Mobilkom Serbia launches post-paid service (Serbia)
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.
