Companies

Antel, short for Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, is a state-owned telecommunications company in Uruguay. It was established in 1974 with the aim of providing the country with telecommunications services. As a fully owned entity of the Uruguayan government, Antel holds a monopoly over landline telephony and internet services in the country. The company also operates in the mobile telephony sector, where it competes with private corporations.

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APAC Infrastructure is an Australian metal fabrication company dedicated to high tech industries in the commercial, industrial, and defence sectors. Our team is committed to evolving our solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of our rapidly changing world, ensuring your team deliver solutions at the very forefront of technological development. APAC develops made-to-measure height systems for four primary market segments;

• Renewable Energies
• Construction & Mining
• Telecommunications
• Defence & Security

The company also helps many Australian companies bring their ideas and products to life through...

Aquafon is a state-run telecommunications company based in Abkhazia, Georgia. The company was founded on March 6, 2003, and started its operations on July 13 of the same year. Since its inception, the company has seen a steady growth in the number of subscriptions, reaching 50,000 by April 2007 and further rising to 80,000 in 2008. In the summer of 2008, Aquafon started to provide GPRS and video call services in test mode and officially launched its 3G network with HSDPA support on September 30. The company's ownership remains with the state of Abkhazia, under which it operates and provides...

Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd. is a telecommunications company based in Taiwan. Asia Pacific Telecom, founded in 2000, was formed by the parent company, Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom Co., Ltd. (originally named Eastern Broadband Telecommunications Co., Ltd) consolidating the subsidiaries, "Asia Pacific Mobile Broadband" and "Asia Pacific Online Service" respectively in 2007 and 2011. The company has traditionally been a CDMA operator which operated over CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. B (800MHz), until the service was discontinued in August 2017.

Asiacell is an Iraqi telecommunications company that primarily provides mobile phone services and mobile internet. Founded in Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region in 1999, Asiacell was the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq and began its commercial operations in 2000. In 2003, the company was awarded a two-year GSM license for the six northern provinces of Iraq, which was later extended in 2005 to cover the entire Iraqi Republic, making it the only telecom network to provide nationwide coverage. Asiacell's growth led to the establishment of executive offices in major cities such...

The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) is a government-owned corporation that provides telecommunication services in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. Established in 1997, ASTCA was created to ensure the delivery of reliable and affordable communication services to the territory's residents and businesses. As a public entity, it operates under the oversight of the American Samoa Government, with its operations directed by a board of directors appointed by the Governor of American Samoa.

ATOM Myanmar, formerly known as Telenor Myanmar, is a telecommunications company based in Yangon, Myanmar. The company was founded in 2022 following the divestment of Telenor Myanmar operations to a joint venture owned by the Lebanese M1 Group and Shwe Byain Phyu. This transition occurred in the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, during which Telenor faced significant pressure from the State Administration Council to activate intercept equipment for surveillance purposes. Consequently, Telenor wrote off its US$780 million investment in Myanmar. On 8 June 2022, the company officially...

AT&T Inc. is a prominent telecommunications company operating within the United States. Its establishment dates back to 1877, with its roots tied to the original Bell Telephone Company founded by Alexander Graham Bell. AT&T, standing for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was incorporated in 1885 as a subsidiary of Bell, to build and operate the first long-distance telephone network. The company's ownership has seen significant changes over the years. It was initially a monopoly, known as the Bell System, which provided telephone services across the majority of the United States and...

AT&T Mexico, a prominent player in the Mexican telecommunications sector, has its roots in Iusacell, a company founded in 1987 by the Peralta family. Over the years, Iusacell underwent several ownership changes, notably being acquired by Bell Atlantic (now Verizon Communications) and Vodafone Group in 2001. However, due to financial difficulties, these companies sold their stake to Ricardo Salinas Pliego's Movil@ccess in 2003. In November 2014, AT&T announced its acquisition of Iusacell for $2.5 billion, a deal that included $800 million in debt. This acquisition was completed on January 16...

PT XL Axiata Tbk, also known as XL, is a mobile telecommunications services operator based in Indonesia. It was initially established as PT Grahametropolitan Lestari on October 6, 1989, operating as a trading and general services company. XL transitioned to telecommunications and became the country's first private mobile services operator on October 8, 1996. The company initially provided cellular mobile telephony services using GSM 900 technology, and later expanded to include data communication, broadband Internet, and 3G services over GSM 900 and GSM 1800 networks. In 2009, XL was acquired...

Axiata is one of the leading telecommunications groups in Asia with approximately 320 million subscribers in ten countries.

