A1 Srbija d.o.o. (formerly ''Vip mobile'') is a
Serbia
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mobile network operator
A mobile network operator (MNO), also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier, is a provider of wireless communications services that owns or controls all the elements necessary to sell ...
owned by
A1 Telekom Austria Group. As of 2020, it is the third largest mobile telephony operator with market share of 25.67%.
History
On 1 December 2006, the mobilkom Austria group became the owner of the third mobile telephone license in Serbia for GSM 900/1800 and UMTS networks, through a payment of €320 million. The license was legally transferred to A1.
Considering the great potential of the Serbian telecommunications market, the mobilkom Austria group has planned to invest up to €570 million in its first four years of operations, including the
€
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320 million it spent on acquiring its operating license in Serbia in 2006. This makes A1 the biggest Greenfield investment in Serbia so far.
[Vip hold 1/5 of Serbian market (B92 Biz)](_blank)
/ref> In 2008, A1 became general sponsor of Serbian national volleyball team.
According to the 2015 annual financial report, company had revenue of €206.8 million, with 2.1 million customers it held a market share
Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a market that a company's business makes up. For example, if there are 50,000 units sold per year in a given industry, a company whose sales were 5,000 of those units would have a ...
of 22,5%.[Telekom Austria Group Annual Report according to IFRS PDF, page 23](_blank)
/ref> In December 2019, the company announced the change of name during 2020 to "A1".[Vip to rebrand in 2021](_blank)
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Network information
The IMSI - Network Code of A1 is 220-05 and MSISDN Network Codes are 060 (international: +381 60), 061 (international: +381 61) and 068 (international: +381 68).
Network technology
* 2G (GSM
The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation ( 2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such ...
, GPRS
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data standard on the 2G and 3G cellular communication network's global system for mobile communications (GSM). GPRS was established by European Telecommunications Standards Insti ...
, EDGE
Edge or EDGE may refer to:
Technology Computing
* Edge computing, a network load-balancing system
* Edge device, an entry point to a computer network
* Adobe Edge, a graphical development application
* Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed by ...
up to 250 kbit/s) on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
* 3G (HSPA+
Evolved High Speed Packet Access, HSPA+, HSPA (Plus) or HSPAP, is a technical standard for wireless broadband telecommunication. It is the second phase of HSPA which has been introduced in 3GPP release 7 and being further improved in later 3GPP ...
up to 42 Mbit/s) on 900 MHz and 2100 MHz
* 4G ( LTE up to 225 Mbit/s) on 800 and 1800 MHz
A1 previously used national roaming with mt:s and Telenor
Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwide, ...
.
License obligations for the end of 2010 require A1 to cover 80% of territory and 90% of population with its own quality signal. So far, all requirements in terms of coverage given by the license are achieved and A1 signal is available all over Serbia.
See also
* Telecommunications in Serbia
References
External links
*
Telecommunications Market of Serbia for 2016
at ratel.rs
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