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MTS selects NSN for network extension (Serbia)

  • September 26th, 2008
  • 5:34 am

MTS selects Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for the 2G and 3G network extension. ‘Over the years, Nokia Siemens Networks has proved to be a strong, competent and most reliable partner for us,’ said Vladimir Lucic, of Telekom Srbija. ‘They understand our needs and provide us with top-of-the-class solutions, like the green network solution featuring unmatched multi-radio base stations with low power consumption.’
The completed project will cover 2G and 3G radio and core equipment, a broad range of services including network implementation, integration and care as well as an upgrade of the network and service management solution to reduce dropped calls. NSN will also be extending the existing pre-paid charging platform to allow MTS to offer loyalty programs to its subscriber

   

Batelco gives it’s subscribers, ‘Batelco World Freedom’ (Bahrain)

  • September 26th, 2008
  • 5:26 am

Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) introduces a new service for it’s subscribers, ‘Batelco World Freedom’. This new service will allow it’s subscribers to recieve free incoming calls from across the world in 21 nations. Subscribers who roam in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, Norway, Luxemburg, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Mozambique, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia will be able to use the service.

   

Dardafone and PTK announce the formation of a MVNO (Serbia)

  • September 9th, 2008
  • 12:04 pm

Dardafone, the Kosovan MVNO, announces the formation of a joint venture with the present telcos,  The Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK).
According to the Chief Executive Officer of PTK, Adnan Merovci, ‘Today we signed heads of agreement and thereafter further details will be incorporated, following discussions to take place in the near future’.

   

No sale of Telekom Srbija’s majority stake until early 2009 (Serbia)

  • August 29th, 2008
  • 1:10 pm

Serbia’s government seems in no mood to begin discussions on the sales of Telekom Srbija’s majority stake until early 2009. Deutsche Telekom has reportedly shown interest in the acquisition of stake. Belgrade is expected to select a privatisation consultant to advise on the sale of the telco in the next few days; seven international investment banks are believed to be competing for the contract.

   

Telenor, RIM launch BlackBerry in Serbia

  • May 14th, 2008
  • 2:41 pm

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched its BlackBerry wireless solution to customers of mobile operator Telenor in Serbia.

RIM said Telenor is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8310 and BlackBerry 8820 smartphones at launch, with both offering push-based wireless access to email, phone, browser, organiser, SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging support, built-in GPS, and advanced media player for music and video.

In addition, the 8310 and 8820 include support for corporate data access.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 offers a two megapixel camera, advanced media player and will be available in a silver colour finish.

The BlackBerry 8820 includes built-in Wi-Fi, supports the 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi standards and is compliant with Wi-Fi security protocols such as WEP, WPA and WPA2, along with Cisco Compatible Extensions and includes IPSec-based software supporting commonly deployed VPN gateways.

Telenor is offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.

   

Mobilkom Serbia becomes Vodafone’s 41st Partner Market (Serbia)

  • April 21st, 2008
  • 2:44 pm

Vodafone has announced that it has extended its ‘Partner Market’ agreement with the Mobilkom Austria group to Serbia, where Vodafone will introduce a range of own-branded products and services over the VIP Mobile-branded network. The agreement makes Serbia Vodafone’s 41st ‘Partner Market’. ‘Serbia is an important telecommunications market in Europe and developing rapidly, and we are pleased that Vodafone is now able, through its partnership with VIP Mobile, to offer a full range of international products and services from Vodafone to the Serbian market. We enjoy a long and very good cooperation with Mobilkom Austria Group which is known for its innovation leadership and its high quality standards and are happy to extend this cooperation to Serbia,’ said Paul-Gerhard Itjeshorst of Vodafone.

   

 

 

MTS, Alca-Lu and RIM launch BlackBerry (Serbia)

  • April 16th, 2008
  • 2:50 pm

Mobile Telephony of Serbia (MTS), Alcatel-Lucent and RIM have announced the launch of BlackBerry services in Serbia. At launch, MTS will offer customers the choice of the BlackBerry Pearl 8100, BlackBerry Curve 8300 or BlackBerry 8800 smartphones, as well as service on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service. Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent will aim to leverage its strong local presence in the region to provide MTS with the end-to-end implementation, integration, launch and support services. With Alcatel-Lucent managing integration and deployment, MTS will focus on delivering customer facing services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand.

   

 

Mobilkom Serbia launches post-paid service (Serbia)

  • October 22nd, 2007
  • 7:12 am

Mobile network operator Mobilkom Serbia, which operates under the VIP Mobile brand, has launched a post-paid package of services. CEO Alexander Sperl told reporters that Serbia’s market is becoming increasingly competitive, which he attributed to his company’s arrival as the third operator.

Mobilkom Serbia, a subsidiary of Austria’s wireless operator of the same name, was awarded Serbia’s third GSM900/1800 licence in November 2006, agreeing to pay the asking price (EUR320 million) plus EUR1 for the ten year concession (renewable for a further ten years). The terms of the licence stipulated that Mobilkom must launch services within six months of licensing and provide coverage of 20% of the population and three major highways within a year. The network must achieve 50% population coverage within two years (November 2008) and 80% of the population and 90% of the territory of the Republic of Serbia within four (November 2010). Mobilkom Serbia launched in July.

   
 

Fixed line licences to be issued in 2008 (Serbia)

  • September 13th, 2007
  • 1:08 pm

Telecommunications and Information Society Minister Aleksandra Smiljanic has said licences to offer fixed line telephony services will be awarded in 208 via a tender. According to onine news portal B92 the announcement followed the news that Serbia Broadband (SBB) had applied to the ministry for a concession. ‘The Ministry is looking to introduce competition, but at the same time we need to be mindful of offering a universal service, so that all citizens can have access to basic telephone services at affordable prices,’ said the minister at a press conference.

   

 

Telenor Serbia claims around 2.72 million users (Serbia)

  • September 4th, 2007
  • 3:45 pm

Mobile operator Telenor Serbia has around 2.72 million customers and over 1,200 employees after one year of operations in the country. The company launched operations in Serbia on 01 September 2006. The Telenor Foundation has supported 15 social projects in Serbia over the last 12 months.