Vodafone Mobile Operations Ltd. or legally KKTC Telsim is the first GSM operator in the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Reco ...
. It was granted a licence in August 1995, and started service accepting subscribers on 23 October 1995.
The company was a subsidiary of Telsim Group in Turkey, part of the
Uzan Group Uzan Group was a Turkish conglomerate owned by Cem Uzan. The group formerly owned (via the Star Media Group) Star TV, which it had founded as the first private broadcaster of the country, Metro FM, and the ''Star'' newspaper it launched in 1999. Ot ...
. When Telsim was taken over by the Vodafone Group on 23 August 2006, it became a subsidiary of the global Vodafone Group.
The company still operates under the brand KKTC Telsim in Northern Cyprus, although in Turkey Telsim has been rebranded Vodafone. This is due to Vodafone Group having a partnership agreement with the Cytamobile-Vodafone network in Southern Cyprus.
The exclusive agreement on the use of the Vodafone brandname covers the entire territory claimed by
Republic of Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
, thus including Northern Cyprus so the use of the Vodafone brand by a company other than Cytamobile is not allowed on the entire island of Cyprus.
KKTC Telsim also provides Vodafone TV service in North Cyprus.
Subscribers
KKTC Telsim has 353,060 subscribers as 2022 Q2 and market share around 39%.
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See also
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List of mobile network operators of Europe
A mobile network operator or MNO (also known as a wireless service provider, wireless carrier, cellular company, or mobile network carrier) is a provider of wireless communications services. The main MNOs in Europe are listed below.
Albania
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Vodafone
Vodafone Group plc () is a British multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates services in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
, Vod ...
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Vodafone Turkey
Vodafone Telekomünikasyon Anonim Şirketi or Vodafone Turkey ( tr, Vodafone Türkiye) is a Turkish mobile telecommunications company. It was formed when Telsim, which was founded by the Uzan Group, was incorporated into Vodafone group on 28 D ...
References
External links
KKTC Telsim (Turkish)Cyprus Phone Guide
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Telecommunications companies of Northern Cyprus
Telecommunications companies established in 1995