11,461,292 11,522,797
Mozambique
mCel http://www.mcel.co.mz T: +258-21-351100 +258-82-217-2100 F: +258-21-351101
Moçambique Celular, SARL Rua Belmiro Obadias Muianga, 384 Caixa Postal 1483 Maputo Mozambique
Ownership Telecomunicações de Moçambique S.A (74% - fixed line operator) | State (26%) http://www.tdm.mz Management Team Arlindo D. Mondlane - Chief Technical Officer Claudio Chiche - Chief Commercial Officer Benjamim Fernandes - Marketing and Sales Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched November 1997 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS licensed September 2006, contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent, January 2008 HSPA licensed September 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,181,348 2,216,919 2,279,117 3,000,000
2009 3,135,000 3,338,775 3,525,746 3,761,062
2010 3,836,283 4,022,343 4,223,460 4,253,000
2011 4,295,530 4,338,485 4,381,870 4,390,000
2012 4,499,750 4,590,000 4,681,800 4,775,436
Movitel http://www.movitel.co.mz T: +258-860-860-860
Viettel
Ownership
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Viettel (70%) | Mozambique's SPI - ruling Frelimo Party (29%) | Invespark (1%) http://viettel.com.vn Management Team Safura da Conceição - Chairwoman Network Technology 2G and 3G licensed November 2010, soft launched January 2012, commercial launch May 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012 100,000 415,000 830,000 1,328,000
Vodacom http://www.vm.co.mz T: +258-84-090-0000 +27-11-653-5000
VM, S.A.R.L. Rua dos Desportistas Nº 649 Block 3 Maputo Mozambique
Ownership Vodacom International Limited (85%) | EMOTEL - Mozambique Telecommunications Company, SARL (5%) | Intelec Holdings Limited (5%) | Whatana Investments Limited (5%) http://www.vodacom.com Management Team Jerry Mobbs - Chief Executive Officer Junaid Munshi - Commercial Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2003 GPRS launched 2007 EDGE launched 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 803,814 816,354 806,949 899,745
2009 1,024,518 1,206,975 1,338,018 1,449,624
2010 1,460,283 1,511,697 1,677,852 1,851,531
2011 1,932,414 2,054,000 2,079,000 2,717,000
2012 2,784,000 2,700,000 2,734,000 2,861,000
Namibia
Leo http://www.leo.na T: +264-85-555-0000 +264-61-201-9211 (TN)
Powercom (Pty) Ltd 6 Robert Mugabe Avenue (Entrance on Burg Street) Windhoek Namibia
Ownership State owned - Telecom Namibia (2012) http://www.telecom.na
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Management Team Joseph Petrus Ndoroma - Managing Director Theo Klein - Chief Strategy Officer Andrew Kanime - Chief Human Resources Officer Hein Bader - Chief Operations Officer Heiko Trost - Chief Commercial Officer Robert Offner - Chief Financial Officer Patience Kangueehi-Kanalelo - Head: Legal Services and Company Secretary Oiva Angula - Senior Manager: Corporate Communications and PR Dr B van der Merwe - Head: Internal Audit and Risk Management Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched March 2007 GPRS Active EDGE active UMTS launched March 2007 HSDPA launched June 2007 2G/3G/4G network contract awarded to ZTE, February 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 70,000 120,000 155,000 160,000
2009 210,000 212,909 244,000 268,000
2010 264,000 251,000 266,000 284,620
2011 304,543 325,861 348,672 373,079
2012 399,194 419,154 435,920 455,000
MTC http://www.mtc.com.na T: +264-61-280-2000 F: +264-61-280-2124
Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Namibia Corner of Mosé Tjitendero & Hamutenya Wanahepo Ndadi Street PO Box 23051 Windhoek Namibia
Ownership Portugal Telecom (PT) (34%) | Namibia Post and Telecommunications Holdings (NPTH) (66%) http://www.telecom.pt Management Team Miguel Geraldes - Managing Director José Neto - Chief Technical Officer Thinus Smit - Chief Financial Officer Tim Ekandjo - Chief Human Resources Officer Festus Mbandeka - Corporate Legal Advisor Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 1995 GPRS active W-CDMA launched December 2006 HSDPA launched December 2006 HSUPA launched December 2009 LTE (1800MHz) launched (Windhoek only) May 2012, further roll out May 2013 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 809,775 876,050 942,325 1,008,658
2009 1,077,325 1,146,050 1,214,775 1,283,530
2010 1,346,250 1,409,000 1,471,750 1,666,000
2011 1,674,550 1,694,600 1,774,650 1,950,000
2012 2,001,063 2,127,720 2,136,265 2,147,000
Niger
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/niger/ T: +227-9699-8111 +227-96-79 99-99 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Niger S.A. Route de l’aéroport , 11 922 Niger
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Alain Kahasha - Managing Director Karimou Salifou - Director of Information Carlos W. Yanogo - Marketing Director Joseph Gouba - Finance Director José Nyimi - IT Director Hélène Aika Trore - Director of Human Resources Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 2001. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 755,143 850,000 948,000 1,111,666
2009 1,244,000 1,341,000 1,432,000 1,549,000
2010 1,670,700 1,781,802 1,897,619 2,013,373
2011 2,134,176 2,240,885 2,384,301 2,527,359
2012 2,653,727 2,786,414 2,911,802 3,051,569
Moov http://www.moov.ne T: +227-20-74-19-54 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom) F: +227-20-74-19-39
Moov Niger 720 Boulevard du 15 Avril BP 13 379 Niamey Niger
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Mohamed BADER - Director General François N’guessan KOUASSI - Director of Marketing and Communications
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Kra KOBENAN - Director of Finance Tontama Charles MILLOGO - Technology Director Ibraïma Saibou MANGA - Director of Information Systems Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2003 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 149,500 174,200 204,222 286,870
2009 292,607 295,533 299,966 341,962
2010 352,221 366,309 379,130 396,191
2011 408,077 420,319 432,929 443,752
2012 453,515 470,748 487,904 504,926
Orange http://www.orange.ne T: +227-90-22-22-22 +227-23-23-23-00
Orange Niger 444, Avenue des Djermakoyes 2874 Niamey Niger
Ownership Orange (80%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Brelotte Ba - Chief Executive Officer Gregory Dauriol - Commercial Director François Couturier - Director of Purchasing and Finance Amaury Drouin - Director of Marketing and Public Relations Olga Toure - Assistance Commercial Director Hadjara Illa - Director of Operations Alhassane Roni - Director of External Relations Claude Arrigoni - Director of Technology and Resources Inoussa Arima Mamadou - Director of Human Resources and Internal Communication Armand Tini - General Secretary Hubert KOURAOGO - Director of Planning and Marketing Strategy Saidou AIKAOU - Quality, Audit and Risk Manager Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2008 WiMAX - 802.16d Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 165,000 166,000
2009 212,000 275,000 347,000 462,000
2010 563,000 693,000 825,000 917,000
2011 979,000 1,074,000 1,143,000 1,174,000
2012 1,285,000 1,378,000 1,464,812 1,548,380
SahelCom http://www.sahelcom.ne
Société Nigérienne des Télécommunications (SONITEL)
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T: +227-20-72-47-75 Ownership State owned Management Team Adamou Mahaman Laouali - Managing Director Network Technology GSM launched December 2001 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 106,102 127,322 152,787 178,761
2009 196,637 208,435 215,939 219,178
2010 226,849 247,265 258,392 270,020
2011 281,901 294,022 306,371 318,933
2012 325,949 338,335 350,665 362,899
Nigeria
Airtel http://www.ng.airtel.com T: +234-802-150-0121 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Nigeria Plot L2 Banana Island Foreshore estate Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited (79%) http://www.airtel.com Management Team Segun Ogunsanya - Chief Executive Officer Deepak Srivastava - Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Emeka Oparah - Director, Corporate Communications & CSR Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched August 2001. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active UMTS licensed April 2007 DC-HSPA+ launched March 2012 LTE tests in Lagos, December 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 12,648,211 14,804,000 15,904,902 17,196,482
2009 15,100,000 14,646,472 14,935,770 14,776,856
2010 15,087,314 15,201,746 15,551,849 15,834,243
2011 16,115,073 15,969,943 16,683,946 18,028,385
2012 18,600,435 19,820,440 21,101,758 23,092,195
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Etisalat http://www.etisalat.com.ng T: +234-809-0000-200 +234-809-0000201 F: +234-809-0000-201
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited P.M.B 80036 V.I. Lagos Nigeria
Ownership Mubadala Development Company (60%) | Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) (40%) http://www.etisalat.ae Management Team Hakeem Belo-Osagie - Chairman Steven Evans - Chief Executive Officer Wael Ammar - Chief Commercial Officer Modupe Thani - Head of Events and Sponsorship Enitan Denloye - Director, Brands and Communications Bankole Alao - Manager, Data Marketing Nnamdi Ezeani - Manager, Mass Market Segment Adeolu Idowu - Director of Legal Services Ebi Atawodi - Head, High Value Events and Sponsorships Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed January 2007, launched March 2008 GPRS active EDGE active HSPA+ launched September 2011 DC-HSPA+ active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 396,267
2009 784,480 1,044,465 1,835,870 2,626,125
2010 2,868,802 4,108,465 5,417,393 6,791,986
2011 7,275,724 7,835,673 9,513,437 10,752,230
2012 11,927,840 13,063,445 14,392,531 14,912,801
Glo Mobile http://www.gloworld.com T: +234-805-002-0121 +234-805-002-0200
Globacom Nigeria Limited Mike Adenuga Towers 1 Mike Adenuga Close, Off Adeola Odeku Victoria Island Lagos 101011 Nigeria
Ownership Globacom Limited http://www.gloworld.com Management Team Mike Adenuga (Jnr.), OON - Chairman Niyi Olukoya - Marketing Coordinator Mohamed Jameel - Group Chief Operating Officer Cesar Camara - Corporate Chief Information Officer (Information Systems) Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2003
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GPRS active EDGE active UMTS licensed May 2007, launched December 2007 HSDPA launched December 2007 LTE launched January 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 13,072,331 14,328,527 15,377,034 16,004,716
2009 15,489,297 15,905,515 16,228,556 17,042,374
2010 17,175,826 17,190,980 17,604,838 19,627,415
2011 19,997,077 19,488,756 19,854,111 19,886,014
2012 20,846,604 21,986,864 22,260,822 24,124,716
MTN http://www.mtnonline.com T: +234-803-101-80 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Nigeria Communications Limited Maritime House Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Apapa, Lagos Nigeria
Ownership MTN Group (76%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Brett Goschen - Chief Executive Officer Larry Annets - Chief Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed January 2001, launched August 2001 GPRS active UMTS license awarded in April 2007, launched in December 2007, ZTE upgrade contract awarded March 2012. HSDPA launched in December 2007 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Huawei - Launched July 2009 (Abuja and Lagos (expanding nationwide)) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 17,766,000 18,565,000 20,171,000 23,077,000
2009 25,910,000 27,340,000 28,740,000 30,830,000
2010 33,300,000 34,550,000 36,350,000 38,683,520
2011 40,211,000 40,540,000 41,107,494 41,641,089
2012 42,899,000 43,184,470 45,640,000 47,441,000
One Naija http://www.multilinks.com T: +234-1-739-1680 (Capcom) F: +234-1-791-2345
Multilinks Telkom Limited 52, Adetokunbo Ademola Street Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Ownership Capcom (90.5%) (MBC, OldonyoLaroEstate, Helios Investment Partners, AMCON -the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria)
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http://capcomltd.com Management Team Dem Eleso - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology CDMA2000 1xEV-DO active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 813,392 1,166,721 1,474,113 1,686,956
2009 1,805,596 1,871,792 1,820,750 2,058,104
2010 2,164,023 1,908,976 1,718,812 1,454,704
2011 1,319,537 974,076 1,050,161 701,304
2012 680,960 526,426 411,351 263,767
Starcomms http://www.starcomms.com T: +234-1-739-1680 (Capcom) F: +234-1-811 0301
Starcomms Nigeria Plc 52, Adetokunbo Ademola Street Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Ownership Capcom (90.5%) (MBC, OldonyoLaroEstate, Helios Investment Partners, AMCON -the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria) http://capcomltd.com Management Team Olusola Oladokun - Chief Executive Officer Bosun Hambolu - Head, Legal and Regulatory Affairs Network Technology CDMA2000 1xEV-DO launched June 2006. Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 640,000 710,000 795,798 1,156,464
2009 1,303,068 1,448,051 1,527,415 1,656,868
2010 1,673,620 1,266,438 1,274,623 1,149,380
2011 1,243,626 1,154,837 1,083,498 980,109
2012 725,871 475,841 393,295 307,844
Visafone http://www.visafone.com.ng T: +234-702-500-0000
Visafone Communications Limited 4th Floor, Zenon House 2, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Ownership Visafone Communications Limited
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http://www.visafone.com.ng Management Team Jim Ovia - Founder Srinivasa KV - Chief Executive Officer Parag Sen - Chief Marketing Officer Uche Ojo - Chief Commercial Officer George Davis - Chief Technology Officer Chuks Okoh - Director of Compliance Network Technology CDMA 800 licensed July 2007, launched March 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 480,000 610,920 1,221,840 2,205,868
2009 2,273,207 2,809,552 2,533,812 2,751,795
2010 2,767,843 2,699,898 2,598,433 2,558,876
2011 2,626,273 2,596,401 2,636,155 2,604,038
2012 2,495,790 2,428,011 2,323,647 2,265,874
ZOOM Mobile http://www.zoomnigeria.com T: +234-1-4801111 F: +234-1-4801111
ZOOMmobile NIGERIA 8 Adeola Odeku Street Victoria Island Lagos Nigeria
Ownership ZOOMmobile NIGERIA http://www.zoomnigeria.com Management Team Edwin Momife - Chief Executive Officer Ed Osuagwu - Chief Information Officer Tawa Bolarin - Chief Commercial Officer Andy Ibekaku - Chief Technical Officer Kerian Chidi Enechi - Company Secretary and Legal Adviser Eunice Obiegbunam - AG. Chief Financial Officer Network Technology March 2012, re-entry to CDMA mobile market Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 510,000 570,000 634,075 703,219
2009 967,789 1,093,644 1,112,352 1,098,668
2010 1,058,816 958,599 939,153 939,145
2011 939,225 833,298 445,317 315,619
2012 111,077 111,077 111,077 111,077
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Réunion
Orange http://reunion.orange.fr T: +262-20-69-78
Orange Réunion 35, Bd du Chaudron 97490 Sainte Clotilde Réunion
Ownership Orange http://www.orange.com Management Team Eric Bouquillon - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2000 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 378,859 395,653 412,717 429,781
2009 385660 (combined
Réunion and Mayotte total, from Q109)
394,620 403,580 412,540
2010 421,500 430,460 423,142 427,374
2011 425,237 425,449 423,748 431,163
2012 431,206 432,155 432,241 427,487
Outremer Telecom http://www.outremer-telecom.fr T: +33-1-5324-2100
