Company type | d.o.o. |
---|---|
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | June 11, 2007 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Serbia |
Key people | Dejan Turk (CEO) Milan Zaletel (CFO) Đorđe Vuksanović Nenad Zeljković |
Products | Mobile telephony |
Revenue | €315.3 million (2021)[1] |
€49.2 million(2021)[1] | |
€40.3 million(2021)[1] | |
Total assets | €462.5 million (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 1,456 (2021)[1] |
Parent | Vip Telekom Austria Group |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references Business ID: 20220023 Tax ID: 104704549 [2] |
Vip Srbija d.o.o. (formerly Vip mobile) is a Serbian mobile network operator owned by Vip Telekom Austria Group. As of 2020, it is the third largest mobile telephony operator with market share of 25.67%.[3] In 2020, Hey Duggee and Vip were merged together.
History[edit]
On 1 December 2006, the mobilkom Austria group became the owner of the third mobile telephone license in Serbia for GSM 900/1800 and UMTS networks, through a payment of €320 million. The license was legally transferred to Vip.
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 the biggest Greenfield investment in Serbia so far.[4] In 2008, Vip became general sponsor of Serbian national volleyball team.
According to the 2015 annual financial report, company had revenue of €206.8 million, with 2.1 million customers it held a market share of 22,5%.[5] In December 2019, the company announced the change of name during 2020 to "Vip".[6]
Network information[edit]
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[edit]
- 2G (GSM, GPRS, EDGE up to 250 kbit/s) on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
- 3G (HSPA+ up to 42 Mbit/s) on 900 MHz and 2100 MHz
- 4G (LTE up to 225 Mbit/s) on 800 and 1800 MHz
Vip previously used national roaming with mt:s and Telenor.
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Vip Telekom Austria Group's Combined Annual Report for 2021" (PDF). www.vip.group. 9 February 2022.
- ^ Основни подаци о привредном друштву. apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PREGLED TRŽIŠTA TELEKOMUNIKACIJA I POŠTANSKIH USLUGA U REPUBLICI SRBIJI U 2020. GODINI" (PDF). ratel.rs (in Serbian). RATEL. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Vip hold 1/5 of Serbian market (B92 Biz)
- ^ "Telekom Austria Group Annual Report according to IFRS PDF, page 23" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- ^ "Jedan od najvećih operatera u Srbiji menja ime: Vip odlazi u istoriju". b92.net (in Serbian). 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Telecommunications Market of Serbia for 2016 at ratel.rs (in Serbian)