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.

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

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Mo Ibrahim founded Celtel International
Mohammed Ibrahim founded Celtel International