Unitel (Mongolia)
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Unitel is a Mongolia
n Corporate Group of ICT companies. It was founded on December 23, 2005 as BSB consortium
as GSM mobile phone
operator, and began operations on June 26th of 2006. The company was renowned with its unique marketing and innovative products.
As a mobile operator Unitel is the second largest mobile operator in terms of subscriber base in Mongolia. Its revenue, profits and revenue per subscriber (ARPU) figures are rapidly growing. Within its initial year Unitel acquired 200 thousand subscribers, probably the biggest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history so far. In 2009 Unitel launched its 3G network on HSDPA 2100 Mhz. Unitel network covers approximately 88% of total population of Mongolia. In November 2010 Unitel declared that it has become 100% indigenous company (i.e. Mongolian share owners bought all share from the Korean side). In 2001 Unitel renewed its logo. Logo (Fibonacci spiral) represents represents growth and harmony.
Major shareholder of the Unitel is MCS Holding, Mongolian largest private held organization.
, US company.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n Corporate Group of ICT companies. It was founded on December 23, 2005 as BSB consortium
Consortium
A consortium is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal....
as GSM mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
operator, and began operations on June 26th of 2006. The company was renowned with its unique marketing and innovative products.
As a mobile operator Unitel is the second largest mobile operator in terms of subscriber base in Mongolia. Its revenue, profits and revenue per subscriber (ARPU) figures are rapidly growing. Within its initial year Unitel acquired 200 thousand subscribers, probably the biggest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history so far. In 2009 Unitel launched its 3G network on HSDPA 2100 Mhz. Unitel network covers approximately 88% of total population of Mongolia. In November 2010 Unitel declared that it has become 100% indigenous company (i.e. Mongolian share owners bought all share from the Korean side). In 2001 Unitel renewed its logo. Logo (Fibonacci spiral) represents represents growth and harmony.
Major shareholder of the Unitel is MCS Holding, Mongolian largest private held organization.
Members of the group
- UNITEL, mobile network operator
- MCS Com, broadband ISP
- MONSAT, satellite communication service provider
- SKYNETWORKS, Mongolia's biggest fiber-optic network
- SKYNETCOM, new era of fixed phone
- UNIVISION, triple-play operator IPTVIPTVInternet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
, internetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, fixed phone
History
- 2001. MCSCom was established and provided broadband internet service.
- 2003. Monsat introduced satellite communication service for the first time in Mongolia.
- 2004. Skynetworks started construction of its UB’s widest fiber-optic network.
- 2005. BSB Telecom consortium (Unitel) won an open tender to select the third operator with mandate to ensure fair competition in mobile industry.
- 2006. Unitel launched its cellular phone service with GSM technology.
- 2007. Skynetcom introduced Mongolia’s first fixed IP phone service.
- 2008. Unitel built own nationwide reliable network.
- 2009. Unitel extended its worldwide international roaming coverage.
- 2010. Unitel became a 100 percent Mongolian company.
- 2011. Univision launched first triple-play service (IPTV, IPPhone, IPNet) of Mongolia.
- 2011. Unitel, MCSCom, Monsat, Skynetworks, Skynetcom and Univision united to establish UNITEL GROUP.
Mobile services
- Postpaid services
- Prepaid services
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- International calling | IDD, Roaming
- IP phone service
- Content services
- 3.5G services
- Value added services
Infrastucture
- Fiber optic (Fiber Core)
- High speed Ethernet Bandwidth
- FTTx Ethernet
- Designated (Exclusive) Network
- High security VPN
- IX (Internet Exchange)
- Wireless network
- 3.5G network
Corporate ICT solution
- Network establishment (satellite, fiber optic, radio)
- Internet
- Ethernet and VPN
- Mobile, satellite and fixed phone
- M2M
- LBS
- Mobile Marketing
Satellite communication services
- Voice service
- Data communication service
- Fax services from IridiumIridiumIridium is the chemical element with atomic number 77, and is represented by the symbol Ir. A very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum family, iridium is the second-densest element and is the most corrosion-resistant metal, even at temperatures as high as 2000 °C...
, BGANBGANThe Broadband Global Area Network is a global Satellite Internet Network with telephony using portable terminals. The terminals are normally used to connect a laptop computer to broadband Internet in remote locations, although as long as line-of-sight to the satellite exists, the terminal can be...
, InmarsatInmarsatInmarsat plc is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global, mobile services. It provides telephony and data services to users worldwide, via portable or mobile terminals which communicate to ground stations through eleven geostationary telecommunications satellites...
, GlobalstarGlobalstarGlobalstar is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for satellite phone and low-speed data communications, somewhat similar to the Iridium satellite constellation and Orbcomm satellite systems.-History:...
, ThurayaThurayaThuraya , the Arabic name of the Pleiades, is a regional satellite phone provider. Its coverage area is most of Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa, Asia and Australia....
.
Cloud computing
In 2011 Unitel launches the GreenBerry mobile mail service, which is Mongolia's first clouding service under an exclusive agreement with SEVEN NetworksSEVEN Networks
SEVEN Networks, Inc. is a privately funded American corporation founded in 2000. Headquartered in Redwood City, CA, SEVEN develops and markets a push-based software platform and applications, which include SEVEN Mobile Applications, Push Notifications and Open Channel...
, US company.
Distribution
- Network coverage in 260 regions
- 42 service centers, 8200 sales points and mobile dealers