Outremer Telecom Réunion c/o Outremer Telecom Paris 109, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré 75008 PARIS France
Ownership Groupe Outremer Telecom http://www.outremer-telecom.fr Management Team David MIGNOT - Executive Vice-President Indian Ocean zone Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 42,000 45,000 51,300 57,600
2009 104596 (combined
Réunion and Mayotte total, from Q109)
116,646 128,197 139,748
2010 145,004 150,260 155,516 160,772
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2011 168,853 168,938 172,317 176,625
2012 176,642 177,084 176,907 174,607
SFR Réunion http://www.sfr.re T: +262-48-19-70 +33-1-71-07-07-07 (SFR)
Societe Reunionnaise de Radiotelephone 21 Rue Pierre Aubert ZI du Chaudron 97490 Sainte Clotilde Réunion
Ownership SFR (Vivendi (56%) | Vodafone Group (44%)) http://www.sfr.com Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 1995 GPRS active EDGE launched 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 549,373 554,867 568,738 582,610
2009 580145 (combined
Réunion and Mayotte total, from Q109)
571,134 551,323 540,812
2010 525,496 502,680 499,161 504,153
2011 502,640 502,691 500,177 505,029
2012 505,110 506,196 506,449 500,371
Rwanda
Airtel http://www.africa.airtel.com/rwanda/ T: +250-730-000-456 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Rwanda Airtel Head Office near Amahoro National Stadium Remera Rwanda
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Marcellin Paluku - Country Manager Network Technology GSM licensed September 2011, soft launched March 2012, commercial launch July 2012. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. HSPA+ contract awarded to Ericsson, launched (capital Kigali) July 2012 HSPA+ licensed September 2011, launched July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012 4,000 110,304 184,422 331,960
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MTN http://www.mtn.co.rw T: +250-2803-90001 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +250-586865
MTN Rwandacell Ltd MTN Centre Nyarutarama PO Box 264 Kigali Rwanda
Ownership MTN Group (55%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Khaled Mikkawi - Chief Executive Officer Patrick Uwizeye - General Manager in-charge of Business Risk Management Mary Asiimwe - General Manager Human Resources Network Technology GSM 900 licensed 1998, launched July 1998 GPRS active WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Alvarion (Kigali) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 713,715 834,380 988,000 1,159,000
2009 1,330,000 1,381,000 1,655,000 1,854,000
2010 2,050,000 2,200,000 2,394,000 2,546,983
2011 2,638,000 2,793,788 2,864,000 2,889,000
2012 2,904,122 3,033,421 3,229,000 3,432,000
Tigo http://www.tigo.co.rw T: +250-722-123-000 +250-721-000-456 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom)
Tigo Rwanda Plot No. 6124, Muhima PO Box 6979 Kigali Rwanda
Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (87.5%) http://www.millicom.com Management Team Diego Camberros - Chief Executive Officer Chantal Umutoni - Head of Sales and Distribution Umurerwa Carine - Head of Mobile Entertainment Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed November 2008, launched November 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 74,785
2010 114,468 373,929 548,002 549,532
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2011 569,556 812,569 1,089,424 1,192,000
2012 1,546,459 1,615,585 1,424,000 1,502,000
São Tomé and Príncipe
CSTmovel http://www.cstome.net T: +239-22-22226 F: +239-22-22500
CST – Companhia São Tomense de Telecomunicações, S.A. Avenida Marginal 12 de Julho Caixa Postal 141 São Tomé e Príncipe
Ownership Africatel Holdings B.V (51% - Portugal Telecom) | Estado Santomense (49%) http://www.telecom.pt Management Team Dr. Carlos Monteiro Dias da Graça - President, General Assembly Nuno Pinto Gonçalves - Vice President, General Assembly Jorge Lima D'Alva Torres - Secretary, General Assembly Dr. Luís Miguel da Fonseca Pacheco de Melo - President, Board of Directors Dra. Maria dos Santos Lima da Costa Tebús Torres - President, Supervisory Board Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 2002 GPRS active UMTS tests February 2012, launched March 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 41,000 42,000 46,000 58,000
2009 63,000 70,000 78,000 89,000
2010 93,000 99,000 104,000 111,724
2011 113,512 115,441 117,404 124,237
2012 126,101 127,992 129,528 131,000
Senegal
Expresso Senegal http://www.expressotelecom.sn T: +971-4-435-5750 (Expresso) +221-30-100-1000
Expresso Senegal c/o Expresso Telecom Group Saba Tower 1, Level 31 Jumeriah Lakes Towers P.O. Box 57593 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Ownership Expresso Telecom Group Ltd (100%) http://www.expressotelecom.com Management Team Emmanuel Hamez - Chief Executive Officer
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Network Technology CDMA licensed September 2007, launched January 2009. GSM launched June 2010. UMTS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 87,038 133,194 190,333 203,534
2010 221,705 318,815 702,023 898,113
2011 943,301 1,067,320 1,198,393 864,026
2012 1,082,542 1,330,043 1,399,317 1,711,420
Orange http://www.orange.sn T: +221-33-839-21-00 F: +221-33-839-12-12
Sonatel 46 boulevard de la République BP 69 Dakar Sénégal
Ownership Orange (42.3%) - Via Sonatel http://www.orange.com (http://www.sonatel.sn) Management Team Alioune Ndiaye - Director General Jérôme Henique - Joint Director General Gana Ndoye - Director of Human Resources Birago Béye - Director of Information Systems Lala Johnson - Director of Purchasing and Logistics Thérèse Tounkara - Director of Marketing Aboubacar Sadikh Diop - Director of Finance Pape Demba Diallo - SME Director Omar Gueye Ndiaye - Director of Strategy and Development Amadou Déme - Director of Information Systemes Rokhaya Gueye - Director of Regulatory Affairs Gisèle POUYE GUEYE - Director of Customer Service Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 1996 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,803,699 3,042,000 3,188,247 3,536,672
2009 3,928,000 4,037,783 4,304,835 4,607,891
2010 4,632,000 4,724,383 4,699,556 5,090,000
2011 5,474,000 5,689,329 5,893,612 6,083,302
2012 6,316,817 6,741,389 6,845,688 7,118,161
Tigo http://www.tigo.sn T: +221-33-869-74-20 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom) F: +221-33-820-67-88
Sentel GSM SA 15, almadies, route de Ngor BP:146-Dakar Dakar Senegal
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Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (100%) http://www.millicom.com Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 1999 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,332,020 1,678,899 1,821,713 1,852,461
2009 1,968,601 2,112,598 1,895,912 2,090,067
2010 2,375,532 2,450,540 2,424,171 2,353,604
2011 2,526,432 2,627,651 2,539,717 2,378,500
2012 2,483,862 2,640,620 2,647,000 2,641,000
Seychelles
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/seychelles/ T: +248-600-609 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited) F: +248-601-602
Telecom (Seychelles) Limited PO Box 1358 Providence Mahe Seychelles
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Vikram Sinha - Country Manager Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 1998 GPRS active EDGE active 3G launched 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 40,998 43,048 45,631 49,623
2009 50,616 51,375 51,991 52,511
2010 55,137 57,894 61,078 64,437
2011 65,726 67,040 68,381 69,065
2012 70,585 72,067 73,508 74,978
Cable & Wireless http://www.cwseychelles.com T: +248-428-4000
Cable & Wireless (Seychelles) Ltd PO Box 4 Francis Rachel Street
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F: +248-432-2777
Victoria Mahe Seychelles
Ownership Batelco purchase announced December 2012, pending regulatory approval - Cable & Wireless PLC http://www.cw.com Management Team Charles Hammond - Chief Executive Officer Jean-Michel Chanut - Chief Marketing Officer Anna Liza Alvarez - Finance Manager Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1995 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 38,984 40,543 42,165 43,851
2009 44,290 44,733 45,180 45,632
2010 47,001 48,881 51,080 53,379
2011 54,447 55,536 56,646 57,213
2012 58,471 59,699 60,893 62,111
Sierra Leone
Africell http://www.africell.sl T: +232-77-777777 +961-1-966-777 +961-1-966-888
Lintel (Sierra Leone) Limited 1 Pivot Street Wilberforce Freetown Sierra Leone
Ownership Lintel Holding http://www.lintel.com Management Team Shadi Al-Gerjawi - Chief Executive Officer Houssam Jaber - Technical Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2005 3G launched August 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 466,000 500,000 569,000 615,000
2009 684,097 753,193 822,290 891,387
2010 960,483 1,000,000 1,040,000 1,081,600
2011 1,124,864 1,169,859 1,216,653 1,250,000
2012 1,277,500 1,304,328 1,453,922 1,526,618
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Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/sierra/ T: +232-768-24887 +232-768-24839 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Sierra Leone 42 Main Motor Road Wilberforce Freetown Sierra Leone
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Rajvardhan Singh Bhullar - Managing Director Keith Geofrey Tukei - Commercial Director (Sales and Marketing) Nishant Mohan - Financial Controller Jestina Patricia Betts - Head of Human Resources Zenobia Jeridine Maddy - Head of SCM Gemini Thomas-Okoeguale - Head of Customer Services Uday Raktale - Chief Technology Officer Serge Pennaneach - Head Of IT/Billing Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 2000, GSM 1800 launched March 2005. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active EDGE active HSPA launched February 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 375,960 423,000 444,000 461,000
2009 520,000 551,000 555,000 564,000
2010 575,429 586,857 598,286 609,714
2011 621,143 632,571 644,000 655,429
2012 669,848 683,915 697,594 711,545
COMIUM http://www.comium.com.sl T: +232-33-333-030 +961-1-961-000 (Comium) F: +232-33-333-060
Comium Sierra Leone INC 30D Wilkinson Rd. Freetown Sierra Leone
Ownership Comium Group http://www.comium.com Management Team Michael Carroll - Managing Director Fadi Mrad - Finance and Admin Director Joe Amara-Bangali - Commercial Director Chady Slim - Operations Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched March 2005 GPRS active WiMAX - 802.16e (2.5GHz) - Launched 2006 (Freetown)
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Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 299,167 394,333 489,500 604,810
2009 613,131 621,452 629,772 638,093
2010 646,414 654,735 663,056 671,376
2011 679,697 688,018 696,339 704,660
2012 720,163 735,286 749,992 764,991
Somalia
GOLIS http://www.golistelecom.com T: +252-582-2001 +252-822001 F: +252-582-2002
GOLIS Telecom Somalia Dhismaha Baxaya Building Wadada Boosaaso Puntland Somalia
Ownership GOLIS Telecom Somalia http://www.golistelecom.com Management Team Yusuf Ali - Chief Technology Officer Abdullahi Ali Omar - Operations Manager Network Technology GSM 900 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 72,638 80,628 89,497 90,401
2009 98,348 111,369 115,133 119,793
2010 124,642 129,492 134,405 137,093
2011 140,932 144,596 146,621 149,846
2012 153,143 156,359 159,486 162,676
HorTel http://www.hortel.net T: +252-1-552-5002
Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc HorTel Tawer Bakara Market Howlwadag Str. Mogadishu Somalia
Ownership Hormuud Telecommunications Inc http://www.hortel.net Management Team Abdulhakim Ali - Chief Technology Officer Abdihakim Idow - Marketing Director
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Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 2003 GPRS active UMTS launched January 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 466,000 535,000 594,000 667,030
2009 739,800 803,610 905,000 1,040,400
2010 1,061,208 1,082,432 1,104,081 1,126,162
2011 1,148,686 1,171,659 1,189,234 1,213,019
2012 1,239,705 1,265,739 1,291,054 1,316,875
Nationlink http://www.nationlinktelecom.com T: +961-1-345617
NationLink Telecom c/o Bintel Ltd Justinian Street, Justinian Building, Bloc B, 5th Floor PO Box 11-47, Beirut Lebanon
Ownership Bintel http://www.bintel-ltd.com Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 2001 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 183,338 211,115 238,892 242,669
2009 265,001 301,279 313,250 327,533
2010 342,212 356,891 371,653 379,086
2011 386,668 400,201 413,408 426,223
2012 435,600 444,748 453,643 462,716
Somafone http://www.somafone.com T: +252-60-223-000 F: +252-60-223-111
SOMAFONE FZ LLC Shire Business Center BN 03040 Mogadishu Somalia
Ownership Somafone FZ LLC (100%) http://www.somafone.com Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched March 2005 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 77,026 83,188 89,843 88,298
2009 93,441 103,870 105,392 107,873
2010 110,662 113,452 116,399 118,727
2011 119,915 121,054 121,828 122,961
2012 125,667 128,306 130,872 133,489
Somtel http://www.somtelnetwork.net T: +252-7-988-8999 +971-4-214-6230 (Dahabshiil)
Somtel International Limited 26 June Avenue Hargeisa 2257 Somaliland Somalia
Ownership Dahabshiil http://www.dahabshiil.com Management Team Abdirashid M. Duale - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM launched March 2010 UMTS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2010 10,000 24,000 33,600
2011 37,296 41,026 43,897 48,287
2012 49,349 50,386 51,394 52,421
Telcom Somalia http://www.telcom-somalia.com T: +252-215000
Telcom Somalia Howlwadaag road, Bakara market Mogadishu Somalia
Ownership Privately owned Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 185,000 230,000 275,000 291,200
2009 328,500 383,350 402,750 424,830
2010 447,141 469,452 491,660 501,493
2011 511,523 529,426 546,897 563,851
2012 576,256 588,357 600,125 612,127
Telesom http://www.telesom.net Telesom Somaliland
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T: +252-2-522-008 F: +252-2152
Hargeisa Marodi-jex Region 252 Somaliland Somalia
Ownership Privately held Management Team Hasan Omar Horri - Director General Network Technology GSM active 3G launched July 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 119,580 129,147 152,393 175,000
2009 200,000 225,000 250,000 275,000
2010 300,000 325,000 350,000 375,000
2011 400,000 425,000 450,000 475,000
2012 500,000 510,500 520,710 531,124
South Africa
Cell C http://www.cellc.co.za T: +27-11-324-4000
Cell C (Pty) Ltd 150 Rivonia Road Morningside South Africa
Ownership 3C Telecommunications (100%) (Saudi Telecom Company (STC) 75%) http://www.stc.com.sa Management Team Alan Knott-Craig - Chief Executive Officer Jose dos Santos - Chief Commercial Officer Christine Snyman - Chief Information Officer Johan Brittz - Chief Technical Officer Garth Brown - Executive Head: Business Information Schalk Visser - Executive Head: PMO (Project Management) Network Technology GSM 900 / 1800 launched November 2001 GPRS active EDGE active W-CDMA active HSPA+ launched September 2010 LTE launched December 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 5,160,000 5,394,444 5,530,189 5,917,302
2009 6,272,340 6,272,455 6,648,256 6,743,249
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2010 6,848,714 7,002,375 7,072,399 7,284,571
2011 7,711,968 8,213,700 8,460,111 8,713,914
2012 8,975,332 9,244,592 9,400,000 9,731,781
MTN http://www.mtn.co.za T: +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +27-11-912-3131
MTN South Africa Private Bag 9955 Cresta 2118 South Africa
