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Vip mobile d.o.o.
Вип мобајл д.о.о.Type Limited liability company Industry Wireless Services; Telecommunication Founded 2007 Headquarters Belgrade, Serbia Key people Thanasis Katsiroumpas (CEO); Darko Parun (CTO); Roland Haidner (CFO); Petra Stangl (CMO) Products UMTS, W-CDMA, GPRS, GSM Employees 800 Website www.vipmobile.rs Vip mobile is the third Serbian mobile network operator and a member of mobilkom Austria group. It is the exclusive strategic partner of Vodafone in Serbia.
According to the annual financial report submitted to Serbian Economic Register Agency for the calendar year 2007, the company had 341 employees and it posted an annual loss of RSD5,792,465,000 (approximately €72.4 million at the time).[1] For the following calendar year, 2008, the annual loss increased to RSD12,129,560,000 (approximately €130.4 with exchange rate €1 = RSD93) as well as the number of employees that rose to 530.[2]
As of November 2008, Vip mobile held 7.9% of the Serbian mobile telephony market.[3]
At the end of March 2009 Vip had over 1,000,000 active subscribers and held a market share of 10%.
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History
On December 1, 2006, the mobilkom Austria group became the owner of the third mobile telephone licence in Serbia for GSM 900/1800 and UMTS networks, through a payment of €320 million. The license was legally transferred to Vip mobile.
Considering the great potential of the Serbian telecommunications market, the mobilkom Austria group has planned to invest up to € 570 million in its first four years of operations, including the €320 million it spent on acquiring its operating license in Serbia in 2006. This makes Vip mobile the biggest Greenfield investment in Serbia so far.[citation needed] Vip is one of the fastest start-ups of a late entrant worldwide, managing to start its operations in just six months.[citation needed] Vip brand was launched on June 6, 2007. Company started with commercial work in July 2007. The company is very active in marketing campaigns. In 2008, Vip became general sponsor of Serbian national volleyball team.
Network information
The IMSI - Network Code of Vip is 220-05 and MSISDN Network Codes are 060 (international: +381 60), 061 (international: +381 61) and 068 (international: +381 68).
Network technology
- GSM 900/1800 launched in July 2007
- GPRS active
- EDGE active
- 3G launched in July 2007
- HSPA+ launched on 10 February 2011[4]
Vip is actively building its own network, while using national roaming assigned with Telenor Srbija since 2010 (Vip subscribers are using Telenor Serbia network).
Vip previously used national roaming with Telekom Srbija (2007–2010).
License obligations for the end of 2010 require Vip to cover 80% of territory and 90% of population with its own quality signal. So far, all requirements in terms of coverage given by the license are achieved and Vip signal is available all over Serbia.
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Serbian mobile service providers Categories:- Mobile phone companies of Serbia
- Companies of Serbia
- Vodafone
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