AveA (Aria and Aycell, AandA), the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.8 million as of the end of 2011.
Ephraim Avea Nsoh is a Ghanaian politician and the Upper West Regional Minister of Ghana.
"Avea" (A ve (and) A: Aria and Aycell) is one of three GSM operators in Turkey.
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Its competitors, Turkcell and Vodafone Turkey, have both been founded in 1994 and use the GSM 900 frequency range while Avea uses the GSM 1800 range.
Turk Telekom, which is the owner of 99.9% of the shares of the companies TTNET, Argela, Innova, Sebit A.Ş. and AssisTT, is also the owner of 81% of the shares of Avea, which is one of the three GSM operators in Turkey.