Ownership MTN Group (100%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Zunaid Bulbulia - Chief Executive Officer Lambo Kanagaratnam - Chief Technology Officer Serame Taukobong - Chief Marketing Officer Eddie Moyce - Customer Relationship Executive Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 1994, GSM 1800 launched September 2003 HSDPA launched June 2005 HSUPA launched September 2008 HSPA+ trial January 2011 LTE trial launched May 2011 LTE commercial launch Q4 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 15,169,000 15,590,000 16,173,000 17,169,000
2009 17,428,000 17,231,000 16,419,000 16,067,000
2010 16,424,000 17,102,000 17,772,000 18,841,000
2011 19,197,000 19,799,000 20,968,000 22,033,000
2012 22,735,000 23,533,000 24,498,000 25,421,000
Telkom Mobile http://www.telkommobile.co.za T: +27-12-311-3911
Telkom SA Limited Private Bag X148 Centurion 0046 South Africa
Ownership Telkom SA Limited http://www.telkom.co.za Management Team Sipho Maseko - Group Chief Executive Officer Jacques Schindehütte - Chief Financial Officer Attila Vitai - Managing Director, Mobile Amith Maharaj - Senior Managing Executive, Mobile Operations Dirk Reyneke - CFO, Mobile Pieter Spies - Managing Executive, Mobile Sales Themba Khumalo - Managing Executive - Telkom Mobile Marketing
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Miriam Altman - Head of Strategy Praveen Naidoo - Group Executive - Group Communication Thami Msubu - Chief Human Resources Officer Bashier Sallie - Managing Director, Networks and Wholesale Manelisa Mavuso - Managing Director, Customer Services Charlotte Mokoena - Managing Executive - Global Services Thami Magazi - Managing Executive - Small & Medium Business Services Johann Henning - Managing Executive - Enterprise Markets Steve Lewis - Managing Executive - Product Portfolio Management Erna Korff - Managing Executive - Consumer Marketing Althon Beukes - Managing Executive - DCO Operations Network Technology GSM launched October 2010 HSPA launched October 2010 LTE trial launched Q4 2012 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Alvarion (April 2007) (Pretoria) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 17 1,762 3,508
2009 5,253 6,999 8,744 12,487
2010 16,229 19,972 79,886 186,033
2011 473,604 824,871 993,764 1,142,829
2012 1,483,401 1,489,242 1,495,000 1,517,542
Vodacom http://www.vodacom.co.za T: +27-11-653-6580 +27-11-653-5000 F: +27-11-653-6040
VODACOM South Africa Vodacom Corporate Park 082 Vodacom Boulevard Vodavalley Midrand Gauteng 1685 South Africa
Ownership Vodacom http://www.vodacom.com Management Team Mohamed Shameel Aziz Joosu - Chief Executive Officer and executive director of Vodacom Group Ivan Philip Dittrich - Chief Financial Officer and executive director of Vodacom Group Johan Dennelind - CEO: International Andries Daniel Jan Delport - Chief Technical Officer Neil Gough - Chief Officer, Strategy and New Business Vuyani Jarana - Chief Officer, Enterprise Business Unit Romeo Kumalo - Chief Operating Officer, International Business Maya Makanjee - Chief Officer, Corporate Affairs Mpho Nkeli - Chief Human Resources Officer Nkateko Nyoka - Chief Officer, Legal & Regulatory Phillip Paul Kesha Patel - Chief Officer, Consumer Business Unit Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 1994 GPRS launched late 2002 3G launched December 2004 HSDPA launched December 2004 HSUPA launched May 2008 HSPA+ launched April 2011 DC-HSPA+ active LTE trial launched June 2010
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LTE commercial launch October 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 20,601,430 20,659,530 20,953,350 21,953,500
2009 22,928,750 23,850,000 23,409,320 22,494,660
2010 21,797,460 19,223,630 19,814,590 21,000,660
2011 22,289,400 23,991,000 24,570,950 27,373,000
2012 28,941,000 30,970,000 30,783,000 30,581,000
South Sudan
G Telecom http://www.gemtelgreen.com T: +225-60-60-60-60
Gemtel Green Network Immeuble New Building II Plateaux, Boulevard Latrille, Face ENA Côte d'Ivoire
Ownership LAP Green Networks - Libya Africa Investment Portfolio http://www.lap-greenn.com/ (http://www.lap.ly | http://lia.ly) Management Team Ghadfi Mohamed - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 17,687 18,041 18,401 18,769
2009 19,145 20,000 20,855 21,272
2010 21,698 22,132 22,574 23,017
2011 24,168 25,328 26,493 27,659
2012 28,267 29,935 50,132 51,308
MTN http://www.mtn.sd T: +249-921-111111 +249-922-901-214 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
Bashair Telecom Co Ltd Manchiya East 60th Avenue Block # 64 district 1- D El Gerief West, Khartoum P.O. Box: 346 11111 Sudan
Ownership MTN Group http://www.mtn.com Management Team See MTN Sudan Network Technology GSM 900/1800
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 147,844 133,586 144,330 173,502
2009 174,202 201,891 230,280 259,123
2010 264,305 269,592 274,983 280,483
2011 317,442 351,418 423,287 468,756
2012 479,069 507,334 334,211 359,154
Vivacell http://www.vivacell.sd T: +211-95-960-6000 F: +211-95-960-0550
Network of the World (NOW) #30 May Avenue Juba South Sudan
Ownership Fattouch Investment Group (75%) | Wawat (25%) Management Team Amine Mardambey - Chief Executive Officer Khalil Nassar - Chief Technical and Information Officer Hassan El Hajj - Operations Manager Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched January 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 25,739 51,478
2009 85,797 107,246 134,058 167,572
2010 209,465 261,832 308,037 342,264
2011 380,293 396,138 412,644 429,838
2012 447,747 466,404 651,711 632,795
Zain http://www.zain.com T: +965-246-44444 (Zain Group)
Zain SS Mundri Road Hai Jebel, Juba South Sudan CES
Ownership Zain Group (100%) http://www.zain.com Management Team James M. Hodges - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 163,581 192,826 189,908 222,534
2009 258,033 300,241 329,663 387,780
2010 399,413 411,396 423,738 485,450
2011 496,403 533,137 562,270 590,020
2012 499,000 600,000 635,000 667,000
Sudan
MTN http://www.mtn.sd T: +249-921-111111 +249-922-901-214 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +249-155-184384
MTN Sudan Manchiya East 60th Avenue Block # 64 district 1- D El Gerief West, Khartoum P.O. Box: 346 11111 Sudan
Ownership MTN Group (85%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Muhammad Ziaullah Siddiqui - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2005 GPRS active UMTS 2100 launched September 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,213,156 1,975,414 2,121,670 2,473,498
2009 2,483,437 2,820,233 3,164,407 3,513,433
2010 3,763,912 3,077,974 2,892,615 3,222,782
2011 3,871,558 4,242,582 4,950,713 5,544,244
2012 5,854,931 6,443,666 6,982,000 7,883,000
Sudani http://www.sudani.sd T: +249-183-221111 (Sudani) +249-120-120-120 (Sudatel) F: +249-183-231111
SUDANI Telecommunication Services Higleeg Commercial Tower Building No.499-block No.65 Ebaid Khatim Street – Alryad Sudan
Ownership Sudatel Telecom Group http://www.sudatel.sd Management Team Eng. Ihab Ibrahim Mohammed Osman - Chief Executive Officer, Sudatel Tarig Hamza Rahamtalla - VP of Financial, Sudatel
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Eng.Tarig Hamza Zain el abdein - VP of Commercial, Sudatel Eng. Omer Taha Osman - VP of International Operations, Sudatel Eng. Nazar Hassan Sahal - Chief Information Officer, Sudatel Eng. Amir Elgizouli - Chief Technical Officer, Sudatel Seifeldin O. AbdElraheem - Chief Operations Support Officer, Sudatel Nagla Omer Elhag - Chief Human Resources Officer, Sudatel Network Technology CDMA2000 1X (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched April 2006 HSDPA launched November 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,340,450 2,457,473 2,482,047 2,531,688
2009 2,582,322 2,633,968 2,686,648 2,767,247
2010 2,877,937 3,021,834 3,203,144 3,459,395
2011 3,701,553 3,997,677 4,317,492 4,662,891
2012 5,035,922 5,388,437 5,496,121 5,785,385
Zain http://www.sd.zain.com T: +965-246-44444 (Zain Group)
Zain Sudan (Sudanese Mobile Telephone Co. Ltd) c/o Zain Head office Head Office Bldg. P.O.Box 22244 13083 Safat, Kuwait City Kuwait
Ownership Zain Group (100%) http://www.zain.com Management Team Elfatih Mohamed Ahmed Erwa - Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Ahmed Elhassan - Chief Operations Officer Nizar Abdelrahman Musa - Network Director Venkatesh - Chief Finance Officer Rabab Osman Abdlkareem - HR Director Wafaa Homoudi - Customer Care Director Osama Abdella Abdo Kahin - Sales Director Salih Mohamed Ali Omer - Corporate Communication Director Khalid Gafar - IT Director Babikir Abbashar - Finance Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 1997 and GSM 1800 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,828,030 4,404,174 4,336,472 4,967,466
2009 5,645,967 6,433,759 7,005,337 8,046,524
2010 8,324,617 8,718,611 9,201,795 9,930,892
2011 10,156,597 10,853,863 11,414,730 12,470,000
2012 13,060,000 12,697,000 12,336,000 12,535,000
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Swaziland
MTN http://www.mtn.co.sz T: +268-406-0000 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +268-404-6215
Swazi MTN Limited PO Box 5050 Mbabane Swaziland
Ownership MTN Group (30%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Ambrose Dlamini - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1998 GPRS active 3G launched October 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 398,000 457,000 501,000 519,000
2009 547,000 556,000 604,000 642,000
2010 662,000 664,000 679,000 726,000
2011 678,000 718,000 710,000 767,000
2012 788,000 782,000 791,000 806,000
Tanzania
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/tanzania/ T: +255-784-103-001 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Tanzania Airtel House,Corner of A.H Mwinyi Road & Kawawa Road Kinondoni PO Box 9623 Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited (60%) | Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (40% - State) http://www.airtel.com | http://www.ttcl.co.tz Management Team Sam Elangalloor - Managing Director Cheikh Sarr - Director of Marketing Gurunath HG - IT and Billing Director Walingo Chiruyi - Chief Commercial Officer Perece Kirigiti - Human Resources Director Irene Madeje Mlola - Business Enterprise Director Thierry Diasonama - Network Director Kalpesh Mehta - Finance Director Charles Desmarquest - Supply Chain Mangement Director Network Technology
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GSM 900/1800/400 launched November 2001. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,591,345 2,823,000 3,285,000 3,861,000
2009 4,104,879 4,435,462 4,763,505 4,910,359
2010 4,669,412 4,923,660 5,901,634 6,021,091
2011 5,927,417 6,403,965 6,834,301 6,993,418
2012 7,105,650 7,504,511 8,001,689 8,161,723
BOL Mobile http://www.bolmobile.co.tz T: +255-797-123-456 +255-222-666-670 F: +255-797-654-321
Benson Informatics Ltd Plot 37, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road PO Box 78914 Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Benson Informatics Ltd http://www.bolmobile.co.tz Network Technology CDMA2000 1X (450 MHz) launched in February 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
2009 3,500 3,500 3,600 3,101
2010 3,190 2,406 2,571 2,396
2011 2,074 1,670 1,708 1,558
2012 1,221 1,050 924 942
Sasatel http://www.sasatel.co.tz T: +255-614-200-200
Dovetel (T) Ltd P.O.Box 21949 Dar es Salaam Sasatel House, Plot 251, Toure Drive Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Hits Africa Inc (65%) | Jitco and Excelsys (35%) http://www.hitstelecom.net Network Technology GSM 1800, Huawei contracted June 2008, launched August 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 5,860 11,946
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2010 14,825 16,452 23,071 24,827
2011 8,498 6,995 7,461 5,824
2012 4,810 4,810 4,810 4,906
Smile http://www.smile.co.tz T: +255-22-2774880 F: +255-22-2701868
Smile Communications Tanzania Regent Business Park 172 Chwaku St. Mikocheni Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Al-Nahla Technology | Atheeb Trading Company | CapitalWorks | Verene (Pty) Ltd http://www.alnahlagroup.com | http://www.atheeb.com | www.capitalworksip.com Management Team Fiona McGloin - Country Manager Network Technology LTE launched May 2013
Tigo http://www.tigo.co.tz T: +255-716-123-103 +352-27-759-101 (Millicom) F: +255-22-212-0474
MIC Tanzania LTD PO Box 2929 New Bagamoyo Rd Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Millicom International Cellular, S.A. (100%) http://www.millicom.com Management Team Diego Gutierrez A. - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched September 2000 GPRS active HSPA+ launched May 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,453,451 1,701,431 2,084,878 2,297,003
2009 2,669,331 3,082,260 3,492,601 3,978,457
2010 4,295,862 4,495,151 4,575,534 4,477,510
2011 4,671,263 4,941,187 5,263,330 5,450,766
2012 5,497,833 5,613,330 5,912,000 6,043,000
TTCL Mobile http://www.ttcl.co.tz Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd
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T: +255-22-214-2000
Extelcoms House Samora Avenue PO Box. 9070 Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania
Ownership State owned Management Team Kamugisha Kazaura - Acting Managing Director Alinanuswe Mwakitalima - Acting Chief Finance Officer Peter Ngota - Acting Chief Marketing Officer David Kalayi - Acting Chief Internal Auditor Jotham Lujara - Acting Chief Technology Officer Adin Mgendi - Acting Head of National Information and Communication Technical Broadband Backbone Network Technology CDMA2000 1xEV-DO active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 80,929 89,329 97,429 105,804
2009 121,233 111,713 118,402 115,681
2010 111,700 99,582 98,770 86,965
2011 66,899 66,899 62,263 66,214
2012 66,238 67,807 60,887 62,105
Vodacom http://www.vodacom.co.tz T: +255-754-705-000 +27-11-653-5000
Vodacom Tanzania Limited 1st Floor, Building No. 2 Mlimani City Office Park Mlimani City Sam Nujoma Road P. O. Box 2369 Dar es Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Vodacom (65%) | Tanzanian shareholders (35%) http://www.vodacom.com Management Team Rene Meza - Managing Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched August 2000 GPRS active EDGE active HSDPA launched February 2007 LTE trials (Dar es Salaam) January 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) contracted WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Launched 2008 (Major cities) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,197,320 3,416,200 3,747,560 4,069,800
2009 4,306,920 4,496,920 4,757,600 5,227,280
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2010 5,525,200 6,086,840 6,399,960 6,585,400
2011 6,734,360 7,656,000 7,807,480 8,097,427
2012 8,387,375 8,477,322 8,968,000 9,357,000
Zantel http://www.zantel.co.tz T: +255-225-507-834
Zanzibar Telecom Ltd Drive Inn Msasani Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania
Ownership Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) (65%) | The government of Zanzibar (18%) | Meeco International of Tanzania (17%) http://www.etisalat.com Management Team Essa Al Haddad - Chairman Pratap Ghose - Chief Executive Officer Sajid Khan - Chief Commercial Officer Francis Kiaga - Chief Human Resources Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched August 1999 UMTS rollout expected April 2011 HSPA+ launched May 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 959,209 1,069,035 1,045,304 1,057,652
2009 1,030,490 986,670 1,147,257 1,378,595
