Si.mobil

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Si.mobil
Type Private
Founded 1997
Headquarters Ljubljana, Slovenija
Key people Dejan Turk, Milan Zaletel, Walter Goldenits
Industry Wireless Services; Telecommunication
Products GSM, GPRS, MMS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA
Revenue ▲ 130,7 million euros
Employees 329 (end of 2007)
Parent mobilkom Austria
Website www.simobil.si

Si.mobil is the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia[1]. In January 2008 it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.[2]

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[edit] History

The company was established in December 1997[3] and began operating in March 1999[4] as the Slovenian first private mobile operator.[5]

In 2001 its shares were purchased by mobilkom Austria making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central and Eastern Europe.[6]

An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone that enabled Si.mobil to establish itself as the price leader that offers global products and services.[7] From September 2003 on the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone.[5]

Si.mobil was the first company in Slovenia to introduce GPRS, WAP, and MMS to the customers.[7] In 2004 it was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE[8][5] while in 2006 they introduced its own UMTS/HSDPA network.[9] In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS on mobile phones, mobile office and mobile internet.[10]

In 2007 Si.mobil was also the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life where they have built an island.[11][12]

[edit] Awards

Si.mobil has been bestowed with many prizes. At the 15th Slovenian Advertising Festival the company won the Advertiser of the Year award for the year 2005.[13] In 2007 they were among the first companies in Slovenia to receive the Family Friendly Enterprise Certificate for their successful balancing of work and family life.[14] As one of the most reputable employers in Slovenia they also received the Reputable Employer certificate.[15] In November 2007 they were granted Superbrands status.[16]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Simobil Increases Profits and Eyes 3G Licence. Telecommunications Insight. Business Monitor International. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ Dare Gliha (2008-01-23). 500.000-i uporabnik Si.mobil – Vodafone (Slovene). Mobile.si. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  3. ^ Barbara Hrvatin (2005). Sestava in analiza zaključnega računa gospodarske družbe (Slovene). Faculty of Management Koper. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  4. ^ Nevenka Hrovatin; Damir Cibic, Matej Švigelj (4th quarter of 2004). "Liberalisation and (de)Regulation of Slovenian Telecommunications Markets": p. 151. 
  5. ^ a b c InfoGin - The Whole Web @ Your Call: Customers. InfoGin. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  6. ^ CheckCom Mobile Commerce Newsletter: 3 - 2001. CheckCom Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  7. ^ a b Boštjan Knap. Securing VPN on the move. Stonesoft Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  8. ^ EDGE Worldwide. 3G Americas (2004-09-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  9. ^ Si.mobil d.d.. BusinessWeek Online. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc..
  10. ^ US$9.30 data ARPU for Si.Mobil is highest in CEE region. WCIS News & Comment. WCIS.
  11. ^ "Tudi Si.mobil - Vodafone v Second Life", Monitor, Mladina d.d., 2007-08-25. Retrieved on 2008-10-04. (Slovene) 
  12. ^ Hromadžić, Hajrudin. "Between Two Lives", Puls demokratije, Open Society Fund BiH. 
  13. ^ A Festival of Creativity. Slovenian Public Relations and Media Office (2006-03-04). Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  14. ^ Seznam prejemnikov osnovnega certifikata »Družini prijazno podjetje« v letu 2007 (Slovene). Ekvilib.
  15. ^ "Si.Mobil: "Naši zaposleni so prvi kandidati za vsako odprto delovno mesto"", Dnevnik.si, 2008-03-22. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. (Slovene) 
  16. ^ Awards. Si.mobil d.d.. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.

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