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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Wireless Services; Telecommunication |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Key people | Dejan Turk, Milan Zaletel, Ulrich Rokita |
| Products | GSM, GPRS, MMS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and HSPA+ |
| Revenue |  188,3 million euros (2011) |
| Employees | 369 (end of 2011) |
| Parent | mobilkom Austria |
| Website | www.simobil.si |
Si.mobil is the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia.[1]
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History [edit]
The company was established in December 1997[2] and began operating in March 1999[3] as the Slovenian first private mobile operator.[4] In 2000, the company was the second to market WAP, preceded by Mobitel.[5]
After initial losses, the company's shares were in February 2001 purchased by Telekom Austria Group, making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central and Eastern Europe.[6] In June of that year, Si.mobil was the first in Slovenia and among the first in Europe to introduce GPRS to its customers.[7] In 2002, it was the first company to market MMS.[8]
An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone in January 2002, which enabled Si.mobil to establish itself as the price leader that offers global products and services.[9] From September 2003, the company is presented under the dual brand Si.mobil - Vodafone.[4]
In 2004, the company was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE,[4][10] and in 2006, they introduced its own UMTS/HSDPA network.[11] In addition, Si.mobil offers other services like GPS on mobile phones, mobile office and mobile internet.[12] In 2007, Si.mobil was the first Slovenian company to open its office in Second Life where they have built an island.[13][14] In January 2008, it passed the milestone of 500,000 customers.[15]
Awards [edit]
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.[16] 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.[17] As one of the most reputable employers in Slovenia they also received the Reputable Employer certificate.[18] In November 2007 they were granted Superbrands status.[19]
References [edit]
- ^ "Simobil Increases Profits and Eyes 3G Licence". Telecommunications Insight. Business Monitor International. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Barbara Hrvatin (2005). "Sestava in analiza zaključnega računa gospodarske družbe" (in Slovene). Faculty of Management Koper. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Nevenka Hrovatin; Damir Cibic, Matej Švigelj (4th quarter of 2004). "Liberalisation and (de)Regulation of Slovenian Telecommunications Markets". Communications & Strategies: 151. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ a b c "InfoGin - The Whole Web @ Your Call: Customers". InfoGin. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Stergar, Aleš, ed. (2000). Slovenski almanah 2001 [Slovene Almanac 2001]. Delo, d. d. p. 56. COBISS 512334978.
- ^ "CheckCom Mobile Commerce Newsletter: 3 - 2001". CheckCom Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Si.Mobil pričel tržiti storitev GPRS" [Si.Mobil Started to Market the GPRS Service]. Monitor (in Slovene) (Mladina, d. d.). 11 June 2001. ISSN 1581-081X.
- ^ "Od NMT-ja do G4" [From NMT to G4]. Moj mikro (in Slovene) (Delo Revije, d. d.). 2 May 2011. ISSN 1580-2574.
- ^ Boštjan Knap. "Securing VPN on the move". Stonesoft Corporation. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "EDGE Worldwide". 3G Americas. 2004-09-14. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ "Si.mobil d.d.". BusinessWeek Online. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.
- ^ "US$9.30 data ARPU for Si.Mobil is highest in CEE region". WCIS News & Comment. WCIS.
- ^ "Tudi Si.mobil - Vodafone v Second Life". Monitor (in Slovene) (Mladina d.d.). 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Hromadžić, Hajrudin. "Between Two Lives". Puls demokratije (Open Society Fund BiH).
- ^ Dare Gliha (2008-01-23). "500.000-i uporabnik Si.mobil – Vodafone" (in Slovene). Mobile.si. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "A Festival of Creativity". Slovenian Public Relations and Media Office. 2006-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-13.[dead link]
- ^ "Seznam prejemnikov osnovnega certifikata »Družini prijazno podjetje« v letu 2007" (in Slovene). Ekvilib.
- ^ "Si.Mobil: "Naši zaposleni so prvi kandidati za vsako odprto delovno mesto"". Dnevnik.si (in Slovene). 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-04-10.[dead link]
- ^ "Awards". Si.mobil d.d. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
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