2010 1,432,172 1,873,439 1,571,159 1,700,528
2011 1,338,475 1,353,659 1,358,048 1,522,902
2012 1,496,102 2,347,179 2,479,505 2,529,095
Togo
Moov http://www.moov.tg T: +228-22-20-13-20 +225-03-99-93-00 (Atlantique Telecom) F: +228-220-13-23
Moov Togo 225 boulevard du 13 janvier BP 14 511 Lomé Togo
Ownership Atlantique Telecom (Etisalat) http://www.atlantiquetelecom.net (http://www.etisalat.ae) Management Team Djibril Ouattara - Director General Ambroise Abalo - Director of Human Resources and Administration GNOANKA Ludovic - Director of Finance KOUASSI Mathurin - Director of Tecnology Gaby Ngongo - Director of Information Systems
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Aubert SISSOKO - Director os Sales and Customers Soumaïla COULIBALY - Director of Marketing and communication Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 2000 GPRS active EDGE active HSPA+ contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent, February 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 363,340 402,212 441,084 479,956
2009 505,161 530,366 555,571 580,776
2010 626,864 703,676 765,126 826,576
2011 922,314 1,018,052 1,113,790 1,209,529
2012 1,305,267 1,401,005 1,496,743 1,562,319
Togo Cellulaire Site not operational - http://www.togocel.tg T: +228-22-22-66-11 F: +228-22-22-59-00
Togo Telecom BP:924 219, av du 13 Janvier Immeubble CFAO Lomé Togo
Ownership State owned Network Technology GSM 900 launched October 1997 GPRS active EDGE active W-CDMA/HSPA contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent, January 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 922,908 971,850 1,020,792 1,069,586
2009 1,203,829 1,338,072 1,472,315 1,606,558
2010 1,610,177 1,616,208 1,621,032 1,625,857
2011 1,694,956 1,764,055 1,833,154 1,902,253
2012 1,971,352 2,040,451 2,109,549 2,201,973
Tunisia
Orange http://www.orange.tn T: +216-71-167-900 F: +216-71-961-808
Orange Tunisie Centre Urbain Nord 1003 Tunis Tunisia
Ownership Orange | State (51%)
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http://www.orange.com Management Team Didier Charvet - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology UMTS licensed August 2009, launched May 2010 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Redline Communications (January 2008) (Tunis, Nabeul, Souse, Monastir and Sfax) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2010 606,122 626,531 748,980
2011 869,388 879,592 1,085,714 1,383,673
2012 1,518,367 1,681,633 1,836,735 1,885,714
Tunisiana http://www.tunisiana.com T: +216-22-12-00-00 +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR) F: +216-22-12-10-09
Tunisiana BP n° 641 1080 Tunis Cedex Tunisia
Ownership Ooredoo (90%) | State (10%) http://www.ooredoo.com Management Team Ken Campbell - Director General Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2002 GPRS active EDGE active HSPA+ licensed March 2012, contracted awarded to Huawei, launched July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,799,062 3,894,522 4,155,057 4,256,573
2009 4,302,675 4,339,120 4,807,314 5,210,926
2010 5,399,559 5,562,269 5,797,291 5,930,000
2011 5,981,652 6,151,781 6,404,811 6,619,670
2012 6,819,243 6,886,609 7,057,684 7,189,556
TUNTEL http://www.tunisietelecom.tn T: +216-71-901-717 +216-71-139-700
Tunisie Télécom Jardins du Lac II Tunis 1053 Tunisia
Ownership State (65%) | TECOM Investments (35%)
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http://dubaiholding.com Management Team Moktar Mnakri - Chief Executive Officer Fadhel Kraiem - Deputy Chief Executive Officer Anis Zouari - Chief Marketing Officer Nizar Bouguila - Chief Technical Officer Matthieu Galvani - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1998 GPRS active UMTS licensed September 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,433,993 3,468,333 3,572,383 3,697,417
2009 3,771,365 3,846,792 3,885,260 3,931,049
2010 4,436,066 4,488,469 4,539,130 4,461,220
2011 4,585,000 4,561,000 4,372,000 4,635,000
2012 4,476,618 4,500,000 4,808,381 4,554,861
Uganda
Airtel (includes Warid) http://africa.airtel.com/uganda/ (http://waridtel.co.ug) T: +256-752-230-110 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Uganda PO Box 6771 Kampala Uganda
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team V.G. Somasekhar - Managing Director Dapo Olasope - Finance Director Gloria Byamugisha - Human Resources Director Levi Nyakundi - Marketing Director Dennis Kakonge - Legal and Regulatory Director Jackie B Aritua - Customer Service Manager Bavo E. Mzee - IT Director Patrice W Namisano - Supply Chain Director Arindam Chakrabarty - Sales Director Michael Walekwa - National Sales and Distribution Manager Rajesh Agrawal - Network Director Network Technology Airtel - GSM 900 launched December 1994. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. Warid - GSM 900/1800 licensed December 2006, launched February 2008. GPRS active EDGE active Warid - UMTS launched October 2011 HSPA+ launched August 2012 Warid - WiMAX - 802.16e (3.5GHz) - Motorola (September 2007) - Launched December 2008 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
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2008 1,977,734 2,291,000 2,631,700 3,403,000
2009 3,835,750 3,748,375 3,477,238 2,974,102
2010 2,849,942 2,793,203 2,977,713 2,990,363
2011 3,159,592 3,338,466 3,577,450 4,419,083
2012 4,577,737 4,756,147 4,796,906 4,843,906
I-Tel http://www.itelug.com T: +256-712-777-040 +256-760-000-000 +256-717-333-333
I-Telecom Ltd Plot 3 Colville Street PO Box 7326 Kampala Uganda
Ownership Privately held Management Team Caesar Mulenga - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology CDMA launched September 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 13,235 19,191
2010 24,949 27,194 29,642 47,916
2011 39,127 43,040 47,344 49,711
2012 50,208 50,710 51,212 51,714
K2 http://www.k2telecom.co.ug T: +256-730-730-001 / 2 / 3
K2 Telecom Plot 24A Hannington Road PO Box 4722 Kampala Uganda
Management Team Saul Ssegawa Katumba - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology Launched January 2013
MTN http://www.mtn.co.ug T: +256-31-212-0333 +256-31-212-0013 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Uganda Ltd MTN Towers 22 Hannington Road PO Box 24624 Kampala Uganda
Ownership
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MTN Group (97%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Mazen Mroué - Chief Executive Officer Ernst Fonternel - Chief Marketing Officer Rami Farah - Chief Technology Officer Anthony Katamba - GM – Corporate Services Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched October 1998 GPRS launched Q405 DC-HSPA launched March 2013 LTE launched (Kampala) April 2013 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Alvarion (July 2007, nationwide contract) - Launched June 2007 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,464,862 2,777,398 3,228,000 3,523,000
2009 3,987,000 4,382,000 4,843,000 5,222,000
2010 5,615,000 5,919,000 6,215,000 6,463,000
2011 6,908,000 7,241,000 7,508,000 7,629,000
2012 7,725,000 7,228,000 7,239,000 7,702,000
Orange http://www.orange.ug T: +256-20-4792-000 +256-790-000-100
Orange Uganda Plot 28 - 30 Clement Hill Road PO Box 24144 Kampala Uganda
Ownership Orange (99.5%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Philippe Luxcey - Chief Executive Officer Bertrand LACROIX - Chief Marketing Officer Sebastien Bec - Chief Information Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched March 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 55,000 182,000 241,000 350,000
2010 358,000 422,000 529,000 609,000
2011 638,000 717,000 861,000 622,000
2012 625,000 545,000 511,204 507,891
UT Mobile http://www.utmobile.ug (http://www.utl.co.ug)
Uganda Telecom Ltd PO Box 7171
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T: +256-414-333-200 F: +256-41-345-907
Kampala Uganda
Ownership LAP Green Networks (62%) - Libya Africa Investment Portfolio http://www.lap-greenn.com/ (http://www.lap.ly | http://lia.ly) Management Team Donald Nyakairu - Acting Managing Director Peter Kakaire - Acting Chief Operations Officer Jamal Sultan - Public Relations Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2001 GPRS active EDGE active 3G services launched 2008, UMTS contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent as of August 2007, launched November 2007 HSPA contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent as of August 2007, launched November 2007 WiMAX - 802.16e (2.5GHz) - Huawei (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,000,000 1,072,424 1,367,011 1,544,722
2009 1,776,431 1,438,909 1,295,018 1,230,267
2010 1,340,991 1,273,942 1,401,336 1,447,580
2011 1,505,483 1,565,702 1,657,139 1,839,375
2012 1,857,769 1,876,346 1,894,920 1,913,487
Zambia
Airtel http://africa.airtel.com/zambia/ T: +260-21-125-0707 +260-977-915000 +91-11-4666-6100 (Bharti Airtel Limited)
Airtel Zambia Grand house Cairo Road Lusaka Zambia
Ownership Bharti Airtel Limited http://www.airtel.com Management Team Charity Lumpa - Managing Director Susan M. M'Kandawire Mulikita - Regulatory Director Raphael Maseko - IT Director Joseph Kafwariman - Customer Service Director Mumbi Kandeke Mwila - Human Resource and Administration Director Nawa Mataa - Legal Counsel & Company Secretary Sathish K. Babu - Finance Director Sudarshan Deshpande - Networks Director Luwita sayila - Head of Corporate Governance Suresh Reddy - Chief Operating Officer Dinesh Thampi - Sales & Distribution Director Chabuka J. Kawesha - Head Corporate Communications & Government Relations Muyunda Munyinda - Director, Enterprise Business Navdeep Kapur - Marketing Director Hakim Draa - Supply Chain Director
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Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 1998. Ericsson network upgrade completed November 2012. GPRS active EDGE active HSPA+ launched January 2012 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 2,102,788 2,297,000 2,520,000 2,669,000
2009 2,719,000 2,824,000 2,940,000 3,076,000
2010 3,178,900 3,210,689 3,297,378 3,387,097
2011 3,590,323 3,747,220 3,822,164 4,245,568
2012 4,338,970 4,430,088 4,518,690 4,609,064
MTN http://mtnzambia.com T: +260-966-750-750 +260-963-780-780 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +260-211-257-732
MTN (Zambia) Ltd PO Box 35464 Rhodespark Lusaka Zambia
Ownership MTN Group (86%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Abdul Ismail - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 1999 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 352,000 453,000 582,000 693,000
2009 778,000 857,000 949,000 1,165,000
2010 1,293,000 1,441,000 1,661,000 1,900,000
2011 2,043,000 2,173,000 2,383,000 2,694,302
2012 2,946,000 3,156,000 3,470,000 4,074,000
Zamtel http://www.zamtel.zm T: +260-211-333-152/3 +260-950-00-33-33 F: +260-211-256-622
Zambia Telecommuincations Company Limited Zamtel House PO Box 37000 Lusaka Zambia
Ownership State re-seized following fall of Col. Gadaffi and withdrew LAP Green ownership Management Team
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Mupanga Mwanakatwe - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Evans Muhanga - Chief Marketing Officer Albert Salima - Chief Information Services Officer Sydney Mupeta - Chief Technology Officer Leya Mtonga Ngoma - Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer Mooka Akapelwa Silumbu - Chief Human Resources & Administration Officer Lho-zindaaba Sakala - Chief Sales and Distributions Officer Nchimunya Hachandi - Chief Financial Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched January 2003 GPRS active EDGE launched March 2011 UMTS launched April-August 2011 Unknown mobile broadband service, launched April 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 130,500 135,500 138,210 146,503
2009 155,293 164,610 165,433 166,261
2010 167,092 167,927 168,767 169,611
2011 212,013 436,748 869,128 1,224,683
2012 1,251,626 1,277,910 1,303,468 1,329,538
Zimbabwe
Econet http://www.econet.co.zw T: +263-4-486-121
Econet Wireless (Private) Limited No. 2 Old Mutare Road PO Box BE 1298 Belvedere Harare Zimbabwe
Ownership Econet Wireless Group http://www.econetwireless.com Management Team Douglas Mboweni - Chief Executive Officer Krison Chirairo - Finance Director Stanley Henning - Chief Commercial & Customer Services Officer Kezito Makuni - Technical Director Sheilla Mugugu - General Counsel Charles A Banda - Company Secretary Innocent Magaya - Chief Human Resources Officer Roy Chimanikire - Deputy Finance Director James Museba - Chief Information Officer Isaiah Nyangari - Chief Marketing Officer Tororiro Isaac Chaza - Executive, Project Management Office Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 1998 GPRS launched June 2007 3G testing completed April 2007, UMTS licensed April 2009, W-CDMA launched August 2009 HSPA launched October 2010 WiMAX - 802.16d (2.5GHz) - ZTE - Launched April 2010 (Nationwide) Mobile Subscribers
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Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 682,966 702,198 844,971 987,743
2009 1,105,807 1,262,904 1,650,000 2,385,000
2010 3,120,000 3,855,000 4,588,000 5,012,000
2011 5,500,000 4,200,000 5,400,000 5,686,000
2012 6,400,000 6,427,788 7,050,000 7,556,000
NetOne http://www.netone.co.zw T: +263-4-775-361/6/7 +263-712-980-880
NetOne Cellular Private Limited 16th Floor Kopje Plaza Building 1 Jason Moyo Avenue P.O. Box CY 579 Causeway Harare Zimbabwe
Ownership State owned Management Team Reward Kangai - Managing Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 1996 GPRS active GSM and W-CDMA network upgrade contract awarded to Huawei, July 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 325,092 334,270 340,604 346,000
2009 377,000 408,000 439,000 470,000
2010 550,000 700,000 1,100,000 1,343,760
2011 1,100,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,456,000
2012 1,600,000 2,484,342 2,251,034 2,017,726
Telecel http://www.telecel.co.zw T: +263-4-748-321-7 +263-4-780-999 +263-4-781-624 F: +263-4-748328
Telecel Zimbabwe (PVT) Ltd 148 Seke Road Graniteside Box CY232 Causeway Harare Zimbabwe
Ownership Empowerment Corporation (40%) | Orascom Telecom Holdings (OTH) (60%) http://www.orascomtelecom.com Management Team Angeline Vere - General Manager Haitham Assal - Chief Technical Officer Ashraf El Guindy - Chief Commercial Officer Winfred Musangeya - Deputy Chief Technical Officer Obert S. Mandimika - Branding and Communications Director Donald Mupfunya - Sales and Distribution Director Ezra Chinake - Finance Director Zodwa Chinyenze - Customer Operations Director
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Dzingwa Madzima - Programme Management, Quality & Operational Excellence Director Octivius Mutsa Kahiya - Marketing Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 1998 GPRS active EDGA active W-CDMA pilot active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 242,252 245,176 244,088 247,688
2009 254,117 300,685 418,000 592,000
2010 920,000 1,094,000 1,356,000 1,526,000
2011 1,141,000 1,301,000 1,243,000 1,520,068
2012 1,832,778 2,002,640 2,391,000 2,582,000
Middle East
Afghanistan
Afghan Telecom http://www.afghantelecom.af T: +93-75-20-12345 +93-799-300-076 (Chief Of Staff (MCIT))
Afghan Telecom Corporation 4th Floor, Post Parcel Building Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Mohammad - Jan Khan Watt Kabul Afghanistan
Ownership State - Ministry of Communications and Information Technology http://www.mcit.gov.af Management Team Gul Ahmad Rastman - Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Saeed - Chief Operating Officer Eng. Mohammad Shariff - Chief of Regions Syed Mohammed Asgar - Chief Marketing Officer Taj Rasool - Chief Finance Officer Jabir Amad Sarfaraz - Chief Information Officer Ahmad Javed - Chief Technical Officer Eng. Faqir Ahmad - Head Project Planning Abdul Saboor Nasimzada - Head of Transmission & Business Development Network Technology CDMA2000 1X (Cellular/WLL, 800 MHz) launched September 2005 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 55,456
2009 57,300 60,000 65,000 78,796
2010 83,809 84,143 96,947 106,513
2011 115,179 190,058 162,075 134,092
2012 211,276 150,874 153,891 164,443
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AWCC http://www.afghan-wireless.com T: +93-700-830-830 +1-904-686-1470 (TSI)
Afghan Wireless Communication Company Corporate Office, Khuja Mullah Near Hajari Najari Bus Station, Darul Aman Road Kabul Afghanistan
Ownership Private (Ehsan Bayat, 80% - Telephone Systems International Corporation) | State - Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (20%) http://www.tsiglobe.com | http://www.mcit.gov.af Management Team Ehsan Bayat - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Azizbek Ubaydullayev - Business Operations Director Girijesh Rai - Director Marketing Suman M Khan - Deputy Director, Marketing Mahmudul Ahsan - Head of Quality Control & Assurance Network Technology GSM 900 launched April 2002 GPRS active EDGE active, February 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,700,000 1,785,000 1,874,250 2,085,000
2009 2,192,500 2,300,000 2,407,500 2,527,875
2010 2,654,269 2,660,463 2,719,031 2,758,158
2011 2,989,843 3,094,488 3,117,696 3,155,576
2012 3,228,155 3,305,630 3,393,891 3,533,114
Etisalat http://www.etisalat.af T: +93-786-786-786
Etisalat Afghanistan PO Box 800, Ihsan Plaza Shahr-e-naw Kabul Afghanistan
Ownership Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) (100%) http://www.etisalat.ae Management Team Ahmed Alhosani - Chief Executive Officer Ismail Taha - Chief Human Resources Officer Ali Asgharzadeh - Chief Commercial Officer Khalid Salim Kakar - Head of Recruitment Mohamed Mugtaba Babiker - Chief Finance Officer Yasser Aboul Amayem - Chief Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM licensed May 2006, launched August 2007 W-CDMA/HSDPA launched March 2012 HSPA+ launched August 2012 LTE trial launched February 2013 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 207,333 414,666 457,000 548,500
2009 640,000 953,600 1,420,864 1,761,871
2010 1,920,440 2,016,462 2,117,285 2,157,492
2011 2,336,564 2,413,671 2,438,978 2,468,611
2012 2,532,795 2,587,250 2,655,813 2,764,725
MTN http://www.mtn.com.af T: +93-77-2222-779 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Afghanistan Esmat Muslim street House # 35, Shar-e-naw PO Box 700 Central Post Office Kabul Afghanistan
Ownership MTN Group (91%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Hassan Jaber - Chief Executive Officer Chris Krupski - Chief Finance Officer Raed Kanaan - Chief Technical Officer Dani Abu Ghaida - Chief Information Officer Roger Merheb - GM, Capital Projects Raul Ernesto Velasco - Chief Marketing Officer Mohammad Naser Naseri - Senior Manager Legal & Government Relations Alex D’Souza - GM, Human Resources Zaher Surgul - Senior Manager-Security Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2006 GPRS active 3G licensed June 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,462,000 1,627,000 1,793,000 2,104,000
2009 2,358,000 2,598,000 2,901,000 3,186,000
2010 3,390,000 3,581,000 3,660,000 4,045,000
2011 4,189,000 4,338,000 4,412,000 4,768,000
2012 4,952,000 5,173,000 5,326,000 5,224,000
Roshan http://www.roshan.af T: +93-79-997-7755 +93-79-997-1333
Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd House # 13 Main Street Wazir Akbar Khan Kabul Afghanistan
Ownership Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) (51%) | Monaco Telecom International (MTI) (36.75%) | TeliaSonera (12.25%) http://www.akdn.org | http://www.monaco-telecom.mc | http://www.teliasonera.com
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Management Team Karim Khoja - Chief Executive Officer Shaheen Shivji - Public Relations Manager Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 2003 3G licensed September 2012, launched April 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,814,000 2,000,000 2,152,722 2,305,444
2009 2,399,417 2,493,390 2,543,258 2,594,123
2010 2,646,005 2,724,028 2,773,949 2,826,626
2011 3,062,650 3,166,780 3,191,956 3,230,578
2012 3,308,112 3,385,191 3,473,206 3,606,096
Bahrain
Batelco http://www.batelco.com T: +973-1788-1881
Bahrain Telecommunications Company BSC (Batelco) Building 1095 Road 1425 Al Hamala 1041 PO Box 14 The Kingdom of Bahrain
Ownership Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) http://www.batelcogroup.com Management Team Rashid Abdulla - Chief Executive Batelco Bahrain Faisal Qamhiyah - Chief Financial Officer - Bahrain Muna Al Hashemi - General Manager Consumer Division Adel Daylami - General Manager Enterprise Division Suhaila Al Nowakhda - General Manager HR Bahrain Hamza Ali - General Manager Strategy and Business Development Nadia Hussain - General Manager, Government Relations Dr. Abdulla Althawadi - General Manager Business Continuity & Information Security Management Ali Ahmed Mustafa - Head of Wholesale Abdul Hamid Chehab - General Manager Network Services Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched May 1995 W-CDMA active HSDPA launched December 2007 HSPA+ contract awarded to Ericsson, April 2010, active DC-HSPA+ active LTE trial December 2011 (Ericsson) LTE launched (1800MHz) February 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 704,000 686,000 734,000 754,782
2009 691,607 753,000 779,000 822,000
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2010 838,014 869,000 836,000 770,000
2011 745,000 759,900 750,000 745,206
2012 737,550 695,000 681,000 701,430
VIVA http://www.viva.com.bh T: +973-3312-4124
STC Bahrain Al Waleed Tower Seef District The Kingdom of Bahrain
Ownership Saudi Telecom Company (STC) (100%) http://www.stc.com.sa Management Team Ulaiyan Al Wetaid - Chief Executive Officer Andrew Hanna - Chief Commercial Officer Network Technology HSPA+ licensed March 2009, launched March 2010 DC-HSPA+ launched May 2011 LTE rolled out January 2012, full launch April 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2010 50,000 105,000 154,159 297,666
2011 412,772 429,283 442,161 440,444
2012 466,871 508,889 549,600 593,568
Zain http://www.bh.zain.com T: +973-360-31-000 +965-246-44444 (Zain Group) F: +973-1360-5552
Zain Bahrain Zain Bahrain Tower Rd 2806, Bldg 401, Block 428 PO Box 266 - Manama The Kingdom of Bahrain
Ownership Zain Group (56.25%) http://www.zain.com Management Team Mohammed Zainalabedin - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 2003 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS launched December 2003 LTE contract awarded to Nokia Siemens Networks, August 2009 LTE launched April 2013 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 528,805 564,000 603,000 686,000
2009 696,000 679,000 693,000 662,000
2010 646,000 604,000 565,000 499,000
2011 476,000 467,000 485,000 508,000
2012 528,000 548,000 589,000 616,000
Cyprus
Cytamobile-Vodafone http://www.cytamobile-vodafone.com T: +357-2270-1000 F: +357-2249-4940
Cyta Telecommunications Str., Strovolos PO Box 24929 CY-1396 Nicosia Cyprus
Ownership Cyta http://www.cyta.com.cy Management Team Stathis Kittis - Chairman Aristos Riris - Chief Executive Officer George Koufaris - Chief Finance Officer Marios Karatzias - Senior Manager Customer Services Michalis Papadopoulos - Manager Corporate Customers Costas A. Makris - Head - Value Added Services Yiannis Koulias - Director National & International Wholesale Market Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 1995 GPRS active UMTS launched March 2006 HSDPA launched July 2008 HSUPA launched June 2008 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 838,321 852,563 861,086 858,888
2009 857,012 881,209 881,949 857,740
2010 853,038 859,856 874,134 886,372
2011 897,008 910,463
KKTCell http://www.kktcell.com T: +90-212-313-1000 (Turkcell HQ)
Kibris Mobile Telekominikasyon (N Cyprus Turkcell) Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi Salih Mecit Sokak No. 1 Lefkosa, 10 Mersin Cyprus
Ownership Turkcell Holding A.Ş. (100%) http://www.turkcell.com.tr Management Team
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Aybars Karaatmaca - General Manager Ahmet Avar - Chief Finance Officer Ferdi Semsettin - Head of Value Added Services Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 1999 GPRS active EDGE active W-CDMA licence awarded March 2008, UMTS launched 2008 HSDPA launched 2008 DC-HSPA+ launched January 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
2009 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
2010 300,000 300,000 300,000 400,000
2011 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
2012 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
MTN http://www.mtn.com.cy T: +357-96-222-222 +357-961-361-36 | +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Cyprus Ltd 87 Kennedy Ave 1077 Nicosia Cyprus
Ownership MTN Group (100%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Philip van Dalsen - Chief Executive Officer Thanos Chronopoulos - Chief Marketing Officer Harris Georgakis - Chief Financial Officer Marios Aristidou - Quality & Training Manager Stathis Efstathiou - GM Sales & Distribution Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched July 2004 UMTS 2100 launched December 2004 HSPA+ launched March 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 144,924 147,434 160,140 172,846
2009 184,435 196,025 207,615 205,000
2010 214,000 232,000 240,000 241,000
2011 250,000 263,000 280,000 280,000
2012 283,000 302,000 316,000 313,000
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Iran
MCI http://www.mci.ir T: +98-21-81711 +98-21-8811-3938 (Management Office of Public Relations & International Affairs) +98-21-8811-3949 (Site Management) +98-21-8811-3939 (Publications) +98-21-8811-3964 (Investigation & programming) +98-21-8811-3894 (Media) +98-21-8811-3957 (Forum & Exhibitation) +98-21-8811-3894 (Interpersonal Relations)
Mobile Company of Iran (MCI) Mobile Tower No. 88 . St. Vanak Vanak Square Tehran 1991954651 Iran
Ownership Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) http://tci.ir Management Team Seyyed Mostafa Seyyed Hashemi - Chairman Mozafar Pour ranjbar - Managing Director of the board of director Masoud Mehrdadi - Vice Chairman Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched June 1994 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 23,128,725 23,697,736 24,754,955 25,812,173
2009 28,461,418 31,110,663 32,292,513 33,269,288
2010 33,390,890 33,518,492 34,823,542 36,128,592
2011 38,130,397 39,119,614 39,690,760 40,484,575
2012 40,808,452 41,079,420 41,382,336 43,845,832
MTCE http://www.mtce.ir T: +98-311-324-4040 +98-311-2040 F: +98-31-1324-0024
Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan PO Box 81655-1446 Isfahan Iran
Ownership Telecommunications Company of Esfahan (49%) | Iran Telecom Industries (2%) http://www.tce.ir Management Team Hamid Aboutalebi - Managing Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched June 2002 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 31,000 31,518 32,036 32,554
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2009 33,072 33,590 34,108 34,626
2010 35,144 35,662 36,019 36,375
2011 38,405 38,770 39,158 39,522
2012 39,561 39,601 40,393 41,201
MTN Irancell http://www.irancell.ir - site not operational / accessible T: +98-9377-000-000 +98-9377-280-000 +27-11-912-5220 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Irancell Telecommunications Services Company 5, Amin Building Anahita St Africa Avenue (Jordan) Tehran Iran
Ownership MTN Group (49%) | Iran Electronic Development Company (IEDC) (51%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Alireza Ghalambor Dezfouli - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed November 2005, launched August 2006 GPRS active EDGE active WiMAX - 802.16e (3.5GHz) - Huawei Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 9,025,000 11,593,000 13,139,000 16,039,000
2009 18,252,000 19,187,000 20,702,000 23,260,000
2010 25,386,000 26,967,000 28,486,000 29,743,000
2011 31,391,000 32,182,000 33,314,000 34,681,000
2012 36,831,000 38,296,000 39,382,000 40,502,000
Rightel http://rightel.ir T: +98-21-2920
Tamin Telecom 5 Mehrdad Street Next to West Armaghan St Valiasr St. Tehran Iran
Ownership Tamin Telecom http://www.tamintelecom.ir Management Team Payam Ebrahimi - Sales and Distribution Director Network Technology 3G launched February 2012 HSPA+
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Taliya http://www.taliya.ir T: +98-21-8173 +98-21-8870-3133-4
Rafsanjan Industrial Complex (Coop) NO 18, 16th St. Ahmad Ghasir St. Tehran Iran
Ownership Managed by Rafsanjan Industrial Complex (RIC) - 57% of gross revenue of Taliya goes to Telecommunication Company of Iran http://www.rafsanjan-ic.com (http://www.tci.ir) Management Team Mohammad Karim Naser Sarraf - Chief Executive Officer Davood Salarian - Chief Marketing Officer Mohammad Jahangirian - Finance and administrative assistant Hamid Hashemi - Chief Technology Officer Mohammad Reza Lashkari - Commercial Director Mohammad Reza Najimi - Strategy & planning director Reza Gerami - PR director Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2005 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,281,442 1,363,042 1,415,750 1,445,300
2009 1,474,850 1,504,400 1,533,950 1,563,501
2010 1,593,051 1,622,601 1,638,827 1,664,966
2011 1,757,205 1,773,899 1,791,638 1,836,429
2012 1,854,793 1,864,067 1,901,348 1,939,375
TKC http://www.tkckish.com T: +98-764-442-4144 +98-764-442-1802 +98-764-4420800 +961-1-961-000 (Comium) F: +98-764-442-4169
Telecommunication Kish Company (TKC) TKC Bldg., Sanaee Street Kish Island P.O.Box 1417 Zip Code 79417-77395 Iran
Ownership LibanCell (Comium Group) http://www.libancell.com.lb (http://www.comium.com) Management Team Ali Yazdanifard - GSM Network Technical Manager Seyed Saeed Reza hosseini - GSM Network Supervisor Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1995 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 17,400 18,141 18,882 19,622
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2009 20,363 21,104 21,845 22,585
2010 23,326 24,067 24,548 24,794
2011 26,175 26,646 26,913 27,451
2012 28,055 28,644 29,217 29,801
Iraq
AsiaCell http://www.asiacell.com T: +964 770119-5006 +964-770119-7668 (Sales) +964-770119-0995 (IR) +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR)
Asia Cell Telecommunications Company Ltd Salem Street 46001 Sulaimaniya Iraq
Ownership Ooredoo (30%, expected 60% 2013) http://www.ooredoo.com Management Team Diar Ahmed - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched December 2003, GSM 900/1800 licence August 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 4,129,331 4,807,806 5,566,241 6,106,470
2009 6,686,140 7,003,229 7,417,302 7,351,154
2010 7,741,319 7,916,252 7,917,666 8,130,498
2011 8,306,206 8,503,063 8,700,412 8,979,656
2012 9,389,277 10,940,756 9,793,106 10,029,661
Fastlink http://fast-link.com T: +964-66-121
Regional Telecom Gulan St. 00964 Irbil Iraq
Ownership Regional Telecom Management Team Kawa Junad - Chairman Network Technology LTE contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent, February 2013 LTE launched June 2013
Korek Telecom http://www.korektel.com Korek Telecom Ltd.
