Si.mobil
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Si.mobil is the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia
. In January 2008 it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.
In 2001 its shares were purchased by Telekom Austria Group making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central
and Eastern Europe
.
An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone
that enabled Si.mobil to establish itself as the price leader that offers global products and services. From September 2003 on the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone.
Si.mobil was the first company in Slovenia to introduce GPRS, WAP
, and MMS
to the customers. In 2004 it was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE
while in 2006 they introduced its own UMTS
/HSDPA
network. In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS
on mobile phones, mobile office
and mobile internet.
In 2007 Si.mobil was also the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life
where they have built an island.
status.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. In January 2008 it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.
History
The company was established in December 1997 and began operating in March 1999 as the Slovenian first private mobile operator.In 2001 its shares were purchased by Telekom Austria Group making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
and Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
.
An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
that enabled Si.mobil to establish itself as the price leader that offers global products and services. From September 2003 on the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone.
Si.mobil was the first company in Slovenia to introduce GPRS, WAP
Wireless Application Protocol
Wireless Application Protocol is a technical standard for accessing information over a mobile wireless network.A WAP browser is a web browser for mobile devices such as mobile phones that uses the protocol.Before the introduction of WAP, mobile service providers had limited opportunities to offer...
, and MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
to the customers. In 2004 it was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE
Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM...
while in 2006 they introduced its own UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed by the 3GPP , UMTS is a component of the International Telecommunications Union IMT-2000 standard set and compares with the CDMA2000 standard set for...
/HSDPA
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access
High-Speed Downlink Packet Access is an enhanced 3G mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access family, also dubbed 3.5G, 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity...
network. In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites...
on mobile phones, mobile office
Mobile office
A mobile office is an office built within a truck, motorhome, trailer or purpose built shipping container. Most common are towable offices built on an axled iron frame for easy relocation. Mobile field offices are often found on construction sites, or at disaster scenes where a temporary office...
and mobile internet.
In 2007 Si.mobil was also the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life
Second Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
where they have built an island.
Awards
Si.mobil has been bestowed with many prizes. At the 15th Slovenian Advertising Festival the company won the Advertiser of the Year award for the year 2005. In 2007 they were among the first companies in Slovenia to receive the Family Friendly Enterprise Certificate for their successful balancing of work and family life. As one of the most reputable employers in Slovenia they also received the Reputable Employer certificate. In November 2007 they were granted SuperbrandsSuperbrands
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status.