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Lycamobile
Lycamobile is a British mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) operating in 60 countries. The brand is active in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States. The bulk of Lycamobile revenue is claimed to be generated from its SIM products. Lycatel, also a part of Lyca Group, targets customers within expatriate and ethnic markets that want to make international calls. Lycamobile sells international pay-as-you-go SIM. Being an MVNO, Lycamobile leases radio frequencies from mobile phone network operators and forms partnerships with the operators in each country it serves. Lycamobile has also developed distinct business structures such as MVNA aggregator arrangements in different countries. It has often adopted an aggressive pricing strategy on entry to new markets in ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allirajah Subaskaran
Subaskaran Allirajah (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Lycamobile, a telecommunications company. He is also a producer of Tamil cinema, Tamil films through his entertainment subsidiary Lyca Productions, based in Chennai, India, and began with its first film ''Kaththi'' (2014). It produced the science fiction thriller ''2.0 (film), 2.0'' (2018), which is List of most expensive Indian films, India's most expensive film and the 5th List of most expensive non-English-language films, most expensive non-English-language film at the time of its release. He now produces ''Ponniyin Selvan: I'' which is the second most expensive Indian film after his another film 2.0 (film), 2.0 itself. In September 2021, he was announced as the new owner of the Jaffna Kings for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.Lyca Kovai Kings is a cricket team representing Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu in the tournament of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyca Productions
Lyca Productions is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production studio has been involved in the production and distribution of Tamil films made in India. It has produced some of Tamil cinema's biggest budget films, such as '' 2.0'' (2018) and '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' (2022). History ''Pirivom Santhippom'' (2008) was the first film produced by A. Subhaskaran under Gnanam films. Lyca Productions chose to collaborate with Ayngaran International to produce and signed on AR Murugadoss and Vijay to be a part of their debut project. A social drama tackling the issue of farmers committing suicide due to corporate encroachment, ''Kaththi'' was shot throughout early 2014 with Samantha and Neil Nitin Mukesh signed on for other pivotal rolesAsthe film announced its release plans, several pro-Tamil pressure groups demanded all references to Lyca Productions to be removed from the title and other publicity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Virtual Network Operator
A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a wireless communications services provider that does not own the wireless network infrastructure over which it provides services to its customers. An MVNO enters into a business agreement with a mobile network operator to obtain bulk access to network services at wholesale rates, then sets retail prices independently. An MVNO may use its own customer service, billing support systems, marketing, and sales personnel, or it could employ the services of a mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE). History MVNO agreements with network operators date back to the 1990s, when the European telecom market saw market liberalization, new regulatory frameworks, better 2G network technology, and a subsequent jump in wireless subscriber numbers. Though the new 2G networks more efficiently managed the limited frequency bands allocated to wireless service, new mobile entrants were still limited by their ability to access frequency bands in a restricted s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom () is a French mobile phone, Internet service provider and IPTV company, part of the Bouygues group. It is the third oldest mobile network operator in France, after Orange and SFR, and before Free Mobile. Its headquarters, designed by Arquitectonica, is located at the border of Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux near the River Seine. History Bouygues Telecom was authorised by the French government to build and operate France's third GSM mobile phone network on 4 December 1994, and commercially launched its network on 30 May 1996. To compensate for its initial weaker coverage in comparison to Orange and SFR, Bouygues Telecom developed several innovations: * heavy use of the 1800 MHz frequency band, which is more efficient in urban areas; * the marketing of the first combo packages in May 1996; * the launch of France's first SMS service in 1996, initially only between its subscribers, not billed until 1997; * a free call recording function included in all packages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swisscom
Swisscom AG is a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Its headquarters are located in Ittigen near Bern. The Swiss government owns 51.0 percent of Swisscom AG. According to its own published data, Swisscom holds a market share of 56% for mobile, 50% for broadband and 37% for TV telecommunication in Switzerland. Its Italian subsidiary Fastweb is attributed 16% of private clients and 29% of corporate clients share of Italian broadband and is also active in the mobile market. The Swiss telegraph network was first set up in 1852, followed by telephones in 1877. The two networks were combined with the postal service in 1920 to form Postal Telegraph and Telephone (PTT). The Swiss telecommunications market was deregulated in 1997. Telecom PTT was spun off and rebranded Swisscom ahead of a partial privatisation in 1997. The present-day Swisscom owns the protected brand NATEL, which is used and known only in Switzerland. In 2001, 25% of Swisscom Mobile was sold to Vodafone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telenor Sverige
