Altyn Asyr, operating under the brand TM CELL, is a state-owned mobile operator based in Turkmenistan. The company was founded in 2004 by official decree of then Turkmenistan leader, Saparmurat Niyazov. The operator is a structural unit of Turkmentelecom, which is fully owned by the Ministry of Communications in Turkmenistan. In 2010, Altyn Asyr became the first in Turkmenistan to launch a 3G network of the UMTS standard. By 2013, the operator launched LTE.

Alias
Altyn-Asyr CJSC
Country
Turkmenistan
Type
Mobile Network Operator
TMCELL Turkmenistan logo

3G Network

Altyn Asyr operated standard 2G GSM services over 900 and 1800 MHz, and 3G UMTS services over B1 (2100 MHz).

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active

4G Network

4G LTE services were launched in September 2013 over the B7 (2600 MHz) band.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B7 (2600 MHz)
20
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch