A1 Srbija Explained

A1 Srbija d.o.o.
Type:d.o.o.
Industry:Telecommunications
Location City:Belgrade
Location Country:Serbia
Area Served:Serbia
Key People:Dejan Turk (CEO)
Milan Zaletel (CFO)
Đorđe Vuksanović
Nenad Zeljković
Products:Mobile telephony
Revenue: €315.3 million [1]
Operating Income:€49.2 million
Net Income:€40.3 million
Assets: €462.5 million
Num Employees:1,456
Parent:A1 Telekom Austria Group
Footnotes: [2]

A1 Srbija d.o.o. (formerly Vip mobile) is a Serbian mobile network operator owned by A1 Telekom Austria Group. As of 2020, it is the third largest mobile telephony operator with market share of 25.67%.[3]

History

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]

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

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vip Telekom Austria Group's Combined Annual Report for 2021. 9 February 2022. www.vip.group.
  2. Web site: sr:Основни подаци о привредном друштву. http://pretraga2.apr.gov.rs/EnterprisePublicSearch/details/EnterpriseBusinessName/1100533?code=F9138EDE2BD85D676F96FFFFCC3EEB7359390407. apr.gov.rs. Serbian Business Registers Agency. 28 February 2018. sr.
  3. Web site: PREGLED TRŽIŠTA TELEKOMUNIKACIJA I POŠTANSKIH USLUGA U REPUBLICI SRBIJI U 2020. GODINI . ratel.rs . RATEL . 21 January 2022 . Serbian.
  4. http://www.b92.net//biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2013&mm=05&dd=07&nav_id=711662 Vip hold 1/5 of Serbian market (B92 Biz)
  5. Web site: Telekom Austria Group Annual Report according to IFRS PDF, page 23 . 2017-04-03 . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202014404/http://cdn1.telekomaustria.com/final/en/media/pdf/TAG_Annual_Report%202015.pdf . dead .