Vip operator was a
mobile network operator in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
and a member of the
A1 Telekom Austria Group.
History
On March 26, 2007, Vip operator acquired the third license for mobile communications operation from the
Macedonian Agency for Electronic Communications, worth EUR 10 million, after winning the tender for the 10 year GSM 900/1800 license. Vip operator's commercial start was on 19 September 2007, only six months after acquiring the license.
In May 2008, Vip operator signed strategic partnership with the global brand
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 ...
and by September 2011, it has a population coverage of more than 99% with its own network.
In July 2014 Vip launched its advanced 4G LTE network and by the end of 2014, it had over 622.000 customers with a
market share of 28%.
In 2015, Vip operator merged with
ONE into one mobile network operator -
one.Vip.
Network information
The
IMSI - Network Code of Vip is 294-03 and the
MSISDN Network Codes are 077 (international: +389 77) and 078 (international: +389 78).
Vip operator is the Macedonian network of the
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 ...
Group, as per agreement announced on 20 May 2008.
See also
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Telekom Austria
A1 Telekom Austria Group is a provider of a range of fixed-line, broadband Internet, multimedia services, data, and IT systems, wholesale as well as mobile payment services. It is a subsidiary of Mexican telecommunications conglomerate América M ...
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one.Vip
References
External links
Vip operatorone.Vip
{{Mobile network operators in the Republic of Macedonia
Mobile phone companies of North Macedonia
Vodafone
Companies based in Skopje
Macedonian companies established in 2007
Telecommunications companies established in 2007