UA Telecom Competitors

e& Afghanistan is 100% owned subsidiary of e& UAE, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and the leading operator in the Middle East and Africa, headquartered in the UAE. e& operates in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, servicing over 135 million customers out of a total population of approximately 1.9bn people. e& Afghanistan started its operations in Afghanistan in August 2007. Since then the company has invested more than $ 400 Million in Afghanistan and revenue growth has doubled every year. The company is the fastest-growing mobile phone company in Afghanistan providing voice and data services in 30 provinces and 182 districts with more than 12,000 retail outlets.

Roshan (Telecom Development Company Afghanistan) is Afghanistan's leading total communications provider, covering all 34 provinces with over 6.5 million active subscribers and a deep commitment to the country’s reconstruction and development. Roshan is a true Afghanistan success story, actively contributing to the country’s long-term development with more than $750 million invested in Afghanistan to date. We directly employ more than 900 people – 97% Afghan nationals and 19% female – and provide indirect employment to more than 35,000 people. Roshan’s mission to advance Afghanistan’s growth is supported by our sole shareholder, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) – part of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) – which promotes private initiatives and builds economically sound enterprises in the developing world. To learn more about Roshan, please visit www.roshan.af. You can also follow Roshan on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RoshanConnects), Twitter (https://twitter.com/RoshanConnects) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/roshanconnects/?hl=en).

Afghan Telecom (AfTel) is a public telecommunications company in Afghanistan offering fixed line, wireless voice and data services. The company is government owned and operated. Afghan Telecom was established as a public telecommunication services company in 2005. AfTel has roughly 2000 employees in 34 provincial capital cities and 254 districts and villages. It offers traditional wire-line telephones and internet access in the major cities, a third generation GSM-based wireless local loop telephony, WiMAX and fiber based internet services, based on switching, wireless access and satellite equipment.