Telefonica O2 Slovakia launches online chat pilot
Telefonica O2 Slovakia has started the pilot operation of the Online Chat service for communication with customers.
The company will now be able to invite a visitor of the O2 website for an online chat. Customers can provide their suggestions and get online guidance for some services.
In the first stage, only an invitation by the operator for online chat will be enabled. The aim of the pilot is a survey of interest in this kind of communication.
Swan partners Telefonica O2 to start network service
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Slovak alternative operator Swan entered into partnership with Telefonica O2 Slovakia to start prepaid mobile services under its own brand. Any call made to the O2 network and all Slovak fixed networks will cost EUR 0.06 per minute and to any other network will cost EUR 0.12 per minute. Per second billing will be applicable only after first minute.
Fixed wireless, Wimax and an optical backbone network with IP MPLS will be used to provide existing data and voice services provided by Swan. SMS, MMS and data services are also included in the offer.
Free CLIP, CLIR, call holding and blockage, and information on missed calls by SMS or MMS free of charge along with access to internet or bulk SMS, MMS and international calls are also in the offer.
The service will be available by the end of year and more widely from January 2010 and the SIM will cost EUR 6, including credit of EUR 5. A Christmas offer has been given according to which, if the customers activate electronic invoicing they will get a SIM card for the new Swan Mobile service free of charge.
Telefonica O2 to launch in Slovakia in first quarter 2007
Telefonica O2 will start mobile telephony services in Slovakia in first quarter of 2007, reports El Economista. The Spanish operator, which was awarded a licence to become the country’s third mobile operator, made an announcement to the country’s press on 5 October. It said it would employ between 150 and 200 people. Under the Slovakian licence, Telefonica can use GSM 900 frequencies, as well as 1,800 MHz, UMTS and FS 29 GHz. CTK Czech News Agency reported last month that Telefonica O2 Slovakia was expected to launch service by the end of this year.
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