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History
In 1997, Axiom Telecom was founded by an Emarati entrepreneur, Faisal Al Bannai, with four employees at the start of its operations.
In 1999, Axiom became the official distributors for most of the prominent mobile consumer brands in the UAE, including Nokia and Sony Ericsson, and had already sold the largest number of Nokia branded communicators in the Middle East.
In 2001, Axiom grew rapidly and introduced its first retail outlet in the UAE.
In 2003, Axiom started its regional roll-out, and has since established presence in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia (2006), Egypt (2007), London (UK) in 2007 and India (2007). The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
In 2004, Axiom has acquired Fono. The Fono or Legislative Assembly is the Parliament of Samoa. "Fono" is a Samoan and Polynesian term for councils great and small
In December 2005, TECOM, a member of Dubai Holding, acquired a 40% share of the Axiom Telecom. Dubai Holding (دبي القابضة is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as the Ruler of Dubai holds 99 The relationship is expected to further accelerate Axiom's growth and strengthen its market position using Dubai Holding’s vast infrastructure which has interests in sectors such as ICT, media, tourism.
At the start of 2007, Axiom enhanced the program for its Nokia and Sony Ericsson mobile phones customers with its free pick up and delivery service.
Today Axiom owns and operates stores through partner arrangements in the UAE with Spinneys, Lulu Centers and Union Co-opoutlets. Spinneys is the leading premium Supermarket chain in the Middle East The largest shareholder and manager of the Brand is the Dubai based private equity firm Abraaj Capital Axiom is also the exclusive telecom partner for Emarat, Enoc & Eppco Petrol stations where mobile phone accessories are sold in over 200 locations.
With this strategy of highly branded conveniently located outlets with petrol stations helping drive the rapid retail expansion, Axiom Telecom's regional roll-out has achieved more than 500 points of presence in the Middle East.
Axiom Telecom is a telecom retailer in the Middle East. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The company's operations merge wholesale, retail, value added services (games, ring-tones, data backup, etc. ) and after-sales care of wireless communications devices.
What is Axiom?
The Axiom brand portfolio includes leading international manufacturer of mobile telecommunications devices such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Samsung, LG, and i-mate. Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered Sony Ericsson is a Joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese Consumer electronics Company Sony Corporation and the Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. The Samsung Group ( Korean:, Samsung Guerup) is South Korea 's largest company or Chaebol and the world's largest conglomerate i-mate is a company selling Windows Mobile -powered devices The Group was launched by now CEO Jim Morrison
Axiom Service Provider is an airtime service provider for the Thuraya Satellite Company. It has service agreements with international telecommunications operations. Axiom service provider is the first and only national service provider for Thuraya in Iraq. Thuraya ( Arabic: الثريا /aθːurajːa/ which is the Arabic name for the Pleiades) is a regional Satellite phone provider For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
Summary of Operations
- 3 Retail Brands - Axiom Telecom, Fono and One Mobile
- Retail concessions across Emarat, EPPCO/ENOC petrol stations
- Van Channel Distribution to small dealers and resellers
- Wholesale Distribution into large reseller accounts
- Service Provider for Thuraya satellite communications across the region
- Added value service provision entity called Axiom Plus Axiom Café outlet in Dubai
- Full scale mobile service centre provision, with over 20 regional service centres and operation of ‘Service City’, which manages the servicing of all Nokia mobile phones across the Middle East
- A strategic partnership with Skywards, Emirates Airlines’ frequent flyer programme to offer a series of exciting promotions to be rolled out at Axiom stores across the region.
- Axiom has after sales service and has regional repair factories in UAE, KSA & India from 1st Jan 2008.
- Axiom is rated 3rd globally for the Nokia service hub in ME and regional training centers: theoretical and practical.
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