Editing Telecommunications in Yemen (section)

==Providers==
TeleYemen is the exclusive provider of international telecommunications for Yemen—fixed-line and wireless mobile companies, [[telex]], and Internet services—and is one of the mobile-phone operators. In 2003 the government-owned Public Telecommunications Corporation assumed full control of TeleYemen, and a year later it awarded a five-year management contract to [[France Telecom]].<ref name=cp>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Yemen.pdf Country profile: Yemen]. [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (August 2008). {{PD-notice}}</ref>

In 2001 two private companies won 15-year licenses to provide mobile phone services. The growth of the companies' networks has resulted in coverage of about 60 percent of the population, but threats to internal security coupled with poor consumer payment history remain obstacles to future growth. In August 2005, the government awarded a contract to a joint venture between [[China Mobile]] and a group of Yemeni investors to take a 55 percent stake in Yemen's third mobile network; the government will retain a 25 percent share. In August 2006, the same conglomerate was awarded a contract for a fourth mobile network. The four mobile network providers currently present in the mobile phone market are [[Yemeni Omani United]] (YOU, previously [[MTN Yemen]]), [[Sabafon]], [[Yemen Mobile]], and Y (Y Telecom).<ref name=cp/>

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! Rank !! Operator !! Technology !! Subscribers<br /><small>(in millions)</small> !! Ownership
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|align=right| 1 || [[Yemeni Omani United]] (YOU) || [[GSM]]<br />[[4G]] (LTE)
| 4.7<ref name="MTN">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2021 |title=MTN Group progresses with the simplification of its portfolio with exit from Yemen |url=https://www.mtn.com/mtn-group-progresses-with-the-simplification-of-its-portfolio-with-exit-from-yemen/ |access-date=9 July 2024 |website=MTN Group}}</ref> (November 2021) || Emerald International Investment LCC (82.8%)<ref name="MTN"/>
|-c
|align=right| 2 || [[Sabafon]] || [[GSM]]<br />[[4G]] (LTE)
| 3.0<ref>[http://www.batelco.com/annual_report_2008.pdf ''Annual Report 2008: Herutage, Innovation, and Transformation''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514070434/http://www.batelco.com/annual_report_2008.pdf |date=2013-05-14 }}, Batelco, 23 February 2009</ref> (December 2008) || Yemen Mobile Phone Company, [[Batelco]] (26.942%)
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|align=right| 3 || [[Yemen Mobile]] || [[CDMA2000|CDMA2000/1x]]<br />[[4G]] (LTE) || 6 <ref name=cp2/> (2008-2009) || [[Yemen Mobile]]
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|align=right| 4 || Y-Telecom (Y) || [[GSM]] || 1<ref name=cp2/> (2008-2009) || Y-Telecom
|}