Galatasaray Mobile
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Galatasaray Mobile or GS Mobile is a Turkish virtual cellular service provider owned by Galatasaray SK that uses the Avea GSM network for coverage. The company slogan is "one team, one heart, one network".
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Mobile telecommunications |
Founded | 10 April 2009 |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
Key people | Ünal Aysal, president |
Products | GSM, 3G, videophone, GPRS, EDGE |
Parent | Avea |
Website | gsmobile.com.tr |
"Avea" (A ve (and) A: Aria and Aycell) is one of three GSM operators in Turkey. It has been founded in 2004 with the merger of the two GSM operators Aycell (Türk Telekom) and Aria (joint venture of Türkiye İş Bankası (51%) and TIM (49%)). TIM and Türk Telekom own 40% stake each and İş Bank Group holds 20%. In September 2006, Telecom Italia announces that, having received authorisation from the relevant Turkish authorities, the sale of 40.5% stake in Avea, held by subsidiary TIM International, to Türk Telekom, for a total of USD 500 million, has been finalised. Therefore, the current shareholder structure is 81% owned by Türk Telekom and remaining 19% by İş Bankası. Its competitors, Turkcell and Vodafone Turkey, have both been founded in 1994 and use the GSM 900 frequency range while Avea uses the GSM 1800 range.