Afghanistan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) has been named Afghanistan’s Telecom Company of the Year at the 2024 Asian Telecom Awards. The award acknowledges AWCC’s market leadership in Afghanistan, with over five million subscribers, the country’s largest 4G LTE network, and a growing high-speed, nationwide fiber network.

In the past year, AWCC has increased its active customer base by over 10%, driven by increased data users attracted by its digital-first products and services. The company expanded its mobile network by almost 15% to meet this demand, adding nearly 200 sites to reach rural and remote regions. Additionally, the company inaugurated its Kabul-Mazar-Hairaton fiber route, connecting Central Asia to South Asia.

In its 25th year of operations, AWCC also doubled its efforts to help Afghanistan and its people, utilizing its technology to deliver critical support to tackle several humanitarian challenges. The Company mobilized swiftly to provide emergency connectivity, financial, logistics, and humanitarian assistance following a series of severe earthquakes in Herat and ongoing communications support for the influx of returnees at Afghanistan’s borders by setting up temporary mobile sites and distributing free SIM cards.

AWCC’s brand has continued to go from strength to strength, becoming one of Afghanistan’s most recognized and renowned companies, with a flourishing social media platform. The Company’s Facebook page alone is now one of Afghanistan’s most popular social media channels, with nearly 5 million followers enjoying diverse content.

Asian Telecom Awards honors businesses and initiatives like AWCC that have driven progress in the telecom industry and ignited transformative shifts that have reshaped the digital landscape.

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