MTN Syria
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| ISIN | SY0031100330 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Predecessor | Investcom |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Syria |
| Products | Mobile network operator, Internet services |
| Revenue | 362,575,590,450 Syrian pound (2022)  |
| 47,064,621,763 Syrian pound (2022) | |
| 36,432,181,026 Syrian pound (2022) | |
| Owner | MTN Group, TeleInvest |
Number of employees | 1281 (October 2012) |
| Parent | TeleInvest Ltd, subsidiary of Dallah Al-Baraka |
| Website | Official website |
MTN Syria is one of the two only mobile operators in Syria, the other being Syriatel.[1] MTN Syria was previously known as "Areeba". It offers GSM and 3.5G broadband 4G (LTE) services.
In 2020, MTN Group decided to sell the remaining of 75% of its share in MTN Syria to the Saudi-owned TeleInvest Ltd, which already owns 25% of the company.[2]
Statistics (October 2012)
| Active subscribers | 5.978.660 |
| Population coverage | 99.5% |
| Geographical coverage | 80% |
| Technologies | 2G, 3G, 3.5G, LTE |
| Retail Base | 3735 |
References
- ^ "MTN Syria 2010 Profit Up 83% to $132 Million on Customer Rise". Bloomberg.com. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "UPDATE 3-South Africa's MTN to exit Middle East to focus on Africa". Reuters. 6 August 2020.