Axiata was incorporated in Malaysia on 12 June 1992 as a private limited company under the name Telekom Malaysia International (TMI), which initially operated as a division within Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM). TMI was subsequently demerged from TM and listed on Bursa Securities on 28 April 2008. In March 2009, TMI changed its name to Axiata Group Berhad and launched a new identity, enhancing its position as a leading mobile operator in Asia.

In pursuit of its vision to be a...

Azercell is a leading telecommunications company based in Baku, Azerbaijan. Founded in January 1996 through a private-public partnership between Turkcell and Ministry of Communications of Azerbaijan Republic. Azercell remained a subsidiary of Telia Company until March 2018 when an agreement was struck between Fintur Holdings and Turkcell to divest its 51.3% holding in Azertel to Azintelecom, an enterprise wholly owned by the Republic of Azerbaijan. 

Babilon-Mobile is a telecommunications company that operates within Tajikistan. It was established in the year 2002. The company is a privately held entity, locally owned. Babilon-Mobile is one of the leading mobile operators in Tajikistan, providing a range of telecommunication services to its customers.

Bakcell LLC is a mobile telecommunications company founded in March 1994 through a private-public partnership between GITB and Ministry of Communications of Azerbaijan Republic. Headquartered in Baku, Azerbaijan, the company was the first mobile network to operate in Azerbaijan. It is a subsidiary of NEQSOL Holding, a multinational conglomerate with diverse investments across various sectors.

Banglalink Digital Communications Ltd., commonly known as Banglalink, is a telecommunications company based in Bangladesh with its headquarters in Dhaka. Initially known as Sheba Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd., the company was granted a license in 1989 to operate in the rural areas of 199 upazilas and began providing GSM services in 1998. In July 2004, Egypt-based company Orascom Telecom acquired Sheba Telecom for US$60 million, rebranding and relaunching it as Banglalink in February 2005. The company name underwent further alterations, changing to Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited in March 2008 and...

BASE is a telecommunications company that operates within Belgium. It was established in 1999 as a subsidiary of KPN, a Dutch telecommunications and IT service provider. BASE is the third largest of Belgium's three mobile telecommunications operators, offering services to both individual and business customers. In 2015, BASE was acquired by Telenet, a leading provider of media and telecommunication services in Belgium, which is in turn a subsidiary of Liberty Global, an international television and broadband company.

Bahrain Telecommunication Company BSC, widely recognised as Batelco, is the primary telecommunications company operating in Bahrain. Batelco was established in 1981 with its headquarters situated in Bahrain, where it continues to maintain its principal operations. The company is publicly traded and listed on the Bahrain Bourse. The current Chairman of the Board is Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, marking the company's corporate leadership. As a significant player in the telecommunications sector, Batelco is one of the five Internet service providers in Bahrain.

The Batelco Group is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain and listed on the Bahrain Bourse.

Batelco Group has evolved from being a regional Middle Eastern operation to become a major communications company with direct and indirect investments across 14 geographies, namely Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Maldives, Diego Garcia, St. Helena, Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands.

Beeline Kazakhstan is a telecommunications brand that operates in Kazakhstan. LLP "KaR-Tel" and LLP "2Day Telecom" became included in the group of companies VimpelCom in 2004. Since 2009, PJSC VimpelCom has been a subsidiary of VimpelCom Ltd., which was rebranded as Veon in 2017 and is headquartered in Amsterdam. In July 2008, Beeline became the first company to receive the official permission to provide cellular services in the GSM 900 and 1800 standard in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Sky Mobile LLC, trading as Beeline Kyrgyzstan is a telecommunications brand, operating in Kyrgyzstan. The company initially began in 1997 as Bitel, rebranding to Beeline in 2006. Sky Mobile LLC was purchased and integrated into the VimpelCom (now VEON) group of companies in 2010.

Beeline, known in Russian as Билайн, is a telecommunications brand operating in Russia and is owned by the company PJSC VimpelCom. The brand was initially launched as Bee Line GSM, with its inception dating back to the late 1993. In 2005, VimpelCom revamped the Beeline brand, introducing its characteristic black-and-yellow striped circle. VimpelCom, Beeline's parent company, is Russia's third-largest wireless and second-largest telecommunications operator, headquartered in Moscow. Since 2009, PJSC VimpelCom has been a subsidiary of VimpelCom Ltd., which was later renamed as Veon in 2017.

Unitel LLC trading as Beeline is one of Uzbekistan's largest mobile network operators. Unitel was founded in 1996 and began operations in September 1997. In February 2006 Unitel became a majority owned subsidiary and member of the VEON group of companies (previously known as Vimpelcom), and subsequently rebranded as Beeline.