movistar is a major mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. Many movistar networks were acquired from BellSouth.
Digicel's goal is to provide our customers with affordable and innovative mobile communications that fosters personal and professional connections between nations and people. Since our launch in 2001, Digicel has become the fastest growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Caribbean and a recent new entrant to the Central American mobile market. We are renowned amongst our customers for competitive rates, unbeatable coverage, superior customer care, a wide variety of products and services, innovative new technology and state-of-the-art handsets as well as community support and development.
Djezzy GSM, a branch of the Egypt-based Orascom Telecom, is Algeria's principal mobile network operator, with a market share of 65% (over 9.4 million subscribers as of June 2006) and a network covering 84% of the population (48 wilayas.) It acquired the country's second GSM license in July 2001, with a bid of $737 million, and was officially launched on February 15, 2002. It has two competitors: the government-owned Algeria Mobile Network and Wataniya.
Celtel is an African success story. We began in our mobile phone operations in 1998, and since then we have built networks in 15 African countries, under licences that cover more than a third of the population of Africa. Our original holding company, MSI Cellular Investments, changed its name to Celtel International in January 2004. Commercially, we have a strong record of investment and growth. Culturally, we operate to the highest standards of professional and corporate ethics. Celtel has invested more than $750 million in Africa. Our goal is to build and operate world-class networks that will keep pace technologically with networks in Europe and North America.
Celtel is a telecommunications company operating in several African countries and is a subsidiary of Zain Group, or "Zain" in short. It was founded by Sudanese-born Mo Ibrahim.
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. Orange also belongs to the FreeMove mobile phone alliance. Orange is now the unique commercial façade of almost all France Télécom services.
The Eritrean Telecommunications Corporation (formerly the Telecommunications Service of Eritrea), more commonly know as EriTel, is the sole operator of land line telephone communication infrastructure in Eritrea. It is also the sole operator of the mobile telephone service, however, it is but one of several internet service providers in Eritrea.
Celtel is a telecommunications company operating in several African countries and is a subsidiary of Zain Group, or "Zain" in short. It was founded by Sudanese-born Mo Ibrahim.
Zain in Iraq is born out of the two most successful mobile operations in Iraq, namely MTC Atheer and Iraqna who have been providing a wide range of mobile telephony and data services since early December 2003. Together under one brand-Zain, the 7 million customers they serve will benefit from being part of the Zain global family of 42.4 million mobile customers spread across the Middle East and Africa.
Cellcom is a major Israeli telecommunications company. Founded in 1994, today, most of the company's business is centered around wireless service. Cellcom was the first to market mobile phones with Hebrew language menus.