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TN Mobile
Industrie	Mobile telecommunications
Gegründet	2007 as Cell One; 2009 as Leo; 2013 as TN Mobile;
Hauptsitz	Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Produkte	GSM, services, 3G, 4G LTE, FMC, Internet service provider
Website	www.telecom.na

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TN Mobile, first introduced as Cell One and then as Leo,^[1] is a mobile telecommunications company in Namibia providing cellular and internet services. It is the second largest mobile operator in Namibia with currently^[update] around 300.000 active subscribers.^[2] The company is 100% owned by Telecom Namibia, which is in turn wholly owned by the Namibian government.

In 2012, state-owned Telecom Namibia took full control of Leo, when the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) approved the takeover. The company was fully incorporated by Telecom Namibia in 2013 as its mobile division and renamed to TN Mobile (Telecom Namibia Mobile).

Telecom Namibia expanded and upgraded the network to a 4G LTE network with an IMS core enabling Telecom Namibia to offer FMC products a first for the Namibian market and pre-paid 4G LTE devices. Armando Perny is the current Chief Mobile Officer overseeing the GSM business.

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^ Allgemeine Zeitung: Renaming of Cell One to Leo
^ Institute for Public Policy Research

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[1] Allgemeine Zeitung: Renaming of Cell One to Leo

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+{{Short description|Namibian telecommunications company}}
-{{Infobox company |
+{{Infobox company
-  company_logo   =  |
+| name          = TN Mobile
-  company_name   = Leo|
+| logo          = TNmobilelogo.jpg
-  company_type   = [[Private company|Private]]|
+| type          =
-  company_slogan = Tomorrow Starts Today|
-  foundation     = 2007|
+| foundation    = *2007 as Cell One
+*2009 as Leo
-  location       = [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]|
+*2013 as TN Mobile
-  industry       = [[Telecommunication]]s |
-  products       = [[GSM]], [[GSM services|services]], [[3G]], [[Internet service provider]]|
+| location      = [[Windhoek]], [[Khomas Region]], [[Namibia]]
+| key_people    =
-  homepage       = http://www.leo.na
+| num_employees =
+| revenue       =
+| industry      = [[Mobile telecommunications]]
+| products      = [[GSM]], [[GSM services|services]], [[3G]], [[4G LTE]], [[Fixed Mobile Convergence|FMC]], [[Internet service provider]]
+| homepage      = [http://www.telecom.na www.telecom.na]
 }}
-'''Leo''' formerly known as '''Cell One'''<ref>[http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/cell-one-verndert-namen.91338.php Allgemeine Zeitung:] Renaming of Cell One to Leo</ref> is a [[mobile telecommunications]] company in [[Namibia]] providing cellular coverage. It is currently the second largest mobile operator in Namibia with {{As of|July 2010|alt=currently}} around 300.000 active subscribers.<ref>[http://www.ippr.org.na/Presentations/Namibian%20SPR%20IPPR.pdf Institute for Public Policy Research]</ref>
+'''TN Mobile''', first introduced as '''Cell One''' and then as '''Leo''',<ref>[http://www.az.com.na/wirtschaft/cell-one-verndert-namen.91338.php Allgemeine Zeitung:] Renaming of Cell One to Leo</ref> is a [[mobile telecommunications]] company in [[Namibia]] providing cellular and internet services. It is the second largest mobile operator in Namibia with {{As of|July 2010|alt=currently}} around 300.000 active subscribers.<ref>[http://www.ippr.org.na/Presentations/Namibian%20SPR%20IPPR.pdf Institute for Public Policy Research]</ref> The company is 100% owned by [[Telecom Namibia]], which is in turn wholly owned by the Namibian government.
+In 2012, state-owned [[Telecom Namibia]] took full control of Leo, when the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) approved the takeover. The company was fully incorporated by Telecom Namibia in 2013 as its mobile division and renamed to '''TN Mobile''' ('''T'''elecom '''N'''amibia '''Mobile''').
-Leo was established under the name ''Cell One'' in 2007 and was the first cellular provider in Namibia offering competition to the largely government owned [[Mobile Telecommunications Limited|MTC]] which operated as a monopoly for almost 10 years. Leo is owned by [[Vodafone Portugal|Telecel]] Globe, a subsidiary of the [[Egypt]]ian [[Orascom Telecom Holding]],<ref>[http://wirelessfederation.com/news/15879-telcel-globe-acquires-cell-one-namibia/ Telcel Globe acquires Cell One Namibia]</ref> and it is a new brand for Telecel, with Namibia being the first country to adopt it<ref>[http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/news-events/press-room/press-releases/leo-lays-out-aggressive-expansion-plan-in-namibia Nokia-Siemens:] leo lays out aggressive expansion plan in Namibia</ref> amongst a few other SADC countries.<ref name=Namibian>{{cite news
-|title=Bye-Bye Cell One, Hello Leo
-|newspaper=[[The Namibian]]
-|date=19 August 2009
-|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=58614&no_cache=1}}</ref>
+Telecom Namibia expanded and upgraded the network to a 4G LTE network with an IMS core enabling Telecom Namibia to offer FMC products a first for the Namibian market and pre-paid 4G LTE devices. Armando Perny is the current Chief Mobile Officer overseeing the GSM business.
-== Re-branding ==
-Leo underwent a name change (from ''Cell One'') in September 2009, following its acquisition to new owners, Egyptian-owned Orascom Telecom Holdings, in January 2010 after a $59 million cash deal on 9&nbsp;January 2010.<ref>{{cite web
-|url=http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/en/issue-no-437/telecoms/orascom-telecom-buys-namibias-cell-one-in-us59-million-cash-deal
-|title=Orascom Telecom buys Namibia's Cell One in US$59 million cash deal
-|date=16 January 2009
-|publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> The name Leo (pronounced Lay-Yo) means "today" in [[Swahili language|Swahili]], while also representing 'lion' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref name=Namibian/>
-In 2012, state-owned [[Telecom Namibia]] took full control of Leo, when the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) approved the takeover.
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:Communications in Namibia]]
+[[Category:Mobile phone companies of Namibia]]
-[[Category:Telecommunications companies of Africa]]
+[[Category:Companies based in Windhoek]]
-[[Category:Companies of Namibia]]
+[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2007]]
-[[Category:Mobile phone companies Namibia]]
+[[Category:Namibian brands]]
+[[Category:Namibian companies established in 2007]]
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-[[de:Leo (Namibia)]]