Telekom Albania

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Telekom Albania
Telekom Logo 2013.svg
Type
Private
Industry Telecommunications
Predecessor Albanian Mobile Communications
Founded 23 July 2015
Headquarters Tirane, Albania
Products Mobile Telephony
Wireless Broadband
Landlines
Internet Solutions
Mobile IPTV
Revenue 119.3 million (2011)[1]
Number of employees
500
Parent OTE
Deutsche Telekom
Website www.telekom.com.al
Telekom Albania SH.A. (Also known as T-Mobile Albania) is a telecommunications
company that operates in Albania, previously as AMC and now as Telekom Albania. AMC
has been part of the COSMOTE Group since 2000 and in 2008 joined the Deutsche
Telekom group.[2]

Telekom Main tower located in Lapraka,Tirana

Contents [hide]
1 Opening
2 Services
3 Revenues
4 Market share
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Opening[edit]
The company was established as a state owned company in November 1995, and started
commercial operations in May 1996, thus being the first mobile operator in Albania.
[3] The company was successfully privatized in August 2000. Cosmote acquired 85% of
AMC capital share, through COSMO-HOLDING ALBANIA S.A., COSMOTEs 97% owned
subsidiary.[2][4]
The privatization of AMC in 2000 was a turning point in its history.
Services[edit]
When COSMOTE acquired AMC, the company had 11,000 subscribers actually making
outgoing calls.[3] In December 2001 AMC customer base exceeded 273,000 customers
and in 2009 it had reached a customer base of 1.9 million. Currently, the companys
network covers 99.6% of the population and 95% of the geographical area.[4]
However, in 2011 its customer base retreated to 1.8 million.[1]
In 2011 AMC entered in the Albanian landline market, the second company in Albania
that offers landlines in all country.
AMC was the second mobile operator that provides 3G technology in Albania. On
September 2011 the Albanian government awarded the second 3G network license to AMC
for 15.1 million ($20.6 million) outbidding Eagle Mobile which offered 12.9
million euros.[5][6] On January 2012 AMC Launched 3G services in Albania, only 3
months following the 3G license acquisition. On June of the same year AMC 3G
infrastructure extended to approximately 95% of the country.[4]
By upgrading its service with the 3G platform, AMC has fulfilled another
technological milestone in its history. AMC has fulfilled the HSPA+ (Evolved High-
Speed Packet Access) standard, aiming to provide its subscribers with the same
quality of service in different areas of the country.
Telekom Albania was the second that offered 4G LTE services in Tirana and south
Albania. Also, the company was one of the first company in Europe that launched
LTE-A technology Cat4 up to 150 Mbit/s download speed.
The company is official partner of most worldwide used apps, as AirBnB, Evernote,
Magisto, etc.
Revenues[edit]
In 2005, its revenues exceeded 137 million.[3] In 2007 AMCs revenues reached
176.2 million Euro, 16.7% higher on a yearly basis. The companys EBITDA grew by
20.1% in 2007 on a 62.0% margin, while net income increased by 22.1% year-on-year
with the net income margin at 34.6% for 2007. During Q3 2008, AMC EBITDA margin
stood at 67.4%.[citation needed] In 2011 AMC revenues stood at 119.3 million[1]
Market share[edit]
As of 2012 Albania had 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of
which there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user
is the number of users that communicated in the last three months.[7]
The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and
Postal Communications Authority.