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Movicel

Telecommunication company in Angola1

Movicel is the smaller of the two Angolan mobile phone companies. Its official name is Movicel Telecomunicações S.A. Movicel was originally created on July 1, 2003, as a subsidiary of the state-owned Angola Telecom. In 2010, 80% of the company's capital was sold to various private companies: Portmil - Investimentos e Telecomunicações, S.A., Modus Comunicar, S.A., Ipangue, S.A., Lambda Investment and Novatel Wireless.2 It is headquartered in Luanda.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1
  • Industrymobile phone industry, telecommunications industry1
  • HeadquartersLuanda1
  • Websitewww.movicel.co.ao

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Movicel is the smaller of the two Angolan mobile phone companies. Its official name is Movicel Telecomunicações S.A.. Movicel was originally created on July 1, 2003, as a subsidiary of the state-owned Angola Telecom. In 2010, 80% of the company's capital was sold to various private companies: Portmil - Investimentos e Telecomunicações, S.A., Modus Comunicar, S.A., Ipangue, S.A., Lambda Investment and Novatel Wireless. The remaining 20% remain in the hands of the state-owned (empresa pública) companies Angola Telecom and ENCTA. The seat of the company is the capital city Luanda. Movicel sells its services via a network of shops; recharging cards for pre-paid contracts are also sold by individual street sellers.2

Products and brands

  • 3G

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2003Founded Founded1

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