In Tanzania the brand tiGO was launched in 2006 after Millicom International Cellular decided to take full control of its Tanzanian network operator MIC Tanzania Limited (Mobitel), by buying out its local shareholders. It competes using technologies GSM/GPRS/EDGE over 900 MHz. Rene Meza, a Paraguayan, is the CEO of MIC Tanzania Limited (tiGO).
Celtel was launched in Uganda in 1995 and is part of Celtel International. We are Uganda's most innovative mobile phone operator, and we were first with many services including:
* Pre-paid plans
* Post-paid plans
* International roaming
* Dedicated customer care
* One rate to all networks
* Fax and Data
* Call forwarding
* Per second billing
* Freedom. Forever.
* Mobile Top up
Vodafone Albania is a mobile telephone company, operating in Albania. Vodafone Albania is owned at 51% by Vodafone International Holdings B.V. and at 49% by Vodafone Panafon International Holdings B.V. (the latter is owned directly and indirectly at 99.4% by Vodafone Group).
Mobistar is one of the most important players on the Belgian telecommunication market. The company operates in the fields of mobile and fixed telephony, ADSL and other markets with vigorous growth potential, such as data transmission.
The whole story begins in December 2000, when Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile (CBM), 100% owned by the international company OTE S.A., has won the tender for a GSM license in Bulgaria. The first page in the GLOBUL history, which is the trademark of CBM, was opened on July 31, 2001, when Valya Balkanska made the first phone call in the operator’s network. GLOBUL launched its commercial activity on September 17, 2001 with the opening of its first shop. Since then, GLOBUL has become the most rapidly developing mobile operator in the country as a result of its aspiration to always offer the best services, to continuously develop its commercial network and to maintain a strong team of professionals.
T-Mobile was previously known as Paegas in the Czech Republic. T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. has been operating in the Czech market since 1996. As of 30 June 2006, 4.734 million customers were using T-Mobile services. T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s. operates a public mobile communications network on the GSM standard in the 900 and 1800 MHz bands and is also authorized to operate a UMTS network. T-Mobile was the first operator in the Czech Republic to launch this third-generation technology on 19 October 2005 under the name Internet 4G.
Sonofon was set up in 1991 and is now one of the largest mobile telcos in Denmark with a headcount of about 1,400. Sonofon is owned by Telenor, one of the biggest telcos in the Nordic countries with mobile operations in 12 countries worldwide and a strong Nordic-based business in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Sonofon and Cybercity together with CBB and Tele2 Danmark constitute Telenor Group telecoms activities in Denmark. Together we have 1,7 million mobile customers and 250.000 DSL customers. Cybercity is nowadays one of Denmark’s largest broadband providers. Together we are setting the agenda for the telecoms market of the future with strong positions in mobility and broadband.
DNA Oy is a Finnish on telecommunications company. It was born in 2007 after a merger. DNA offers cellular phone services, ADSL, cable television and regular telephone service.
The Bouygues Télécom is a French mobile phone company, part of the Bouygues group. In 2005 along with SFR and Orange SA, Bouygues Télécom was found by the Conseil de la Concurrence (the French competition body) to have acted against the best interests of consumers and the economy by sharing confidential information between 1997 and 2003. The 3 companies were collectively fined 535 million Euros in total. In November 2007 Bouygues Télécom went to court seeking cancellation of this decision.
Vodafone Group is a mobile network operator headquartered in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK. It is the largest mobile telecommunications network company in the world by turnover and has a market value of about £100 billion (December 2007). Vodafone currently has equity interests in 25 countries and Partner Networks (networks in which it has no equity stake) in a further 39 countries. The name Vodafone comes from Voice data fone, chosen by the company to "reflect the provision of voice and data services over mobile phones.
