Angola Telecom is a
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
and
Internet service provider
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of
Angola
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. Angola Telecom is an ''empresa publica'', i.e. wholly owned by the Angolan state.
Subsidiaries of Angola Telecom include:
*Infrasat, offering satellite telecommunications services.
*Angola Cables, offering international access for data and voice.
*TVCabo, offering broad band cable service for television and radio broadcasting.
*Multitel, a portal offering a wide range of internet services.
*ELTA, Empresa de Listas Telefonicas de Angola, an online
telephone directory
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.
*Movicel, offering mobile telecommunications services.
Angola Telecom created the
mobile phone
A mobile phone, cellular phone, cell phone, cellphone, handphone, hand phone or pocket phone, sometimes shortened to simply mobile, cell, or just phone, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link whi ...
provider
Movicel
Movicel is the smaller of the two Angolan mobile phone companies. Its official name is ''Movicel Telecomunicações S.A.''. Movicel was originally created on July 1, 2003, as a subsidiary of the state-owned Angola Telecom. In 2010, 80% of the comp ...
as subsidiary, but holds since 2010 only a minority part of the shares of Movicel.
In 2010 Angola Telecom began a program of restructuring led by a team of international consultants. In 2014, Bloomberg reported that the company was on track to produce its first net profit in over 8 years. However, the economic collapse fueled by the devaluation of crude oil has likely erased any gains achieved thus far.
See also
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MSTelcom telecommunications provider of
Sonangol
Group Sonangol ( pt, Grupo Sonangol) is a parastatal that formerly oversaw petroleum and natural gas production in Angola. The group consisted of Sonangol E.P. ( pt, Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola, E.P.) and its many subsidiaries. ...
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Movicel
Movicel is the smaller of the two Angolan mobile phone companies. Its official name is ''Movicel Telecomunicações S.A.''. Movicel was originally created on July 1, 2003, as a subsidiary of the state-owned Angola Telecom. In 2010, 80% of the comp ...
mobile phone provider
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Unitel (Angola)
Unitel S.A. is a private Angolan mobile phone company which was established on 8 March 2001 as a joint-stock company. The company is owned by the Angolan state, having been nationalised in 2022. Operations and location
The seat of the company is ...
mobile phone provider
External links
Angola TelecomELTAngolaMultitelTVCaboAngola CablesInfrasat
Telecommunications companies of Angola
Telecommunications companies established in 1992
Angolan brands
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