Yemen Mobile
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Yemen |
| Products | Mobile service provider |
| Website | www |
Yemen Mobile is a CDMA2000 network provider founded in Yemen in 2004 by the Yemen ministry of telecommunication and it is the first CDMA network operator in the Middle East.[1] Yemen Mobile CDMA system is based on Huawei equipment. According to the 3GPP2 standard, CDMA2000 system is fully compatible with IS-95 cellular phones, so any IS-95 phone will work with Yemen mobile. In 2012, Yemen mobile implemented ZTE equipment besides Huawei as well as using LG-Nortel network in some eastern parts of the country. Yemen Mobile is the first 3G company in Yemen that provides CDMA2000 1x and 1xEV-DO services. Yemen mobile was established in 2004 as a third wireless operator in Yemen and initially provided voice services alongside data services which enable their customers to use data and the Internet at a speed of 153 kbit/s by implementing the CDMA2000 1xRTT standard. By 2007, it had jumped to the top of mobile operators in the country in term of subscribers number and coverage.[citation needed]
Beginning in January 2021, Yemen Mobile became the first mobile network operator in Yemen to provide 4G LTE internet.[2] In the end of 2022 Yemen mobile became the biggest telecom company according to the number of subscribers in Yemen. It had 10 million subscriber in total.
See also
[edit]- MTN Group, GSM provider in Yemen, previously known as Spacetel and currently known as YOU.
- Sabafon, GSM provider in Yemen.
References
[edit]- ^ Tawanda Chihota. (7 August 2005). Yemen short-lists six for GSM award Arabian Business. Retrieved 3 December 2022
- ^ موبايل, يمن. "أول مشغل للجيل الرابع 4G في اليمن - يمن موبايل". www.yemenmobile.com.ye (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-27.