Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, (mobinil).
On April 15, 2011 VimpelCom Ltd. announced the closing of the combination of VimpelCom and Orascom Telecom/WIND Telecom SpA.