Telecom Armenia CJSC ( hy, Տելեկոմ Հայաստան, translit=Telekom Hayastan) (formerly Armentel and VEON Armenia) is an

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

broadband In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections. ...

and

telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

company. Telecom Armenia, an integrated telecommunications services operator, is headquartered in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

History

Telecom Armenia CJSC was found as "Armentel" in March 1995. On 3 November 2006, it became a subsidiary of the Russian corporation VimpelCom (later called

VEON VEON Ltd. (formerly VimpelCom Ltd.) is a Dutch-domiciled multinational telecommunication services company. It predominantly operates services in the regions of Asia, Africa and Europe. It is the 13th largest mobile network operator in the wor ...

) and started operating under the Beeline brand. The company was renamed to "VEON Armenia" sometime in 2017. On 29 October 2020, TEAM LLC acquired 100% of the company's shares using credit funds, and renamed the company to "Telecom Armenia CJSC". Telecom Armenia currently belongs to "TEAM LLC", which was founded by Hayk and Alexandr Yesayan. Telecom Armenia CJSC formerly operated under the

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brand. Telecom Armenia provides telephone communication services

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 as ...

900/1800, 3G (

UMTS The Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular system for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed and maintained by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), UMTS is a component of the Int ...

) and standard mobile communication 4G ( LTE), fixed telephone communication, and also provides Internet access using

CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communication ...

ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ...

FTTB Fiber to the ''x'' (FTTX; also spelled "fibre") or fiber in the loop is a generic term for any broadband network architecture using optical fiber to provide all or part of the local loop used for last mile telecommunications. As fiber optic ...

and

VDSL Very high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) and very high-speed digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) are digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies providing data transmission faster than the earlier standards of asymmetric digital subscriber line ...

technologies. The headquarters of Telecom Armenia is located in Yerevan, on Azatutyan avenue 24/1.

Operations

Telecom Armenia CJSC provides services of GSM 900/1800, 3G (UMTS) and 4G (LTE) standard mobile communication, fixed telephony as well as Internet access based on CDMA, ADSL and FTTB technologies under Beeline brand on the whole territory of Armenia. Since 2007, Beeline has been consistently developing broadband internet access services by ADSL technology - Hi-Line, and in March 2012, the company brought into commercial operation Internet access service by FTTB technology - Hi-Line Optic, the inhabitants of the city

Gyumri Gyumri ( hy, Գյումրի, ) is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city ...

were the first to experience the new service. In 2008, Telecom Armenia CJSC became the first Armenian mobile operator to launch 3G network. Beeline 3G network covers more than 350 Armenian settlements with population of more than 2,9 million. In 2016 Beeline started providing services of 4G network. As of the end of 2013,

's urban telephone network was 100% digitized. The countrywide digitalization index is 94%.

Controversy

The merge and acquisition of Beeline Armenia to TEAM LLC is currently disputed in court, initiated by Ucom, the competitor telecommunications company and the previous home of TEAM LLC's founders. The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction proceeds the case of unfair competition committed by TEAM LLC. It is known, that in January 2020 VEON confirmed discussions with Ucom LLC regarding a potential transaction in Armenia, however withdrew it in May 2020. It is reported, that the knowledge of VEON deal is appropriated by TEAM LLC founders via violating employment terms.

References

{{VEON Companies of Armenia Telecommunications in Armenia Telecommunications companies of Armenia Armenian brands VEON Armenian companies established in 1995 Telecommunications companies established in 1995

History

Operations

Controversy

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