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T: +964-750-445-0022 F: +964-750-440-0022
45 Kurdistan Street (next to the post office) Pirman, Erbil Iraq
Ownership Agilty & Orange (44%) (Agility (54%) | Orange (46%)) http://www.orange.com Management Team Sirwan Mustafa - Chairman Ghada Gebara - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 licensed November 2000, launched August 2001 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 711,183 768,078 791,974 1,038,224
2009 1,284,474 1,530,724 1,776,974 2,023,224
2010 2,269,474 2,530,000 2,618,550 2,749,478
2011 2,859,457 2,973,835 3,018,442 3,035,000
2012 3,345,000 3,640,000 3,990,000 4,199,770
SanaTel T: +964-533-310-147
Sanatel Telecommunication Ltd
Ownership Halabja Group http://www.halabjagroup.com Network Technology GSM active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 279,620 282,444 285,297 288,179
2009 291,090 294,030 297,000 300,000
2010 306,000 312,120 318,362 323,138
2011 324,411 330,251 335,865 342,582
2012 350,119 357,472 364,621 371,913
Zain http://www.iq.zain.com T: +964-7802-999-107 +965-246-44444 (Zain Group)
Zain Iraq Hay Al-Mutanabi, Al-Mansour Building.47, Street.14, District.605 Baghdad Iraq
Ownership Zain Group (76%)
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http://www.zain.com Management Team Mohammed Al Charchafchi - Chairman and Acting CEO Wael Ghanayem - Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance Officer Philipe Hanna - Chief Commercial Officer Haider Radi - Chief Technical Officer Samer Musleh - Finance Director Walid Jallo - Strategy and Business Planning Director Amin Al-Zubiedi - Regulatory and Government Affairs Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2004 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 7,765,825 7,935,000 8,522,000 9,681,000
2009 10,111,000 10,195,000 10,063,000 10,296,000
2010 10,613,000 11,685,000 11,775,000 12,074,000
2011 12,065,000 12,294,000 12,413,000 12,435,000
2012 12,497,000 12,863,000 13,498,000 13,707,000
Israel
Cellcom http://www.cellcom.co.il T: +972-52-9990052
Cellcom Israel Ltd 10 Hagavish Street PO Box 4060 Netanya 42140 Israel
Ownership Discount Investment Corporation Ltd. (41.9%) http://www.idb.co.il Management Team Nir Sztern - Chief Executive Officer Yaacov Heen - Chief Financial Officer Yoni Sabag - Vice President of Marketing Eliezer (Lipa) Ogman - Chief Technology Officer Keren Shtevy - Vice President of Business Customers Amos Maor - Vice President of Sales and Services Sharon Amit - Vice President of Human Resources Liat Menahemi-Stadler - General Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary Itamar Bartov - Vice President of Executive and Regulatory Affairs Jack Oster - Vice President of Information Technology Eli Nir - Chief Internal Audit Galit Tuchterman - Spokeswoman and Public Relations Manager Network Technology GSM 1800 launched 2002 GPRS launched 2002 EDGE launched 2003 UMTS launched 2006 HSDPA launched June 2006 HSUPA launched 2008 HSPA active
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4G upgrade contract awarded to Nokia Siemens Networks and Ericsson (January 2012) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,096,000 3,110,000 3,157,000 3,187,000
2009 3,208,000 3,228,000 3,259,000 3,292,000
2010 3,313,000 3,341,000 3,376,000 3,394,000
2011 3,395,000 3,366,000 3,390,000 3,349,000
2012 3,362,000 3,333,000 3,338,000 3,200,000
Golan Telecom https://www.golantelecom.co.il T: +972-58-5555858
Golan Telecom ltd P.O. 2058 61020 - Tel Aviv Israel
Ownership Xavier Niel, Patrick and Gerard Pariente, Michael Golan Management Team Michael Golan - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology UMTS 2100 launched May 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2012 33,000 150,000 187,500
Hot Mobile https://www.hotmobile.co.il T: +972-3-565-8449
Hot Israel (Mirs) 3 Totzeret Ha’aretz St. Tel Aviv 67891 Israel
Ownership Hot (Patrick Drahi) http://www.hot.net.il Management Team Gil Sasportas - Chief Executive Officer Jean-Luc Berrebbi - Chief Finance Officer Yoram Mokady - VP Content and Regulation Max Blumberg - Chief Technology Officer Merav Haliva-Drigov - Chief Information Officer Network Technology iDEN launched December 2004 3.9G GSM licensed April 2011, trials October 2011, launched May 2012 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 474,000 414,000 419,000 424,046
2009 437,391 430,594 440,000 449,406
2010 469,000 491,849 513,201 534,553
2011 557,868 577,393 596,447 509,630
2012 463,724 565,419 687,830 713,830
Orange http://www.orange.co.il T: +972-54-7814-888 F: +972-54-7814-999
Partner Communications Company Ltd 8 Amal St. Afeq Industrial Park Rosh Ha'ayin 48103 Israel
Ownership S.B. Israel Telecom Ltd. (30.87%) | Scailex Corporation Ltd. ("Scailex") (15.73%) | Suny Electronics Ltd. (1.40%) | Leumi Partners Ltd. (2.93%) | Israeli shareholders (3.22%) | Public (45.85%) Management Team Haim Romano - Chief Executive Officer Menahem Tirosh - Chief Operating Officer of the Group - COO Ziv Leitman - Chief Financial Officer Amalia Glaser - Partner's Spokesman and VP Communications and Corporate Governance Division Ori Watermann - Vice President Fixed Line Division and 012 Ronit Rubin - Vice President CIO of the IT Division Einat Rom - VP Human Resources Avi Cohen - V.P Customers Division Roly Klinger - VP Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Business Development & Company Secretary Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched October 1998 GPRS active UMTS 2100, UMTS licensed February 2002, launched December 2004 HSDPA services launched March 2006 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,823,000 2,846,000 2,882,000 2,898,000
2009 2,903,000 2,944,000 3,010,000 3,042,000
2010 3,068,000 3,096,000 3,133,000 3,160,000
2011 3,186,000 3,175,000 3,201,000 3,176,000
2012 3,147,000 3,098,000 3,037,279 2,976,000
Pelephone http://www.pelephone.co.il T: +972-3-626-2600 (Bezeq) F: +972-3-626-2609
Pelephone Communications Ltd Azrieli Center 2 61620 Tel Aviv Israel
Ownership Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corporation Ltd (100%) http://www.bezeq.co.il Management Team
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Gil Sharon - Chief Executive Officer, Pelephone Larry Akerman - Chief Finance Officer Uri Bar - VP Operation & Logistics Guy Bauman - VP VAS & Business Development Jack Dabby - VP & General Counsel Shimon Hertz - VP Information Technology Doron Kurtz - VP Engineering & Technology Ronit Marcus - VP Consumer Service & Sales Asaf Ofer - VP Marketing Daniel Sapir - VP Business Customers Dan Zur - VP Human Resources Noy Kedem Madmon - Spokesperson Network Technology CDMA2000 1X (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched September 2002 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO (Cellular, 800 MHz) launched September 2004. UMTS trials commenced October 2008. HSPA launched February 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 2,595,000 2,636,000 2,698,000 2,649,000
2009 2,669,000 2,694,000 2,721,000 2,766,000
2010 2,789,000 2,807,000 2,825,000 2,857,000
2011 2,861,000 2,827,000 2,842,000 2,847,000
2012 2,876,000 2,859,000 2,839,000 2,800,000
Jordan
Orange http://www.orange.jo T: +962-6-585-7777 F: +962-6-585-7000
Jordan Telecom Group PO Box 851114 Amman 11185 Jordan
Ownership Orange (51%) http://www.orange.com Management Team Jean-Francois Thomas - Chief Executive Officer Jean-Michel Chanut - Chief Marketing Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 2000 GPRS launched May 2002 EDGE launched July 2004 W-CDMA licensed August 2009, launched March 2010 HSPA+ active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,533,000 1,543,000 1,544,000 1,608,000
2009 1,566,000 1,613,000 1,793,000 1,939,000
2010 2,018,000 2,094,000 2,101,000 2,152,565
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2011 2,319,000 2,521,000 2,618,000 2,730,912
2012 2,790,992 3,071,933 3,213,447 3,185,099
Umniah http://www.umniah.com T: +962-6-500-5000 +962-78-800-1333
Umniah Mobile Company PO Box 942481 Amman 11194 Jordan
Ownership Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) (96%) http://www.batelcogroup.com Management Team Ihab Hinnawi - Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Jaghoub - Director of Engineering Michel Lecavalier - Chief Financial Officer Omar Omoush - Director of Marketing Raed Rasheed - Distribution and Customer Care Director Sami Jarar - Director of HR and Corporate Affairs Khaled Hudhud - Director of Governmental & Regulatory Affairs Amjad Frouqa - Director of Quality, Business Continuity & Information Security Khaled Hudhud - Director of Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Ahmad Jaghoub - Engineering & IT Director Lara El Khateeb - Head of Legal Affairs Network Technology GSM 1800 launched June 2005 GPRS active 3G contracts awarded to ZTE and Huawei HSUPA (3.75G) launched June 2012 DC-HSPA+ launched June 2012 LTE tests March 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,286,406 1,314,000 1,369,000 1,478,520
2009 1,451,000 1,487,000 1,600,000 1,630,000
2010 1,650,000 1,700,000 1,800,000 2,100,000
2011 2,200,000 2,231,000 2,248,848 2,277,000
2012 2,300,000 2,332,000 2,377,000 2,382,000
Zain http://www.jo.zain.com T: +962-79-79-00-900 +965-246-44444 (Zain Group) F: +962-6-582-8200
Zain Jordan PO Box 940821 Amman 11194 Jordan
Ownership Zain Group (96.25%) http://www.zain.com Management Team Ahmad Al Hanandeh - Chief Executive Officer
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Network Technology GSM 900 launched July 1995 GPRS launched January 2002 EDGE launched February 2005 HSPA+ launched March 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,806,793 1,993,000 2,253,000 2,345,000
2009 2,332,000 2,445,000 2,625,000 2,493,000
2010 2,535,000 2,554,000 2,575,000 2,488,000
2011 2,522,000 2,695,000 2,768,000 2,750,786
2012 2,918,000 3,174,000 3,334,000 3,489,000
Kuwait
Viva http://www.viva.com.kw T: +965-556-70000 F: +965-556-76666
Kuwaiti Telecommunication company PO Box 181 Salmiya 22002 Kuwait
Ownership Saudi Telecom Company (STC) (26%) | State (24%) | Public (50%) http://www.stc.com.sa Management Team Adel Mohammad Al-Roumi - Chairman Khaled Ben Abdulrahman Ben Abdulaziz Al-Jasser - Vice Chairman Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Badran - Chief Executive Officer Zarrar Khan - Chief Technology Officer Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Qatie - Chief Finance Officer Dany Doueik - Chief Commercial Officer Essam Al Assoussi - Chief Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer Network Technology GSM launched December 2008 HSDPA launched December 2008 HSPA+ launched April 2012 LTE launched December 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 130,000
2009 280,000 340,000 430,000 490,000
2010 587,188 660,000 684,000 800,000
2011 830,400 860,000 964,997 1,069,994
2012 1,081,497 1,093,000 1,229,098 1,126,000
Wataniya Telecom
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http://www.wataniya.com T: +965-1805-555 +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR) F: +965-2242-3369
National Mobile Telecommunications Company K.S.C PO Box 613 Safat 13007 Kuwait
Ownership Ooredoo (51%) http://www.ooredoo.com Management Team Abdul Aziz Fakhroo - Chairman of the Board Hisham Siblini - Chief Technical Officer Peter Kuncewicz - Chief Finance Officer Saleh Al-Houti - Chief Regulatory Officer Fouad M A A Al-Awadhi - Chief Audit Executive Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched December 1999 GPRS active EDGE active LTE contract awarded to Huawei, March 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,246,731 1,276,951 1,281,576 1,313,733
2009 1,363,289 1,402,645 1,456,387 1,537,715
2010 1,624,521 1,670,077 1,719,103 1,778,962
2011 1,871,294 1,919,621 1,938,050 1,957,713
2012 1,929,291 1,938,659 2,010,459 2,031,743
Zain http://www.kw.zain.com T: +965-246-44444 (Zain Group) F: +965-2464-1111
Zain Kuwait Head Office Bldg. P.O.Box 22244 13083 Safat, Kuwait City Kuwait
Ownership Zain Group (100%) http://www.zain.com Management Team Omar Al-Omar - Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait Scott Gegenheimer - Chief Executive Officer, Group Ossama Matta - Chief Financial Officer, Group Hisham Allam - Chief Technology Officer, Group Saud Al-Zaid - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Group Jawdat Dajani - Chief Commercial Officer, Group Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched November 1994 EDGE active UMTS 2100, UMTS launched March 2006 HSDPA launched January 2007 HSUPA launched June 2008
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HSPA+ contract awarded to Motorola LTE launched (nationwide) November 2012 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,612,951 1,660,000 1,711,000 1,769,000
2009 1,783,000 1,816,000 1,808,000 1,838,000
2010 1,879,000 1,887,000 1,871,000 1,870,000
2011 1,887,000 2,020,000 2,059,000 2,104,000
2012 2,150,000 2,186,000 2,191,000 2,252,000
Lebanon
Alfa http://www.alfa.com.lb T: +961-3-391-000 +961-3-391-111 F: +961-3-391-109
Mobile Interim Company 1 (MIC 1) Alfa Building, Furn El Chebbak PO Box 50-128 Beirut Lebanon
Ownership State owned - Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) - Orascom management contract February 2009 http://www.otelecom.com Management Team Marwan Hayek - Chairman & CEO Assaad Abousleiman - Chief Corporate Strategy & Quality Officer Assaad Kairouz - Chief Commercial Officer Hatim El Gammal - Chief Financial Officer Raef Salha - Vice President, HR & Administration Aline Karam - Chief Communications Affairs Officer Imad Hamed - Chief Technology Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1995, 800 launched April 2009 GPRS launched May 2005 EDGE launched June 2008 W-CDMA contract awarded to Ericsson, February 2011 HSPA+ contract awarded to Ericsson, February 2011 LTE tests November 2012 LTE introduced in Beirut, May 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 576,500 588,500 600,000 605,385
2009 661,047 854,938 988,831 1,067,552
2010 1,088,626 1,148,473 1,253,163 1,342,385
2011 1,378,787 1,430,241 1,525,445 1,566,150
2012 1,597,473 1,631,020 1,663,640 1,700,000
touch http://www.touch.com.lb
Mobile Interim Company 2 (MIC 2) Charles Helou Ave.
