Sabafon was the first GSM Network operator in Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

, launched in February 2001.

Sabafon Logo and Slogan

Slogan: "سبأفونSABAFON ... همزة الوصل", (Arabic slogan, pronounced: SABAFON ... Hamzatulwasl) meaning SABAFON... the link.

Management

The company organization is represented by, Sheikh

Sheikh

Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...

 Hamid al-Ahmar

Hamid al-Ahmar

Hamid al-Ahmar is a Yemeni multibillionaire businessman and politician. He is the general secretary of the Preparatory Committee of the National Dialogue for the JMP and a member of opposition party Yemeni Congregation for Reform, commonly known as Islah.He is a son of Abdullah ibn Husayn...

 - the chairman of the company and other management and executive staff (CEO, HR

Human resources

Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...

, Technical staff, Sales and maraketing, etc.).

Al-Ahmar Group

A well known local holding entity possessing numerous companies in various fields of business activities in Yemen.

Batelco

Is Bahrain’s leading Telecommunication Company. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalized and competitive market in the Middle East, Batelco sells telecommunications in Bahrain and MENA.

With significant operations in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Egypt, the Batelco Group provides voice and data services over fixed, wireless, and internet platforms, systems integration and enterprise solutions to Government and Corporate clients.

Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd.

Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd.

Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd.

Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd is a Yemeni Company, established in 1970 as one of the well established companies in North Yemen first and whole of Yemen since 1990. Hayel Saeed Anam & Co. Ltd...

 is A local well known group, which provides a variety of services through their Industrial, Commercial, Agriculture, Fishery, Animal wealth, Hotels, Health, Banks, and Insurance Companies.

Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC)

One of the largest foreign investment companies in Iran.

Consolidated Constructors International company S.A.L. (CCC)

One of the leading international construction companies worldwide, CCC has multiple infrastructure investments in Yemen and around the world.

Network information

The company declare it covers 68% of Yemen's population and will continue its hard efforts to roll out into new places and regions in Yemen.
The Existing Network includes:

• Switches: Siemens
  Siemens
  Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
  
   (EWSD) Version SR9
• Radio Base station: Siemens Motorola
  Motorola
  Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
  
  
• Billing System: Protek
• Microwave Equipment: Siemens Nokia
  Nokia
  Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
  
  
• Operating frequency: 900 MHz

The planned network (2008 Plan) includes:

• Switches: Siemens, NSN
• Radio Base station: Siemens NSN Huawei
  Huawei
  Huawei is a Chinese multinational networking and telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China...
  
  
• Billing System: Protek
• Microwave Equipment: Siemens Nokia
• Operating frequency: 900 MHz, 1800 MHz

See also

• Yemen Mobile
  Yemen Mobile
  - Yemen Mobile :Yemen Mobile is a CDMA 2000 network provider founded in Yemen, 2004 by the Yemen ministry of telecommunication and is considered the first CDMA network operator in the Middle East...
  
  
• Spacetel Co.
• MTN Group
• Y Co.