written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message axiom telecom industry telecommunications retail and online store founded 1997 founder faisal al bannai area served united arab emirates saudi arabia products smartphones tablets accessories website www.axiomtelecom.com axiom telecom was founded by an emarati entrepreneur faisal al bannai with four employees at the start of its operations in 1997 . 1 2 axiom became the official distributors for mobile consumer brands in the uae and saudi arabia including samsung apple lg htc huawei nokia blackberry and the largest market share in the middle east . contents 1 history 2 profile 3 references 4 external links history edit 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 in 2007 and india 2007 . in december 2005 tecom a member of dubai holding acquired a 40 % share of the axiom telecom . 2 3 today axiom owns and operates stores through partner arrangements in the uae with spinneys and union co op outlets . axiom is also the exclusive telecom partner for adnoc emarat enoc & eppco petrol stations where mobile phone accessories are sold in over 350 locations . in june 2011 dubai holding sold 14 % of axiom telecom . 4 in 2013 2014 and 2016 axiom telecom applied for an mvno license to operate in saudi arabia . profile edit axiom telecom is a telecom retailer in the middle 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 . axiom carries mobile telecommunications devices such as nokia sony ericsson motorola samsung and lg . axiom telecom was appointed in 2010 as the distributor for blackberry products across the middle east . axiom telecom operates in india under a joint venture with future group as future axiom ltd where it operates about 350 retail outlets . 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 only national service provider for thuraya in iraq . references edit nicholson chris v. december 7 2010 . axiom telecom cancels i.p.o. nytimes.com . dealbook.nytimes.com . retrieved march 4 2012 . a b kerr simeon september 22 2010 . axiom telecom plans dubai ipo . ft.com . retrieved march 4 2012 . asa fitch may 25 2010 . full axiom telecom ipo to halve debts of dh1bn the national . thenational.ae . retrieved march 4 2012 . dubai holding sells stake in axiom telecom telecoms . ameinfo.com . retrieved march 4 2012 . external links edit official website official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title axiom telecom & oldid 735270497 categories mobile phone companies of the united arab emiratestelecommunications companies established in 1996hidden categories use mdy dates from june 2014articles with a promotional tone from june 2013all articles with a promotional toneofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 19 august 2016 at 16 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view