- Omnitel
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Omnitel is also the former name of Vodafone Italy.
Omnitel Industry Mobile network operator, Internet services operator Founded 1991 Founder(s) Juozas P. Kazickas and Viktoras Gediminas Gruodis Headquarters Vilnius, Lithuania Area served Lithuania Revenue 640 000 000 LTL
(c. 263,000,000 USD) [1]Owner(s) TeliaSonera AB - 100% Divisions none Website http://www.omnitel.lt Omnitel is one of the largest telecommunication companies in the Baltics, member of TeliaSonera group. It provides services of carrying and packaging of voice, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment.
Omnitel has over 1 million customers and more than one third of the mobile revenue market in Lithuania. [2] It was the first network operator in Lithuania to launch GSM services (in 1995) and one of the first companies in Europe having introduced packet data transfer technology GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) in its network. Omnitel, the first in Lithuania to start the commercial 3G services in 2006, which was followed by the highest speed mobile internet HSDPA.
Juozas Kazickas also founded the first private capital communication company in Lithuania Litcom (now called Omnitel).
Omnitel is currently managed by President/CEO Antanas Juozas Zabulis.
References
Categories:- Mobile phone companies
- Telecommunications companies of Lithuania
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