Telekom Albania is a telecommunications company that operates in Albania, previously known as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. It was established in 1995 as a state-owned company and was privatized in 2000 when it was acquired by Cosmote. Telekom Albania provides mobile telephony, wireless broadband, landlines, internet solutions, and mobile IPTV. It has 500 employees and is a subsidiary of OTE and Deutsche Telekom.
Telekom Albania is a telecommunications company that operates in Albania, previously known as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. It was established in 1995 as a state-owned company and was privatized in 2000 when it was acquired by Cosmote. Telekom Albania provides mobile telephony, wireless broadband, landlines, internet solutions, and mobile IPTV. It has 500 employees and is a subsidiary of OTE and Deutsche Telekom.
Telekom Albania is a telecommunications company that operates in Albania, previously known as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. It was established in 1995 as a state-owned company and was privatized in 2000 when it was acquired by Cosmote. Telekom Albania provides mobile telephony, wireless broadband, landlines, internet solutions, and mobile IPTV. It has 500 employees and is a subsidiary of OTE and Deutsche Telekom.
Telekom Albania is a telecommunications company that operates in Albania, previously known as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. It was established in 1995 as a state-owned company and was privatized in 2000 when it was acquired by Cosmote. Telekom Albania provides mobile telephony, wireless broadband, landlines, internet solutions, and mobile IPTV. It has 500 employees and is a subsidiary of OTE and Deutsche Telekom.
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Telekom Albania
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Telekom Albania Telekom Logo 2013.svg Type Private Industry Telecommunications Predecessor Albanian Mobile Communications Founded 23 July 2015 Headquarters Tirane, Albania Products Mobile Telephony Wireless Broadband Landlines Internet Solutions Mobile IPTV Revenue 119.3 million (2011)[1] Number of employees 500 Parent OTE Deutsche Telekom Website www.telekom.com.al Telekom Albania SH.A. (Also known as T-Mobile Albania) is a telecommunications company that operates in Albania, previously as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. AMC has been part of the COSMOTE Group since 2000 and in 2008 joined the Deutsche Telekom group.[2]
Telekom Main tower located in Lapraka,Tirana
Contents [hide] 1 Opening 2 Services 3 Revenues 4 Market share 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Opening[edit] The company was established as a state owned company in November 1995, and started commercial operations in May 1996, thus being the first mobile operator in Albania. [3] The company was successfully privatized in August 2000. Cosmote acquired 85% of AMC capital share, through COSMO-HOLDING ALBANIA S.A., COSMOTEs 97% owned subsidiary.[2][4] The privatization of AMC in 2000 was a turning point in its history. Services[edit] When COSMOTE acquired AMC, the company had 11,000 subscribers actually making outgoing calls.[3] In December 2001 AMC customer base exceeded 273,000 customers and in 2009 it had reached a customer base of 1.9 million. Currently, the companys network covers 99.6% of the population and 95% of the geographical area.[4] However, in 2011 its customer base retreated to 1.8 million.[1] In 2011 AMC entered in the Albanian landline market, the second company in Albania that offers landlines in all country. AMC was the second mobile operator that provides 3G technology in Albania. On September 2011 the Albanian government awarded the second 3G network license to AMC for 15.1 million ($20.6 million) outbidding Eagle Mobile which offered 12.9 million euros.[5][6] On January 2012 AMC Launched 3G services in Albania, only 3 months following the 3G license acquisition. On June of the same year AMC 3G infrastructure extended to approximately 95% of the country.[4] By upgrading its service with the 3G platform, AMC has fulfilled another technological milestone in its history. AMC has fulfilled the HSPA+ (Evolved High- Speed Packet Access) standard, aiming to provide its subscribers with the same quality of service in different areas of the country. Telekom Albania was the second that offered 4G LTE services in Tirana and south Albania. Also, the company was one of the first company in Europe that launched LTE-A technology Cat4 up to 150 Mbit/s download speed. The company is official partner of most worldwide used apps, as AirBnB, Evernote, Magisto, etc. Revenues[edit] In 2005, its revenues exceeded 137 million.[3] In 2007 AMCs revenues reached 176.2 million Euro, 16.7% higher on a yearly basis. The companys EBITDA grew by 20.1% in 2007 on a 62.0% margin, while net income increased by 22.1% year-on-year with the net income margin at 34.6% for 2007. During Q3 2008, AMC EBITDA margin stood at 67.4%.[citation needed] In 2011 AMC revenues stood at 119.3 million[1] Market share[edit] As of 2012 Albania had 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of which there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user is the number of users that communicated in the last three months.[7] The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority.
An Investigation Into The Impact of The Adoption of Third Generation (3G) Wireless Technology On The Economy, Growth and Competitiveness of A Country. by Galeakelwe Kolaatamo.