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Syriatel

Syriatel is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Syriatel rather than just read about it. In short: Syriatel (Arabic: سيريتل) is one of two mobile network providers in Syria, the others being Zain Syria, took over from MTN Syria. Syriatel offers LTE with 150 Mb/s speeds, under the brand name Super Surf.

Key takeaways

Syriatel belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Syriatel to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Syriatel from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Syriatel (Arabic: سيريتل) is one of two mobile network providers in Syria, the others being Zain Syria, took over from MTN Syria. Syriatel offers LTE with 150 Mb/s speeds, under the brand name Super Surf. It is headquartered on Sehnaya Road in Damascus.

History

Syriatel was founded in January 2000, with its headquarters in Damascus, Syria. The Government licenses two private companies to supply mobile phone services, Syriatel and "94". Orascom provided the management. The license with the Government was a Build-own-transfer (BOT) contract for 15 years. In 2011 the European Union imposed sanctions on Syriatel in order to intensify pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In 2017 Syriatel introduced 4G speeds offering 150 Mb/s speeds, branded Super Surf. On 5 June 2020, a Syrian court ordered Syriatel be placed under judicial custody.

Ownership

Board of Directors As per official disclosure (15 February 2026) for the period ending 31 December 2025.

Executive President / CEO: Murid Sakhr Al-Atasi

History When the company was founded in 2000, Syriatel was owned by the Egyptian telecommunications company Orascom (25%) and Rami Makhlouf (75%), a cousin of then-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. In 2003, Orascom sold its ownership in Syriatel. Until the fall of the Assad regime, the company was owned by Rami Makhlouf. The company had approximately 3,500 employees and 8 million customers as of 2016. As of 2025, major shareholders include Ahmed Yahya Maqsouma (18.39%) and others, per official disclosures, reflecting diffused post-Makhlouf ownership amid ongoing economic reconfiguration.

Technologies Syriatel operate a network of GSM 900 / 1800 & 3G 2100 & 4G 1800 cellular networks.

References

Illustrations

Former logo from 2006 until 2024.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Syriatel

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Syriatel claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Syriatel before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Syriatel ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Syriatel

In research: Syriatel appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Syriatel in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Syriatel is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2000 establishments in Syria, Companies based in Damascus, Companies established in 2000, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Syriatel outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Syriatel in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Syriatel means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Syriatel out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Syriatel in simple terms?

Why does Syriatel matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Syriatel?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Syriatel.