Corporate Profile

OTMT is a holding company that has investments in companies with operations mainly in Egypt, North Korea, Lebanon and other North African and Middle-Eastern countries. The activities of OTMT are mainly divided into its GSM, Media and Technology, and Cable businesses. The GSM activities include mobile telecommunications operations in Egypt, North Korea and Lebanon. The Media and Technology division consists of OT Ventures/Intouch Communications Service and the OT Ventures Internet portals and other ventures in Egypt, including LINK Development, ARPU+ and LINKonLINE. The Cable business focuses on the management of cable networks.

Division Company Ownership
GSM Mobinil 5%
koryolink 75.0%
OT Lebanon 99.9%
Media and Technology LINKonLINE, Connect Ads, ArabFinance 100%
Arpu+ 100%
Link Development 100%
Cable TransWorld Associates 51%
MENA 100%
 
GSM Division

ECMS and Mobinil

ECMS is a mobile telecommunications operator in Egypt that provides a range of prepaid and postpaid voice and data telecommunication services under the brand name of Mobinil. OTMT holds, an investment of 5% in ECMS.

Mobinil’s coverage extends to more than 99.65% of the Egyptian population. Mobinil/ECMS has international roaming agreements with 390 operators in 150 countries. Mobinil/ECMS was the first Egyptian operator to establish roaming agreements with the U.S. and Canada, as well as non-GSM operators in South America extending its services to countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and the Philippines, to name a few.

Koryolink

A joint venture between OTH and the state-owned KPTC and included as part of the assets held by OTMT following the demerger. OTMT holds, a 75% stake in the joint venture with KPTC. The company is North Korea’s only 3G Mobile operator. By June 2011, koryolink’s network covered more than 75% of North Korea’s population (estimated at 24.5 million).

Being the first company of its kind and scale in North Korea, koryolink established many precedents; a first of its kind call center to provide customer service; a launch announcement in major newspapers and on radio despite almost non-existent marketing and advertising industries; and the implementation of a koryolink advertising billboard, the first of its kind in Pyongyang.

Orascom Telecom Lebanon S.A.L. and Alfa

OTMT holds, a 99.8% ownership stake in Orascom Telecom Lebanon S.A.L. (“OTL”). In January 2009, OTL was awarded a management contract for Alfa, one of two operating GSM networks in Lebanon owned by the Ministry of Telecommunications (MoT). The contract has recently been renewed for another year at the discretion of the Republic of Lebanon. Alfa’s coverage reaches 98.3% of the Lebanese territories and 98.8% of the populated areas (the population of Lebanon is approximately 4.1 million people). It has LIVE roaming agreements with 214 operators in 109 countries and LIVE GPRS roaming agreements with 11 operators in 10 countries.

Media and Technology Division

LINKonLINE

Founded in 2002, LINKonLINE owns, manages and develops a wide range of internet portals, and is a leader in providing online services and online content in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa. Its lines of business include traffic management, online services, online advertising, streaming services, wireless connectivity, online payment services, website acquisition, content management, content aggregation, content syndication, and technology platforms (hosted technologies).

Connect Ads

Connect Ads is a media agent company that offers publisher services (ad serving services, website representation, ad sales outsourcing) and advertiser services (online media planning and buying, creative consultancy and ad development). Connect Ads is the exclusive media agent for some of the region’s most successful and popular portals, namely MSN Arabia, MSN Maghreb, ArabFinance.com, Masrawy.com, Otlob.com, Yallabina.com, Mazika.com, CareerMidEast.com, YallaKora.com, Barca Arabia and El3ab.com.

Arab Finance

Arabfinance.com was established in 2001 as the first online portal offering prices, news and information on the Egyptian capital markets and economy. In June 2008 Arab Finance Brokerage Company (“Arab Finance”) became a fully integrated brokerage company with both online and offline services. The company is a licensed brokerage house, linking traders directly to the Egyptian Exchange. It is also a comprehensive content gateway, providing the latest financial and economic news on regional and international markets, live market data, detailed corporate information and reviews and commentaries on market activity.

Mobile Value-Added Services - ARPU+

Launched in 2003, ARPU+ a fully owned subsidiary of OTMT, specialized in providing Value Added Services (“VAS”) and platform solutions. Its goal is to be a leading regional data service provider in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It currently has offices in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Italy, USA and Canada, as well as a head office in Egypt.

Corporate clients use ARPU+ for its services in different mobile and telecommunication applications, including SMS services, mobile marketing and mobile banking solutions. ARPU+ caters to more than 42 Network operators in 20 different countries.

Software Development and Hosting - LINK Development

Founded in 1996, LINK Development is a leading regional software developer combining software development with creative design skills, LINK Development aims to deliver complete e-business solutions. The main activities are mobile solutions, user experience (UX) design and development, portals and collaboration, E-commerce services, enterprise integration, Microsoft dynamics, infrastructure (security, data center) and nearshore outsourcing.

Cable Division

Trans World Associates (Pvt) Ltd.

Trans World Associates (Pvt) Ltd (“TWA”) is Pakistan’s leading submarine fiber optic cable operator and started operations in 2006. OTMT holds, a 51% ownership stake in TWA, which is a joint-venture with Orastar Limited, UK and Omzest group of Oman. TWA owns and operates its own cable system, known as TW1, and provides direct broadband and high-speed connectivity to telecom operators, internet service providers and major corporations.

Middle East and North Africa for Sea Cables

Middle East and North Africa for Sea Cables (“MENA”) is a long submarine communications cable system planned to connect Italy, Greece, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman and India which will be fully operational by the end of June 2012. OTMT owns a 100% directly and indirectly held ownership stake in the company.

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OTMT Worldwide
Mobinil LinkOnline Connectads Arabfinance Transworld Mena-scs Arpuplus Linkdev