Telenor Sverige (previously Vodafone Sweden, Europolitan and Nordic Tel), is a mobile phone, IPTV and Internet service provider in Sweden, owned by Telenor. Telenor Sverige's network covers 99 percent of the country's population, with telecom infrastructure sharing on 2G, 4G LTE and 5G NR under the Net4Mobility joint venture with Tele2, and on 3G UMTS with 3 Sverige outside Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Lund and Karlskrona, where it has its own 3G masts. Today, Telenor Sweden has over 2.5 million mobile subscribers, approximately 645,000 broadband customers and half a million TV customers. Telenor Sweden has a turnover of approximately SEK 13.1 billion (2015) and has approximately 1,900 employees. History In September 1992, the network went live under the name Europolitan, owned by Nordic Tel. Europolitan was the first mobile phone network company in Sweden to launch SMS and voice mail. During the late 1990s, Vodafone Group went on an acquisition spree that led to the acquisit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movistar
Movistar () is a major telecommunications provider owned by Telefónica, operating in Spain and Hispanic American countries. It is the largest provider of landline, broadband, mobile services, and pay television (Movistar+) in Spain. Movistar is the second-largest wireless carrier in Mexico, with 25.8 million subscribers as of January 2020. History The Movistar brand has been in use in Spain since the launch of GSM services in 1995. The name became effective worldwide on April 5, 2005, after Telefónica purchased the BellSouth mobile operations branch in South America. After the purchase of O2 in 2005 by Telefónica, the company announced that the «O2» brand would continue to be used in the United Kingdom and Germany, as a separate branch with its own board and management structure. Since 2011, Telefónica has sponsored a UCI ProTeam squad in cycling under the name of . Countries where Telefónica operates under the Movistar brand * Argentina (formerly Telefónica Unifón ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cell C
Cell C Limited (stylised as Cell ©) is as a private mobile operator based in Sandstone, South Africa. It was founded in November 2001 by Lambert Moloi. As of August 2019, the Company’s current CEO is Douglas Craigie Stevenson Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals * Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi .... Challenger Network Cell C is a mobile operator in South Africa, acting as a disruption and pushing for regulatory changes such as lower and asymmetrical mobile termination rates. A study commissioned by the South African National Treasury and conducted by the University of Johannesburg's Center for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development found that the lower termination rates introduced in 2011. References External links {{South African telecommunication companies Mobile phone companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tele2 Russia
Tele2 Russia is a Russian Telephone company, telecommunications company originally founded by Sweden, Swedish Tele2. It has been operating since 2003. Since 2020, Tele2 Russia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rostelecom. At year-end 2019, Tele2 Russia provides wireless services to more than 44.6 million subscribers. As of beginning of April 2019, Tele2 is present in 67 Federal subjects of Russia, subjects of Russia. Tele2 Russia functions as a group of companies, and the parent structure of the holding is named Limited Liability Company "T2 RTK Holding" with the headquarters in Moscow. Now the Russian company Tele2 Russia and the Swedish Tele2 AB are interconnected through the common brand and the corporate values of Tele2Way, which both companies propagate. Tele2Way values were established by the founder of the company Jan Stenbeck, and they reveal the essence of the company operation. History The history of the company began in the 1990s when the American-Swedish Millicom, Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telekom Romania
Telekom Romania Communications (formerly known as Romtelecom) is a Romanian telecommunications company, which provides fixed voice, television and data services, for residential and business customers in Romania. As of 2020, Telekom Romania Communications is the 2nd largest fixed services provider in the country. History Mobile communications The mobile communications company is now Telekom Romania Mobile Communications and is 100% owned by OTE Group. Telekom Romania is the former Cosmote, the operator which shook the Romanian telecom market in 2006 when it launched a prepaid product at an unprecedented price, gaining millions of customers in months, and reaching a peak of 6.92 million subscribers by 2009. Cosmote was relaunched by OTE Group in late 2005 after several years of indecision following the 1998 launching of Cosmorom by Romtelecom. In July 2005, OTE's mobile division Cosmote decided to buy 70% of shares in Cosmorom from Romtelecom, and on 6 December 2005, it was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodafone Portugal
Vodafone Portugal – Comunicações Pessoais, S.A., a full subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, is the second mobile operator in Portugal, both chronologically and in market share (34% in 2006). Its competitors are NOS and Meo. History As Telecel Vodafone Portugal was founded in 1991 as Telecel, Comunicações Pessoais, S.A. (Telecel). In June 1991, Telecel and TMN applied for licences to operate GSM mobile networks in Portugal, and Telecel won the bid for the second GSM network in October that year. The network went live on 18 October 1992. In 1996, the " pre-paid" concept was introduced with the launch of the tariff plan ''Vitamina''. Telecel also held a paging license and was leader in the 4-player paging business, using the brand ''Telechamada''. In January 2000, the indirect access fixed-line telephone service was launched, using Portugal Telecom's infrastructures and the 1091 prefix. It used the brands ''toq 1091'' (for home customers; now discontinued in favour of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plus (telecommunications Poland)
Plus (formerly Plus GSM) is the brand name of Poland's mobile phone network operator, Polkomtel Sp. z o.o. The company is entirely owned by Cyfrowy Polsat, Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. and is part of Grupa Polsat Plus. It operates GSM (900/1800 MHz), UMTS, LTE (telecommunication), LTE, 5G NR (2600 MHz TDD) and Wireless LAN, WLAN networks in Poland. It was founded in 1995. At the end of September 2021, Plus had 13.045 million active SIM cards, including 2.486 million (19%) using the prepaid system. In July 2011, Zygmunt Solorz-Żak agreed to buy Polkomtel SA for 15.1 billion PLN ($5.5 billion). External links * https://www.plus.pl/news/aboutcompany Polkomtel Sp. z ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
