­Bulgaria based Vivacom asserted that it has recorded the 100,000^th customer, to have switched over from rival networks to its own by way of taking advantage of the mobile number portability scheme. Bulgaria had witnessed the Mobile number portability implementation in April 2008.

Vivacom has been witnessing close to 5,000 customers per month who have been subscribing to their network  ever since the launch of the “one stop shop” procedure. In addition, this figure is going up all the time.

Apparently, mobile number portability has gained currency with consumers because they only need to contact the operator to switch over or port in yet, keep their same mobile numbers. Vivacom has been porting in to its network at the rate of close to 180% more subscribers per month as compared to the period prior to introducing the streamlined one stop shop procedure.

Incidentally, the only network operator that boasts of a positive balance in terms of numbers ported in and out, ever since the scheme was launched is Vivacom. On the other hand, the National Telecom recorded the biggest growth in terms of increasing mobile subscribers that represents 37% in one year.

GLOBUL awarded EUR 65,000 to PFC Litex for winning its fourth and second consecutive Bulgarian Championship title. GLOBUL Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Dimitris Lioupis presented the check to PFC Litex President Mr. Trifon Popov at a special media event held in Sofia.

The amount is a special premium for the team under the partnership agreement between the club and the mobile operator for winning Bulgarian championship and qualifying for the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League.

Extinguished PFC Litex player Svetoslav Todorov and the club’s most promising young player Georgi Milanov were presented personal gifts from GLOBUL.

Litex succeeded in doubling their bug achievement from the previous season and proved that they truly deserve to represent Bulgaria in the coming Champions League tournament. It is an honor and a privilege for GLOBUL to be official partner of the Bulgarian champions. We commenced this partnership back in 2008 and since then, Litex become one of the most successful teams in Bulgaria today. They had won two Championships and two Bulgarian Cups and participate in European tournaments every year. We would like to wish luck to Litex in the coming games’, said Mr. Lioupis

„In sports, support from fans and audience is a major precondition for success. GLOBUL’s continuous support for Litex has always been an important factor for our success. In GLOBUL we found a trustworthy partner but also friends and true fans that supported us relentlessly in both good and bad times. – PFC Litex President Trifon Popov commented.

Globul, which operates in Bulgaria has added HTC Desire S to its product portfolio.

The handset runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and will be available in Globul and Germanos shops at US$20.78 per month with a subscription for the Globul Web&Talk Ultra tariff plan.

Mobiltel (M-Tel) a mobile operator in Bulgaria has announced that it will be offering a customized version of the Opera Mini mobile browser.

With the partnership agreement between Vodafone and Opera Software, it will allow Vodafone and its local partners to launch ‘Vodafone Internet by Opera Mini’.

More than 5 million M-Tel clients in Bulgaria will soon have access to a unique mobile web experience. The Opera Mini mobile browser works on more than 3,000 different mobile phone models, from basic phones to smartphones.

In addition to offering a wide range of handsets with the Opera Mini browser pre-installed, M-Tel will allow customers to download it for free from live.mtel.bg or by sending an SMS with ‘opera’ to 124. The service will offer free-of-charge unlimited browsing during a one-month period.