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T: +961-3-79-2000 +965-246-44444 (Zain Group)
Beirut Lebanon
Ownership State owned - Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT) - Zain management contract re-awarded March 2011 http://www.zain.com Management Team Claude Bassil - General Manager Wael Ayoub - Chief Information and Security Officer Nadim Khater - Chief Commercial Officer Hisham Muslimany - Chief Information and Security Officer Charbel Cordahi - Chief Financial Officer Imad Hamdan - Legal Counsel Nour Shebaro - Director of Human Resources Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1995 GPRS active HSPA+ launched 2011 LTE FDD 800MHz/1800MHz test with Huawei, April 2013 LTE data services launched May 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 642,868 686,000 761,000 836,000
2009 991,000 1,168,000 1,273,000 1,313,000
2010 1,323,000 1,397,000 1,476,000 1,499,000
2011 1,605,600 1,635,000 1,716,000 1,839,000
2012 1,834,000 1,927,000 1,940,000 1,953,000
Oman
Nawras http://www.nawras.om T: +968-2200-2200 +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR) F: +968-2200-9610
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOC PO Box 874 Postal Code 111 Central Post Office Sultanate of Oman
Ownership Ooredoo (55%) | TDC | Other partners http://www.ooredoo.com Management Team Ross Cormack - Chief Executive Officer Wolfgang Wemhoff - Chief Technical Officer Jorgen Latte - Chief Finance Officer Abdulla Issa Al-Rawahy - Chief Strategy Officer James Maxwell - General Counsel Said Safrar - Chief Customer Experience Officer Hussain Al-Lawati - Chief Sales & Distribution Officer Abdulaziz Jaafar - Director of IT & Information Systems Management Kumail Al-Moosawi - Director of People Sean Casey - Chief Sales & Distribution Officer Network Technology
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GSM 900 launched March 2005 GPRS launched March 2005 EDGE launched March 2005 W-CDMA launched April 2006, Huawei contracted June 2012 for expansion LTE test Q1 2012, Huawei contracted April 2012 LTE launched February 2013 WiMAX - 802.16e (2.3GHz) - Huawei - Launched June 2010 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,161,269 1,285,795 1,408,644 1,510,865
2009 1,593,393 1,676,394 1,787,332 1,860,000
2010 1,937,612 1,965,059 2,014,461 2,025,569
2011 1,933,555 1,928,979 1,929,863 1,933,061
2012 1,955,619 1,991,315 2,090,947 2,148,768
Oman Mobile http://www.omantel.om T: +968-2424-1999 F: +968-2448-6823
Oman Mobile Telecommunications Company LLC PO Box 789 Postal Code 112 Ruwi Sultanate of Oman
Ownership Oman Telecommunications Co (S.A.O.G) (99%) http://www.omantel.om Management Team Amer bin Awadh Al-Rawas - Chief Executive Officer Talal Said Marhoon Al Mamari - Vice President Finance Samy Ahmed Al Ghassany - Vice President Integrated Network and Technology Haitham Abdullah Al Kharusi - Vice President Consumer Todd M. Dick - Vice President Corporate Sohail Qadir - Vice President Wholesale Lars O Gustafsson - Vice President Business Development Ghalib Saif Al Hosni - Vice President Human Resources Network Technology GSM 900 launched November 1996 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS planned for December 2008 HSDPA contract awarded to Huawei Technologies, January 2008. 3.5G launched January 2009. HSUPA planned for December 2008 LTE test Q2 2010, contracts awarded to Ericsson and Huawei, June 2012 LTE (TD-LTE 2300MHz) launched July 2012, 1800MHz added January 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,570,000 1,601,000 1,653,626 1,674,533
2009 1,761,752 1,793,000 1,839,000 2,051,000
2010 2,263,000 2,408,000 2,489,000 2,492,000
2011 2,449,000 2,570,000 2,757,543 2,820,000
2012 2,945,000 3,050,000 2,984,195 3,060,000
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Palestine
Jawwal http://www.jawwal.ps T: +970-2-296-8000 +970-2-294-4004 (Paltel Group IRs) F: +970-2-2-296-8636
Palestine Cellular Communications Company, Ltd PO Box 3999 Al-Bireh Palestine
Ownership The Palestinian Telecommunication Co., Paltel (100%) http://www.paltel.net Management Team Ammar Aker - Chief Executive Officer Maen Melhem - General Manager Younes Abu Samra - General Manager (Gaza region) Fayez Emter - Director of Supplies and Procurement Directorate Abdel-Raheem Abu Zaydeh - Finance Director Nadia Mansour - Customers Care Director Amjad Al-Bishtawi - Applications Director Alaa Hijazi - Sales Director Maamoun Al-Fares - Human Resources Director Maher Barrouk - Network Operations Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 1999 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,057,264 1,190,000 1,252,203 1,314,406
2009 1,500,000 1,673,000 1,731,000 1,800,000
2010 1,950,000 2,070,000 2,135,000 2,260,000
2011 2,285,000 2,310,000 2,400,000 2,420,000
2012 2,515,000 2,610,000 2,590,000 2,580,000
Wataniya Mobile http://www.wataniya-palestine.com T: +970-568-00-2000 F: +970-2-242-3044
Wataniya Palestine 3rd Floor, Tri-Fitness Centre Sateh Marhaba, Al Bireh PO Box 4236 Palestine
Ownership Wataniya Telecom (57%) | Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) (43%) http://www.wataniya.com | http://www.pif.ps Management Team Fayez Husseini - Chief Executive Officer Fadi Abdellatif - Chief Finance Officer Motasem Attili - Marketing and Business Development Director Nuha Al Masri - HR Director Omar Al Sahili - Sales Director Haitham Abu Shaaban - Gaza Operations Director
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Amjad Osaily - Network Department Director Rida B. Barakat - Corporate Strategy Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 (3.8MHz) launched November 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 110,835
2010 163,649 243,509 302,404 353,582
2011 387,942 416,641 432,807 464,964
2012 511,965 568,790 591,543 610,233
Qatar
Ooredoo (Qtel) http://www.ooredoo.qa T: +974-444-00400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR) F: +974-444-76231
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C PO Box 217 Doha Qatar
Ownership Ooredoo http://www.ooredoo.com Management Team HE. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani - Chairman Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani - Chief Executive Officer Waleed Al-Sayed - Chief Operating Officer Mohammad Al-Emadi - Chief Audit Executive Mohammad Al-Kuwari - Chief Corporate Services Officer Abdullatif Dafallah - Chief Financial Officer Izzeldin Hamed - Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer Ian Dench - Chief Marketing Officer Sh. Nasser bin Hamad bin Nasser Al Thani - Chief New Business Officer Mohammad Al-Marri - Chief Sales and Service Officer Mansoor Al Khater - Chief Strategy Officer (A) Bjorn Lundstrom - Chief Technology Officer Yousuf Al Kubaisi - Chief Wholesale and International Officer Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched February 1994 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS launched July 2006 HSDPA active HSUPA launched July 2007 LTE trials September 2012 LTE launched in Doha first, March 2013, commercial launch April 2013 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,407,617 1,458,698 1,480,245 1,682,980
2009 1,828,518 1,921,680 2,136,108 2,118,550
2010 2,149,796 2,154,340 2,134,024 2,052,540
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2011 2,076,548 2,077,319 2,091,523 2,069,568
2012 2,099,991 2,115,896 2,135,621 2,206,255
Vodafone http://www.vodafone.com.qa T: +974-7700-7111 +974-4000-111 +974-4454-0000 (Qatar Foundation)
Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. Qatar Science & Technology Park PO Box 27727 Doha Qatar
Ownership Vodafone and Qatar Foundation LLC (45%) (Vodafone Group (51%) | Qatar Foundation (49%)) | Qatari Insitutional Investors (15%) | Free float (40%) http://www.vodafone.com | http://www.qf.org.qa Management Team Richard Daly - Chief Executive Officer Steve Walters - Chief Financial Officer Mohamed Al Sadah - Chief Administration Officer Niraj Singh - Business Services Director Mohammed Al Yami - External Affairs Director Marc Norris - Customer Operations Director Ger Coolen - Chief Technology Officer Cindy Moussa - Director of Marketing Network Technology GSM licensed June 2008, soft launched March 2009, commercially launched July 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2009 1,000 15,000 150,799 353,580
2010 464,962 534,000 601,000 711,000
2011 757,000 761,000 782,000 797,000
2012 837,000 878,200 936,000 1,005,000
Saudi Arabia
AL JAWAL http://www.stc.com.sa T: +966-1-215-3030 +966-1-455-5555 F: +966-1-215-2734
Saudi Telecom Company (STC) PO Box No 87912 Riyadh 11652 Saudi Arabia
Ownership Saudi Telecom Company (STC) (100%) http://www.stc.com.sa Management Team Abdulaziz A. Alsugair - Chairman Of The Board, Delegated Member Khalid bin Hussain Al-Bayari - Senior Vice President for Technology and Operations Mr. Krishnan Ravi Kumar - Group CFO Saud bin Abdul Aziz Al- Shammari - Group Vice President for Human Resources Mahmoud Abdulkarim AL Kahteeb - Vice President for Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Mohammed Nasser Al Jasser - Vice President for Enterprise Services
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Omer Abdullah Al Nomany - Vice President for Information Technology Homoud Mohammed Al Kusayer - Vice President for Wholesale Fahad Hussain Mushyat - Vice President for Strategic Affairs Amin Fahad Al Shiddi - Vice President of Finance Ayman S. Alsuhaim - Vice President of Field Operation Mazyad Nasser Al Harbi - Vice President for Home Services Abdullah Abdulrahman A Alzmame - Vice President for Network Abdulhamid Alburaikan - Vice President for Procurement and Support Services Faisal Saeed A Alsaber - Vice President for Personal Services Network Technology GSM 900 launched January 1996 GPRS active EDGE active W-CDMA launched May 2006 HSDPA active HSUPA active HSPA+ contract awarded to Huawei, September 2009 LTE contract awarded to Huawei, April 2010. Alcatel-Lucent further contracted January 2012, Ericsson contracted February 2012. NSN contracted March 2012. LTE launched September 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 18,400,547 19,086,182 19,620,802 20,061,188
2009 20,198,993 20,340,000 20,363,493 21,262,362
2010 21,500,127 22,000,000 22,750,000 23,038,951
2011 24,208,482 23,339,031 24,651,413 23,000,000
2012 23,807,420 23,475,342 24,769,227 24,003,887
Bravo http://www.ptc.com.sa T: +966-9200-27286 +966-800-124-3555 (CS) +974-44400400 +974-4447-6231 (Ooredoo group IR) F: +966-1-455-7744
Public Telecommunications Company Ltd (PTC) Bravo Building AlMassief Dist., King AbdulAziz Road PO Box 62660 Riyadh 11595 Saudi Arabia
Ownership Ooredoo (55.61%) | National Advanced Systems Co. Ltd. (44.39%) http://www.ooredoo.com | http://www.nasco.com.sa Management Team Mohammed A. Al-Ageel - Chief Executive Officer Network Technology iDEN launched July 2005 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 107,506 129,924 137,357 149,212
2009 162,672 170,000 185,507 185,539
2010 195,672 199,599 200,305 200,959
2011 205,800 208,320 211,731 156,212
2012 165,580 169,658 157,110 164,324
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Mobily http://www.mobily.com.sa T: +966-1-273-5050 +966-56-010-1100
Etihad Etisalat PO Box 9979 Riyadh 11423 Saudi Arabia
Ownership Mobily (Etihad Etisalat) (Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) (27.459%)) http://www.mobily.com.sa Management Team Khalid Omar Al Kaf - Chief Executive Officer Karl Michael Henneking - Chief Corporate Strategy & Marketing Officer Abdullaziz Al-Tammami - Chief Corporate Governance Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 2005 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS launched June 2006 HSDPA launched July 2006 HSUPA launched March 2009 HSPA+ launched January 2010 LTE contract awarded to Samsung February 2011, launched September 2011. Ericsson and Huawei further contracted January 2013. WiMAX - 802.16e (2.5GHz) - Huawei | Samsung Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 11,791,947 12,983,894 13,375,841 13,779,600
2009 14,273,335 15,409,000 16,150,000 18,120,099
2010 16,910,000 17,320,000 17,910,000 19,967,090
2011 20,442,718 22,227,649 21,289,856 22,976,788
2012 23,805,000 23,460,000 21,466,663 21,336,789
Zain http://www.sa.zain.com T: +966-59-244-4444 +965-246-44444 (Zain Group)
Zain Saudi Arabia King Fahad Highway PO Box 295814 Riyadh 11351 Saudi Arabia
Ownership Zain Group (37.05%) http://www.zain.com Management Team Fraser Curley - Chief Executive Officer Saud Abdullah Albawardi - Chief Operation Officer Wissam Farhat - Chief Financial Officer Juha Petri Korhonen - Chief Commercial Officer Michael Hoban - Chief Technical Officer Network Technology 2G services licence awarded May 2007, launched August 2008
