Etisalat Afghanistan is a newly established GSM operator in Afghanistan.

In May 2006 Telecommunications Corporation [Etisalat of the Unites Arab Emirates] signed an agreement with Afghan authorities in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. to operate a GSM network across Afghanistan and become the fourth GSM operator in the country.

Areeba is a new global brand which made its appearance in the Sudanese telecommunication market in July 2005.

Areeba’s first project has started in 1990 in Ghana then Benin following in 1999, Syria in 2001, Liberia 2002, Yemen in 2003, Cyprus and Guinea Bissau in year 2004, Guinea Conakry and Afghanistan 2006.

Roshan is the trading name for Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd.

Currently, Roshan is one of the largest private company employers in Afghanistan, directly employing over 470 people, 21% of whom are women. In addition, Roshan provides indirect employment to more than 5,000 people who work as dealers, distributors, contractors and suppliers.

Afghan Wireless Communication Company is the product of founder Ehsan Bayat's mission to reconnect Afghanistan with the wider world.

Currently, Afghan Wireless is serving 17 cites: Kabul, Herat, Marzar-i-Sharif, Kandahar and Jalalabad to become one of the very few Afghan companies operating in 17 separate regions of the country.