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| Company type | Semi-private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile network operator |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Iran |
Area served | Nationwide |
Key people | Bijan Abbasi Arand (CEO) |
| Products | Mobile broadband services, and TD-LTE fixed wireless broadband services |
| Website | irancell.ir |
MTN Irancell, also known as Irancell, is an Iranian telecommunications company that operates Iran's largest 2G-3G-4G-4.5G-5G mobile network, and fixed wireless TD-LTE internet services. As of 2013, Irancell holds a revenue of 4.9 billion dollars. It is the 32nd largest company in Iran. Currently, MTN Group holds a 49% percent stake in the Irancell consortium, while Kowsar Sign Paniz (KSP) holds the other 51% of shares.
On 3 December 2014, Irancell officially launched Iran's first 4G LTE network in nine cities.[1] The License was granted as on a national basis and includes the overall geographical coverage of Iran. Irancell was officially launched on 21 October 2006 in Tehran, Tabriz, and Mashhad. The network provides the subscribers with an advanced generation of GSM system to enable them to get used of EDGE (2.75 G).
Irancell made countrywide coverage with FD-LTE and TD-LTE. As of December 2021, Irancell has 50.4 million active subscribers.[2] Irancell, the company, has been able to receive the "Special Digital Public Relations Award" and the "National Award for Excellence in Public Relations in Electronic and Virtual Communications." According to this report, the company has achieved high scores in the seventeenth edition of the International Public Relations Symposium and the eighteenth edition of Iran's Best Public Relations Awards.[3]
- ^ "MTN Irancell 4G Network Launched Commercially". ICTna.ir. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "MTN FY 2021 Annual Report" (PDF). MTN. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Irancell has succeeded in receiving the Special Digital Public Relations Award". zoomtech.org. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.