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UMTS 2100 planned in January 2008, launched August 2008 LTE contract awarded to Motorola, February 2010. NSN contracted for Jeddah region, June 2012. LTE launched September 2011 WiMAX - 802.16d (3.5GHz) - Redline Communications - Launched September 2007 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 966,000 2,010,000
2009 2,765,000 3,781,000 4,401,000 5,232,000
2010 5,637,000 6,906,000 7,307,000 8,393,000
2011 8,443,000 9,125,000 9,947,000 7,567,000
2012 6,522,000 7,395,000 6,707,000 7,495,000
Syria
MTN http://www.mtn.com.sy T: +963-11-9494 +963-9-44-222222 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group) F: +963-11-6666094
MTN Syria Al Mohandess Al Arabi Bldg Mazzeh Highway PO Box 34474 Damascus Syria
Ownership MTN Group (75%) http://www.mtn.com Management Team Ismail Jaroudi - Chief Executive Officer Ahmad Ramadan - Chief Human Resources Officer Abdallah W. Homsi - Chief Operating Officer Anas Alkhani - Corporate Services General Manager Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched April 2001 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,158,000 3,375,000 3,458,000 3,539,000
2009 3,428,000 3,550,000 4,000,000 4,249,000
2010 4,297,000 4,419,000 4,721,000 4,898,000
2011 4,920,000 5,123,000 5,428,000 5,716,000
2012 5,693,000 5,906,000 6,021,000 6,028,000
Syriatel http://www.syriatel.sy T: +963-11-9393 +963-11-23730000 +963-993-11-9393 F: +963-11-6723006
Syriatel Mobile Telecom SA Damascus Rural, Daraa Highway Sahnaya Intersection BP 2900 2900 Damascus Syria
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Ownership Syriatel Mobile Telecom SA http://www.syriatel.sy Management Team Ehab Makhlouf - Vice Chairman Majida Sakr - Chief Executive Officer Bassam Hatamleh - Finance Director Khalil Youssef - Procurement Director Ayman Zwiya Yamaa - Technical Director Murid Sakhr Atassi - MIS Director Mhd Ammar Khatib - Sales Director Souheil Sahyoun - Human Resources & Administration Director Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched January 2001 GPRS active EDGE active 3.5G active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 3,880,923 3,961,957 4,058,217 4,154,478
2009 4,336,330 4,518,182 4,855,702 5,193,272
2010 5,297,111 5,401,000 5,693,722 5,986,444
2011 5,964,956 6,013,957 6,372,027 6,710,382
2012 6,858,011 7,180,639 7,320,458 7,367,556
Turkey
Avea http://www.avea.com.tr T: +90-212-460-1500
Avea Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. Abdi İpekçi Cad. No:75 34367 Maçka İstanbul Turkey
Ownership Türk Telekom (81.37%) | İş Bankası (18.63%) http://www.turktelekom.com.tr Management Team Mohammed Hariri - Chairman İbrahim Şahin - Vice Chairman Erkan Akdemir - Chief Executive Officer Bahattin Aydın - Human Resource Director Kadir Boysan - Chief Strategy Officer Doğan Coşgun - Legal Affairs Director Dehşan Ertürk - Chief Marketing Officer Füsun Feridun - Corporate Communications Director Tolga Kılıç - Regulatory Affairs Director Orçun Onat - ChiefCustomer Care Officer Coşkun Şahin - Chief Technology Officer Sibel Türkmen - Chief Finance Officer Cemil Yıldırım - Chief Administrative Affairs Officer Network Technology GSM 1800 launched February 2004 GPRS active
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EDGE active UMTS licensed December 2008, contracts awarded April 2009, launched July 2009 Mobile Subscribers
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2008 10,500,000 10,985,000 11,700,000 11,944,000
2009 12,600,000 12,400,000 12,100,000 11,800,000
2010 11,700,000 11,470,000 11,430,000 11,600,000
2011 11,800,000 12,200,000 12,500,000 12,730,000
2012 12,900,000 13,000,000 13,200,000 13,500,000
Turkcell http://www.turkcell.com.tr T: +90-212-313-1000 (Turkcell HQ) F: +90-212-292-5393
Turkcell Communication Services PLC Turkcell Plaza, Meşrutiyet Cad. No:71 , Tepebaşı Istanbul 34430 Turkey
Ownership Turkcell Holding A.Ş. (51%) | Sonera Holding B.V. (13.07%) | Other http://www.turkcell.com.tr Management Team Süreyya Ciliv - Chief Executive Officer İlter Terzioğlu - Chief Officer / Strategic Projects İlker Kuruöz - Chief Information and Communication Technologies Officer Burak Sevilengül - Chief Consumer Marketing Officer Hulusi Acar - Chief Consumer Sales Officer Lale Saral Develioğlu - Chief International Business Officer Selen Kocabaş - Chief Corporate Business Unit Officer Ekrem Yener - Chief International Expansion Officer Meltem Kalender Öztürk - Chief Human Resources Officer Tayfun Çataltepe - Chief Corporate Strategy & Regulations Officer Koray Öztürkler - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Bülent ELÖNÜ - Chief Network Operations Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched March 1994 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS licensed December 2008, launched July 2009 LTE trials April 2012 with Ericsson Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 35,100,000 35,400,000 36,300,000 36,950,000
2009 36,400,000 36,300,000 36,000,000 35,400,000
2010 34,300,000 33,900,000 33,900,000 33,500,000
2011 33,600,913 34,100,000 34,400,000 34,600,000
2012 34,500,000 34,700,000 35,200,000 35,100,000
Vodafone http://www.vodafone.com.tr
Vodafone Telekomunikasyon a.s. Vodafone Plaza Büyükdere Cd.
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T: +90-212-367-0000
No:251 Maslak 34398 İstanbul Turkey
Ownership Vodafone Group http://www.vodafone.com Management Team Serpil Timuray - Chief Executive Officer Jorge Capelas Fernandes - Chief Technology Officer Network Technology GSM 900 launched May 1994 GPRS active UMTS licensed December 2008, launched July 2009 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 16,935,000 17,409,000 17,363,000 16,720,000
2009 15,481,000 14,965,000 15,683,000 15,665,000
2010 15,829,000 16,148,000 16,528,000 16,675,000
2011 16,823,000 17,505,000 17,828,000 17,991,000
2012 18,247,000 18,352,000 18,713,000 18,928,000
United Arab Emirates
DU http://www.du.ae T: +971-4-360-0000
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (EITC) Al Salam Tower Dubai Media City PO Box 502666 Dubai United Arab Emirates
Ownership Emirates Investment Authority (39.5%) | Mubadala Development Company (19.75%) | Emirates Communications & Technology Company LLC (19.5%) | Public shareholders (21.25%) Management Team Osman Sultan - Chief Executive Officer Farid Faraidooni - Chief Operating Officer Fahad Al Assai - Chief Commercial Officer Mark Shuttleworth - Chief Financial Officer Ananda Bose - Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Hala Badri - Executive Vice President Brand & Communications Rashid El Sheikh - Executive Vice President Corporate Services Saleem M. Al-Balooshi - Executive Vice President Customer Operations Hatem Bamatraf - Executive Vice President, Enterprise Anneliese Reinhold - Senior Vice President Legal & Regulatory Affairs Amir Al Gergawi - Senior Vice President Internal Control Yaser Obaid - Senior Vice President Human Resources Walid Kamal - Senior Vice President, Information Technology Dirk Jungnickel - Senior Vice President, Corporate Program Management & Analytics Anis Tabka - Senior Vice President, Sourcing Contracts & Supply Chain Management Ramakrishna Krovvidi - Senior Vice President, Organization Development Neil Pope - Senior Vice President, Financial Control Georgios Vergopoulos - Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Planning
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Network Technology GSM 900/1800 launched February 2007 EDGE active UMTS launched February 2007 HSDPA launched May 2007 HSPA+ active DC-HSPA+ launched September 2010 (vendors Huawei and Qualcomm) LTE pilot conducted April 2011 WiMAX - 802.16e - Motorola | Mobiserve - Launched December 2009 (Metro) Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,404,000 1,850,000 2,077,000 2,498,000
2009 2,750,000 2,905,900 3,140,000 3,477,000
2010 3,739,000 3,920,000 4,080,900 4,332,800
2011 4,604,800 4,775,900 4,940,000 5,200,000
2012 5,500,000 5,732,200 5,961,000 6,457,000
Etisalat http://www.etisalat.ae T: +971-2-6333-111 +971-2-6283333 F: +917-2-6317000
Emirates Telecommunications Corporation PO Box 3838 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Ownership Emirates Telecommunication Corporation (Etisalat) http://www.etisalat.com Management Team Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar - Chief Executive Officer Essa Al Haddad - Chief Commercial Officer Abdul Aziz Ahmed Saleh Al Sawaleh - Chief Human Resources Officer Jamal Aljarwan - Chief Regional Officer Asia Cluster Serkan Okandan - Chief Financial Officer Dr. Daniel Ritz (Ph.D) - Chief Strategy Officer Ali Al Sharhan - Chief Information Officer Kamal Shehadi - Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer Rainer Rathgeber - Chief Commercial Officer Nasser bin Obood - Chief Government Relations and Corporate Communications Officer Khalifa Al Shamsi - Chief Digital Services Officer Obaid Bokisha - Chief Procurement Officer Javier Garcia - Chief Internal Auditor John Wilkes - Chief Internal Control Officer Paul Werne - Group General Counsel Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 1994 GPRS active EDGE active UMTS 2100 launched December 2003 LTE contract awarded to Alcatel-Lucent, February 2011, VoLTE tests May 2013 LTE-TDD launched September 2011 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 5,516,653 5,776,653 5,976,653 6,196,653
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2009 6,221,653 6,262,653 6,182,653 6,361,653
2010 6,661,653 6,751,653 6,761,653 6,593,219
2011 6,461,725 6,403,867 6,321,768 6,527,401
2012 6,930,000 6,980,000 7,050,000 7,022,700
Yemen
MTN http://www.mtn.com.ye - Caution advised visiting this site - "Malicious software includes 54 exploit(s), 37 virus." T: +967-733-111-111 +27-11-912-3000 (MTN Group)
MTN Yemen MTN - Beirut Tower Haddah, Beirut Street Sana’a Yemen
Ownership MTN Group (85%) http://www.mtn.com Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2001 GPRS active EDGE active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,564,507 1,725,588 1,812,000 1,859,000
2009 1,972,000 2,131,000 2,289,000 2,343,000
2010 2,509,000 2,675,000 2,788,000 2,856,000
2011 2,977,000 3,344,000 3,693,000 3,880,000
2012 4,035,000 4,215,000 4,445,000 4,576,000
SabaFon GSM http://www.sabafon.com T: +967-711-111-211
Yemen Company for Mobile Telephony Zubeiri Street Sana'a Yemen
Ownership Al-AHMAR GROUP | Batelco (20%) | Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd. | Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) | Consolidated Constractors International company S.A.L. (CCC) http://www.batelco.com | http://www.hsagroup.com | http://www.ifi-co.com | http://www.ccc.gr Management Team Sheikh Hamid al- Ahmar - Chairman Tarik Al-Haidary - Chief Executive Officer Pierre IMAD - Marketing and Sales Director Abdullah Al-Kebsi - Human Resources Director Nasser Karadsheh - Customer Care Senior Department Manager Sherif Riad - Chief Finance Officer Fahed Al-Ariqy - IT Director M Kamal - Technical Director Network Technology GSM 900 launched February 2001 GPRS active
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Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 1,722,380 1,745,836 1,781,465 1,836,562
2009 1,842,088 2,046,765 2,143,209 2,163,765
2010 2,326,629 2,475,137 2,586,350 2,639,133
2011 2,652,395 2,879,907 3,199,897 2,956,058
2012 2,846,606 2,960,470 3,120,335 3,476,352
Y http://www.y-gsm.com T: +967-700-700-111
Y GSM 50th Str. Sana'a, 00967 Yemen
Ownership 35 different shareholders Network Technology GSM 900 launched September 2007 GPRS active Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 108,000 216,000 281,000 281,000
2009 283,810 286,648 289,515 292,410
2010 295,305 298,200 301,095 303,990
2011 307,334 310,407 311,960 330,989
2012 338,271 345,375 357,463 364,612
Yemen Mobile http://www.yemenmobile.com.ye T: +967-777-777-777
Yemen Mobile PO Box 737 Sana'a Yemen
Ownership General Organization for Telecommunications (59.37%) | Citizens and employees (13.57%) | Private companies (9.97%) | Others Management Team Sadiq Mohammed Mosleh - Chief Executive Officer Nabeel Salem Abood - Vice Chairman Adel Almohaya - Director of Marketing and Sales Network Technology CDMA launched September 2004 Mobile Subscribers
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
2008 867,765 872,125 889,924 917,447
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2009 922,058 1,024,508 1,072,784 1,083,620
2010 1,165,183 1,239,556 1,293,900 1,320,306
2011 1,326,941 1,426,818 1,588,000 1,715,040
2012 1,817,942 1,921,565 1,998,428 2,038,396