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Umniah Mobile Co. Native name شركة امنية للاتصالات Type Private Industry Telecommunications Area served Jordan Products Mobile telephony Wireless internet WiMax 3.75G LTE (Fixed and Mobile) Net income $12 million (2014) Total assets $635 million (2014) Parent Batelco (96%)

**Umniah** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): أمنية, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Wish') is a [Jordanian](/source/Jordan) [mobile network operator](/source/Mobile_network_operator). A subsidiary of [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain)-based [Batelco](/source/Batelco),[1] it is the third and most recent [GSM](/source/GSM) cellular phone company to enter the Jordanian telecom market. As of 2014 Umniah has a 30 percent share of the mobile telecommunications market.

## History

Umniah was founded in August 2004 by former Fastlink (now [Zain Jordan](/source/Zain_Group)) executive Michael Dagher and Fouad Al Ghanem Group of [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait) with [Huawei Technologies](/source/Huawei_Technologies) and [HP](/source/Hewlett-Packard) as strategic partners. Umniah was granted the second GSM license in August 2004 issued by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to operate, manage and own a public digital cellular mobile network.[2]

Operations began in June 2005 and within its first six months, Umniah had 500,000 subscribers.[3] In June 2006 [Batelco](/source/Batelco), the state-owned [Bahraini](/source/Bahrain) telco, acquired 96 percent of Umniah's shares for $415 million[4] with the rest being held by The Underprivileged Student Support Fund.[5]

Since its launch in 2005, Umniah was able to expand the Jordanian mobile market penetration rate from 32% to over 60% at the same time capturing 29% market share as of 2015.[6] By the end of 2007 Umniah customer base reached one million subscribers.[7] In 2015, Umniah reached 3 million subscribers.[8]

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## See also

- [Zain Jordan](/source/Zain_Jordan)

- [Orange Jordan](/source/Orange_Jordan)

- [List of mobile network operators in the Middle East](/source/List_of_mobile_network_operators_in_the_Middle_East)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.umniah.com)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Moving Forward: Annual Report 2013](https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031514/http://www.batelcogroup.com/media/52586/batelco_group_ar_final.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Batelco Group. 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.batelcogroup.com/media/52586/batelco_group_ar_final.pdf) (PDF) on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Back to the Future"](https://www.arabianbusiness.com/back-the-future-205979.html). *Arabian Business*. August 24, 2004.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Telecoms Overview". *The Report: Emerging Jordan 2007*. Oxford Business Group. 2007. pp. 163–164.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Batelco Acquires Umniah"](https://www.lightreading.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/batelco-acquires-umniah/d/d-id/629070). *Light Reading*. Informa PLC. June 26, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Batelco set to finalise purchase of Umniah June 28"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190902090451/https://www.channelmiddleeast.com/486853-batelco-set-to-finalise-purchase-of-umniah-june-28). *Channel ME*. June 28, 2006. Archived from [the original](https://www.channelmiddleeast.com/486853-batelco-set-to-finalise-purchase-of-umniah-june-28) on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Expansion of Jordan's ICT sector remains a government priority"](https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/overview/dynamic-market-private-sector-ambitions-rising-internet-penetration-and-shift-4g-are-tran-0). *Oxford Business Group*. 13 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "Iraq Telecom Newsletter". December 2007. p. 3. {{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#missing_periodical))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [""We are leading Jordan's foray into the modern digital era""](http://www.the-businessreport.com/article/jordan-foray-modern-digital-era/). The Business Report. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

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