The Syrian Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority has finalised its draft licence for a third mobile telecoms operator, Reuters reported. Its statement did not include the financial details of the new licence or the date of its offer. The regulator said that the new operator must offer modern services in line with global standards, including launching with 4G technology and being prepared to bring in 5G in the future.
A decade of civil war and destruction has taken its toll on Syria's telecoms infrastructure. MTN Group announced in July 2021 that it could no longer work in the country, citing the difficult operating environment, and planned to sell its majority stake in MTN Syria to the other shareholder, Tele Invest.
