Telenor Serbia
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| Telenor d.o.o. Теленор д.о.о. |
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| Type | Limited liability company |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Key people | Stein-Erik Vellan (CEO); David Meneghello (CMO); Christopher Laska (CCA); Øystein Mikkelsen (CTO); Kerstin Thulin (CHRO); Gábor Kocsis (CFO); Sandra Štajner (PR&communications) |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Products | UMTS, HSDPA, W-CDMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM |
| Employees | 1200 |
| Website | www.telenor.rs/ |
Telenor Serbia (legal name: Telenor d.o.o.)[1], subsidiary of Norwegian company Telenor, is the second largest Serbian mobile network operator.
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[edit] History
Originally launched in 1994 as Mobtel, the company's operation was a joint venture founded in 1994 between Moscow-based BK Trade and government-owned Postal Telegraph and Telephone (PTT).
First NMT network was announced on December 31, 1994. The signal covered major urban areas and highway routes - 60% Serbia's inhabited territory and 12% of Serbia's land area. This service is not commercial any more. MSISDN Network Code was 061 (international: +381 61); this code is now appointed to Vip Mobile. GSM network is in usage from 1996.
In 2005 BK Trade sold its shares to consortium of Austrian investors (through Holdenhurst Holding headed by Martin Schlaff) and the company was renamed Mobi 063. It was purchased by Telenor on July 31, 2006 for €1.513 billion. The Norwegian company outbid such industry heavyweights as TeliaSonera, France Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, Mobilkom Austria, Orascom Telecom and Tele 2.[2]
[edit] Network information
The Telenor Serbia have licence for GSM and UMTS/IMT2000 standards for a period of 10 years starting August 31, 2006.
The Telenor Serbia GSM signal covers 95% of Serbia's inhabited territory and 90% of Serbia's land area. Company has more than 1033 active base tranceiver stations (BTS) which cover all urban and suburban areas, major highway routes, and tourist centers. It has more than 2.9 million customers. The IMSI Network Code of Telenor is 220-01 and MSISDN Network Codes are 062 (international: +381 62), 063 (international: +381 63) and 069 (international: +381 69).
[edit] Technology
Telenor Serbia GSM currently uses GSM 900/1800, GPRS, EDGE and 3G (UMTS - W-CDMA, HSDPA) technologies.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Serbian Chamber of Commerce
- ^ TeleGeography (2006-05-16). Ten bid for Serbia's Mobi 063.
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