TELECOM · PROJECT
Zain Syria network build
More than USD 800m over ten years to build a nationwide 5G mobile network, with an initial rollout targeting over 98% population coverage, and a six-month transition from MTN Syria preserving service for 6.3 million subscribers.
Telecom Index 4 sourced indicators of 15
Contracted
- Announced value
- 800,000,000USD Sourced
- Segment
- mobile
- Governorate
- Nationwide
Scope
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No data
Official for Zain's own commitments — the investment figure, the coverage target, the launch window. Anything the same release says about the ministry or the regulator is reported, not official. Site count, spectrum bands and capital phasing unsourced.
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Owners and partners
Milestones
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International tender launched at MWC Barcelona
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Zain awarded the national mobile licence
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Developments
Regulator: Zain to launch within six months
Regulator director general Khaled al-Homsi sets out the licence terms and the transition window.
Zain Syria network buildSyrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory AuthorityZain Syria
SANA, quoting Syrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority director general Khaled al-Homsi Sourced
Zain awarded the national mobile licence
A 20-year renewable licence for USD 747m, with investment of more than USD 800m over ten years and a six-month transition preserving service for 6.3 million subscribers.
Zain Syria network buildZain SyriaZain GroupMTN SyriaSyrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority
International tender launched to replace the MTN licence
Announced at MWC Barcelona, with completion scheduled for 15 June 2026.
Zain Syria network buildMinistry of Communications and Information TechnologySyrian Telecommunications and Post Regulatory Authority