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.
Vodafone Portugal was founded in 1991 as Telecel, Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. (Telecel) as it won the bid for Portugal's second GSM operator (going against incumbent operator TMN).
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.
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves more than 170 million customers in five continents as of December 31, 2007, of which two thirds are Orange customers. The group had consolidated sales of 52.9 billion euros in 2007. As of December 31, 2007 the group had 109.7 million mobile customers and 11.7 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers.
The MTN Group Limited (MTN Group) is a leading provider of communication services, offering cellular network access and business solutions. The MTN Group is listed in South Africa on the JSE under the Industrial – Telecommunications sector. Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East. As at the end of December 2006, MTN recorded more than 40 million subscribers across its operations.
Zain (formerly MTC) is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East and now a major player on the African continent. We began life in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator, and since the initiation of our “3x3x3” expansion strategy in 2003, we have expanded rapidly.
Serving both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and competitive market in the Middle East, Batelco is committed to delivering cutting-edge telecommunications to its customers in Bahrain and MENA. Batelco is driven by an enthusiasm for delivering the best customer experience based on innovation, affordability and reliability of products and services. With significant operations in Bahrain , Jordan, Kuwait and Egypt, the Batelco Group provides voice and data services over fixed, wireless, and internet platforms, systems integration and enterprise solutions to Government and Corporate clients.
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.
On September 2005, Orange launched its EDGE services and became the 1st operator in the Caribbean offering a complete high speed network with a population coverage of 99% in the West Indies and 95% coverage in French Guyana. Reliable, perfectly adapted to your mobility, Orange Caraïbe’s network offers a large and continuous coverage over the West Indies like Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Martin, St Barthélemy, Dominica and French Guyana.
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.
