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SCANCOM LIMITED
 
 

Scancom Limited, the foremost company in recent times, is the force behind Areeba, the distinctive and leading brand in Ghanaian mobile telecommunication services market. Originally operating under the brand name spacefon, the Company entered the market in 1996 with the novel GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) technology. It offered both post and pre-paid services. Today, Areeba is the de-facto market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile communications market with an impressive 60% market share. There are some 2,300,000 subscribers on the Areeba network. Scancom Ltd. was until recently, part of Investcom, a leading International provider of mobile telecommunications services with operations in ten African countries (including Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sudan), the Middle East and Europe. Effective July 2006, through a land mark deal designed to create the leader in telecommunication in emerging markets; Areeba has become part of the MTN Group, a multinational telecommunication group and is listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange.


Brett Goschen : Our vision is “building shareholders” value by ensuring maximum customer satisfaction through providing latest telecommunication services, at the most economical rates while meeting its social responsibilities as a good corporate citizen and providing prospects for its employees.