Celtel International
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Celtel International was a pioneering mobile telecommunications company that rapidly expanded cellular services across multiple African countries in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
mobile telecommunications company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
MTC Kuwait
NERFINISHED
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Mobile Telecommunications Company (Kuwait) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| acquisitionValue | 3.4 billion US dollars ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| brandReplacedBy | Zain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfIncorporation | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| customerBase | more than 5 million subscribers ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrRebranded | late 2000s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mo Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Mo Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
mobile telecommunications
ⓘ
telecommunications ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering pan-African mobile networks
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rapid expansion of mobile services in Africa ⓘ |
| laterParentOrganizationName | Zain Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject | building cross-border mobile networks in Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfCountriesOfOperation | more than 13 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Malawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationAfterAcquisition | MTC Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedService |
SMS services
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mobile data services ⓘ voice services ⓘ |
| regulatoryApproach | transparent licensing and anti-corruption stance ⓘ |
| serviceType | GSM mobile services ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998 ⓘ |
| status | defunct brand ⓘ |
| successor | Zain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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