Telenor Serbia
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Native name | Теленор Србија |
|---|---|
| Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Predecessor | Mobtel |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
Area served | Serbia |
Key people | Ove Fredheim (CEO) |
| Products | UMTS, HSDPA, W-CDMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM |
| Revenue |
 €391.54 million (2013)[1] |
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€97.31 million (2013)[1] | |
| Total assets |
 €367.34 million (2013)[1] |
| Total equity |
€287.13 million (2013)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,153[1] |
| Parent | Telenor |
| Website |
www |
Telenor Serbia (full legal name: Telenor d.o.o.),[2] a subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor, is a Serbian mobile network operator based in Belgrade.
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 PTT.
The first NMT network was announced on December 31, 1994. The signal covered major urban areas and highway routes - 60% of Serbia's inhabited territory and 12% of Serbia's land area. This service is not commercial anymore. The MSISDN Network Code was 061 (international: +381 61); this code is now appointed to Vip Mobile. The GSM network has been in use since 1996.
In 2005 BK Trade sold its shares to a 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 Télécom, Deutsche Telekom, Mobilkom Austria, Orascom Telecom and Tele2.[3]
In January 2010, Telenor Serbia acquired a landline operating licence ending the monopoly held by Telekom Srbija.[4]
On April 26, 2013, Telenor Serbia bought 100% of shares of the Serbian "KBC bank". With that transaction, 81,000 clients of the former bank were taken by Société Générale Srbija.[5] Since September 10, 2014, "Telenor banka" is in operation on the Serbian market.[6]
Network information
Telenor Serbia has a license for GSM and UMTS/IMT2000, HSDPA standards for a period of 10 years, starting August 31, 2006.
Telenor Serbia GSM signal covers 95% of Serbia's inhabited territory and 90% of Serbia's land area. The company has more than 1033 active base transceiver stations (BTS) which cover all urban and suburban areas, major highway routes, and tourist centers. It has more than 3 million customers. The IMSI Network Code of Telenor is 220-01 and the MSISDN Network Codes are 062 (international: +381 62), 063 (international: +381 63) and 069 (international: +381 69).
Network technology
- 2G (GSM, GPRS, EDGE) on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
- 3G (HSPA+) on 900 MHz and 2100 MHz
- 4G (LTE) on 1800 MHz
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Основни подаци из консолидованог финансијског извештаја за 2013. годину. Agencija za privredne registre Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Serbian Chamber of Commerce
- ↑ TeleGeography (2006-05-16). "Ten bid for Serbia's Mobi 063".
- ↑ Telenor gets Serbia's fixed phone license
- ↑ Nišavić, D. (26 April 2013). "Telenor kupio KBC banku, klijente preuzima Sosijete ženeral". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "Norway’s Telenor Opens Serbia’s Most Available Bank". 12 September 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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