MTN Syria | |
Industry: | Telecommunications |
Predecessor: | Investcom |
Foundation: | 2007 |
Location City: | Damascus |
Location Country: | Syria |
Area Served: | Syria |
Products: | Mobile network operator, Internet services |
Services: | Telecommunications & Data |
Owner: | MTN Group, TeleInvest |
Num Employees: | 1281 (October 2012) |
Parent: | TeleInvest Ltd, subsidiary of Dallah Al-Baraka |
Homepage: | 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]
Active subscribers | 5.978.660 | |
Population coverage | 99.5% | |
Geographical coverage | 80% | |
Technologies | 2G, 3G, 3.5G, LTE | |
Retail Base | 3735 | |
Current status | Active |