Beirut – August 2, 2018: touch, the leading mobile telecommunications and data operator in Lebanon managed by Zain Group, has been selected as the top performing telco for the Anghami services. Anghami is MENA’s biggest home-grown music streaming platform that connects more than 60 million users offering the largest music catalogue in the region.
The award ceremony took place at Anghami’s new offices in Beirut on Tuesday, July 31st, in the presence of touch and Anghami managements, the Ministry of Telecommunications delegation, along with a crowd of media and public figures, in addition to specialized technology bloggers and entrepreneurs.
Receiving the award, Emre Gurkan Chief Executive Officer of touch commented: “this is a rewarding moment for us at touch, as we receive this award from a startup we believed in and supported since day one and has grown to become the Middle East and North Africa’s leading music platform. This award is yet another confirmation of touch’s sound strategy which includes diversifying revenue streams through selling digital services, supporting the local startup ecosystem, and remaining relevant by launching value propositions that are attractive to the youth.”
Eddy Maroun, Co-Founder of Anghami said: “Streaming services and telcos are a natural fit. We have always perfectly collaborated with touch to bring music fans and artists together through a seamless, enjoyable experience while supporting the tech and music scene. All this has translated into outstanding growth and user satisfaction, and is paving the way for bigger ‘touch Anghami’ plans in the future.”
The award selection was based on specific technical criteria and numerical metrics that include penetration and year over year (YoY) growth. This comes in line with the successful partnership between touch and Anghami that offers the largest music catalogue with millions of Arabic and International songs right on users’ smartphones at attractive rates.
Telcos have a crucial role in promoting local startups as well contributing to their performance and growth. As a result, supporting Lebanese entrepreneurs in Lebanon has become a major part of touch’s mission to expand into the digital ecosystem, as part of its strategy to become the Digital Network Accelerator (DNA), through initiatives like the Touch Innovation Program (TIP) launched this year. TIP accelerates startups by matching them with touch mentors, providing workshops with subject matter experts, and developing telecom-centric business models for these startups to scale.
During the event, touch and Anghami announced yet a new collaboration. An offer dedicated for the postpaid segment that includes a 2 months free usage period. This new product will be communicated and available to all touch postpaid customers during August 2018.
About touch
touch is the leading mobile operator in Lebanon, managed by Zain Group, the pioneering mobile and data services operator in the Middle East and Africa. In the last ten years of operations under Zain’s management, touch has had many success stories, providing cutting-edge services and technology to its consumers.
Drawing from Zain’s regional expertise providing telecommunication and mobile data services to 50 million users, touch has devised and adopted a consumer-centric strategy. touch’s range of services and its telecom and 3G coverage of all Lebanese territories has allowed it to gain a 53.82% wireless telecommunication market share in Lebanon. touch employs a specialized and competent Lebanese personnel that aims to provide the latest in telecommunication services and products to the local community to help it grow in a more sustainable way.
touch, with the backing of Zain and its cooperation with the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, dedicates all its resources to keeping up with the latest in telecom and mobile data. It offers a 24/7 call center service to cater to the need of its customers for uninterrupted connection.
touch values the local community, perceiving it as a major partner; its mission and vision reflect a dedication to humanitarian, social, and cultural causes, as well as creativity and innovation, which it considers integral to advancing its social responsibility program.
About Anghami
Anghami is the leading music streaming platform in the MENA region, with the largest library of digital Arabic music in the world. Catering to over 70 million users, Anghami features licensed content from leading Arabic labels such as Rotana, Platinum Records, Mazzika, Watary and leading aggregators, as well as major international music labels such as Universal, Sony, Warner. enables users to discover new music, share tracks in real-time through social networks and download content for offline play. The company’s mission is to pioneer an ecosystem for the production and distribution of music in the Arab world, connecting artists, fans and emerging talent around music. Anghami is obtainable on most of one’s devices whether it is a phone, personal computer, smart watch, playstation or on CarPlay enabling one to have an enjoyable musical journey. To Anghami, the only way to go about it is to have “your music, your way”!