Silknet JSC ( ka, სილქნეტი) is a

telecommunication 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 in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, and a subsidiary of

Silk Road Group Silk Road Group is a privately held investment company, owned and run by Georgian and European partners. History "Silk Road Group" was founded in 1997 by George Ramishvili. The company owns Silknet, the largest fixed-line, cable TV, broadband, an ...

. Silknet delivers various telecom services to more than one million customers across the whole country. Silknet is the largest telecommunication company in

and the entire

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

region. Silknet provides

mobile communication Mobile telephony is the provision of telephone services to phones which may move around freely rather than stay fixed in one location. Telephony is supposed to specifically point to a voice-only service or connection, though sometimes the l ...

(branches:

Geocell Geocell ( ka, ჯეოსელი) is a mobile communication brand owned by Silknet. Geocell is the first GSM operator entered Georgian market. Geocell was founded as an independent company in 1996 with a shared Georgian and Turkish investm ...

and S1), cable internet (branches: SilkOptic and

DSL Digital subscriber line (DSL; originally digital subscriber loop) is a family of technologies that are used to transmit digital data over telephone lines. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean asymmetric dig ...

), wireless internet,

IPTV Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...

(branch Silk TV), OTT Streaming TV (Silk-TV Digital), wireless fixed telephony, cable fixed telephony (

VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Internet t ...

, OTT), Satellite TV service (branch: Global TV). Silknet's main local competitors are

MagtiCom MagtiCom, Ltd ( Georgian: მაგთიკომი) was founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze. On September 22, 1997 the Company made the first commercial call from its mobile network. The services offered by MagtiCom ...

New Net Akhali Kselebi Ltd ( ka, ახალი ქსელები new web), also known as New Net is the third largest telecommunication company of Georgia and Caucasus (After Silknet and MagtiCom MagtiCom, Ltd ( Georgian: მაგთიკო� ...

and

Beeline A bee line is an idiom for the shortest route or a straight line between two points (see "as the crow flies"): bee line, bee-line, or beeline may also refer to: Brands and enterprises * Beeline (brand), a telecommunications brand by VimpelCom L ...

. In 2018, Silknet acquired

. This was the largest acquisition of a company in Georgia.

References

Telecommunications companies of Georgia (country) Telecommunications companies established in 2010 Companies based in Tbilisi Brands of Georgia (country) {{telecom-company-stub

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