A1 Slovenija

A1 Slovenija
Private
Industry Wireless Services; Telecommunication
Founded 1997
Headquarters Ljubljana, Slovenia
Key people
 Dejan Turk, Andreas Graf, Natali Delić, Boštjan Košak
Products GSM, GPRS, MMS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and HSPA+
Revenue Increase 188,3 million euros (2011)
Number of employees
 369 (end of 2011)
Parent Telekom Austria Group
Website www.a1.si

A1 Slovenija is the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia.[1] Its network offers GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/LTE. Prior 2017, the company was known as Si.mobil.

History

The company was established in December 1997[2] and began operating in March 1999[3] as the Slovenian first private mobile operator.[4] In 2000, the company was the second to market WAP, preceded by Mobitel.[5]

After initial losses, the company's shares were in February 2001 purchased by Telekom Austria Group, making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central and Eastern Europe.[6] In June of that year, Si.mobil was the first in Slovenia and among the first in Europe to introduce GPRS to its customers.[7] In 2002, it was the first company to market MMS.[8]

An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone in January 2002, which enabled Si.mobil to establish itself as the price leader that offers global products and services.[9] From September 2003, the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone[4] [ˈsiːmɔbil ˈʋoːdafɔn].

In 2004, the company was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE,[4][10] and in 2006, they introduced its own UMTS/HSDPA network.[11] In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS on mobile phones, mobile office and mobile internet.[12] In 2007, Si.mobil was the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life where they have built an island.[13][14] In January 2008, it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.[15]

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.[16] 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.[17] As one of the most reputable employers in Slovenia they also received the Reputable Employer certificate.[18] In November 2007 they were granted Superbrands status.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Simobil Increases Profits and Eyes 3G Licence". Telecommunications Insight. Business Monitor International. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. ↑ Barbara Hrvatin (2005). "Sestava in analiza zaključnega računa gospodarske družbe" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Faculty of Management Koper. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  3. ↑ Nevenka Hrovatin; Damir Cibic; Matej Švigelj (4th quarter of 2004). "Liberalisation and (de)Regulation of Slovenian Telecommunications Markets" (PDF). Communications & Strategies: 151. Retrieved 2008-04-06. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 "InfoGin - The Whole Web @ Your Call: Customers". InfoGin. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  5. ↑ Stergar, Aleš, ed. (2000). Slovenski almanah 2001 [Slovene Almanac 2001]. Delo, d. d. p. 56. COBISS 512334978.
  6. ↑ "CheckCom Mobile Commerce Newsletter: 3 - 2001". CheckCom Inc. Archived from the original on 2002-06-16. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Si.Mobil pričel tržiti storitev GPRS" [Si.Mobil Started to Market the GPRS Service]. Monitor (in Slovenian). Mladina, d. d. 11 June 2001. ISSN 1581-081X.
  8. ↑ "Od NMT-ja do G4" [From NMT to G4]. Moj mikro (in Slovenian). Delo Revije, d. d. 2 May 2011. ISSN 1580-2574. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011.
  9. ↑ Boštjan Knap. "Securing VPN on the move" (PDF). Stonesoft Corporation. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  10. ↑ "EDGE Worldwide" (PDF). 3G Americas. 2004-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  11. ↑ "Si.mobil d.d.". BusinessWeek Online. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
  12. ↑ "US$9.30 data ARPU for Si.Mobil is highest in CEE region". WCIS News & Comment. WCIS.
  13. ↑ "Tudi Si.mobil - Vodafone v Second Life". Monitor (in Slovenian). Mladina d.d. 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  14. ↑ Hromadžić, Hajrudin. "Between Two Lives". Puls demokratije. Open Society Fund BiH.
  15. ↑ Dare Gliha (2008-01-23). "500.000-i uporabnik Si.mobil – Vodafone" (in Slovenian). Mobile.si. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  16. ↑ "A Festival of Creativity". Slovenian Public Relations and Media Office. 2006-03-04. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  17. ↑ "Seznam prejemnikov osnovnega certifikata »Družini prijazno podjetje« v letu 2007" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Ekvilib.
  18. ↑ "Si.Mobil: "Naši zaposleni so prvi kandidati za vsako odprto delovno mesto"". Dnevnik.si (in Slovenian). 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  19. ↑ "Awards". Si.mobil d.d. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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