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What is a Mobile Network
A Mobile Network is a system that allows users to communicate wirelessly over large geographical areas by using a series of interconnected base stations. Each base station contains large transmitters and receivers which facilitate communication between user devices. Modern day Mobile Networks can be thought of as enormous wireless internet connections, similar in many ways to a simple WiFi modem but on a much grander scale.
Mobile Network Operators (MNO's) are companies who have built and operate their own network infrastructure. This is contrasted to Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), which are far greater in numbers, who rebrand and sell access to another company's network.
Each MNO operates one or more frequencies called carriers which, not surprisingly, are used 'carry' data through the air. Data are encoded onto a carrier frequency according to a common standard, such as 3G, 4G, or 5G. Each standard details the digital techniques used to encode the data and the antenna techniques used to transmit the carrier, along with detailing how multiple carriers can be operated together to provide greater speed.
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WIN Mobile is a telecommunications company that operates in Ukraine. The company was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Turkcell, a major Turkish mobile phone operator. WIN Mobile provides a range of telecommunications services, including mobile voice, messaging, data services, and value-added services. The company's ownership structure is composed of Turkcell holding a majority stake, with minority shares held by various investment entities.
WIND Hellas Telecommunications S.A., widely known as WIND, is a major telecommunications provider in Greece. The company was established in 1992 under the name STET Hellas Telecommunications S.A. In 2005, the company underwent a major rebranding and became known as WIND Hellas. WIND is currently owned by the VimpelCom Group, a significant global telecommunications company based in Amsterdam. VimpelCom acquired WIND from Weather Investments, an investment firm, in 2011. The company offers a variety of telecommunications services, including mobile telephony, fixed-line telephony, and internet...
Wind Tre S.p.A. is an Italian telecommunications company that provides both mobile and fixed telephony services. The company was established on December 31, 2016, following the merger of two Italian telecommunications entities, 3 Italy and Wind Telecomunicazioni. These were previously controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings and VimpelCom respectively. On September 7, 2018, CK Hutchison Holdings became the sole shareholder of Wind Tre after acquiring the remaining 50% stake in the company from VEON, formerly known as VimpelCom.
Despite the merger, Wind Tre retained the Wind, 3 Italy, and...
WOM is a telecommunications company operating in Chile. Established in 2015, it is owned by Novator Partners LLP, a British private equity investment firm. The firm is based in London and is owned by Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. WOM has quickly established itself as a key player in the Chilean telecommunications market, offering mobile telephony and internet services.
PT XL Axiata Tbk, also known as XL, is a mobile telecommunications services operator based in Indonesia. It was initially established as PT Grahametropolitan Lestari on October 6, 1989, operating as a trading and general services company. XL transitioned to telecommunications and became the country's first private mobile services operator on October 8, 1996. The company initially provided cellular mobile telephony services using GSM 900 technology, and later expanded to include data communication, broadband Internet, and 3G services over GSM 900 and GSM 1800 networks.
In 2009, XL was acquired...
Yemen Mobile is a telecommunications network provider operating in Yemen. Established in 2004 by the Yemen Ministry of Telecommunication, it was the first CDMA network operator in the Middle East. The company's CDMA system is based on HUAWEI Technologies and is fully compatible with IS-95 cellular phones. In 2012, Yemen Mobile expanded its network to incorporate ZTE and LG-Nortel technologies. As the first 3G company in Yemen, Yemen Mobile offers CDMA 20001x and EVDO services to its customers, providing data services and internet access.
By 2007, Yemen Mobile had transitioned into a...
Yes, also known as YTL Communications Sdn. Bhd., is a telecommunications network operator based in Malaysia. As the fifth mobile network operator in the country, the company is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and operates as a subsidiary of YTL Power International Berhad. This makes Yes YTL Communications the communications branch of YTL Corporation Berhad, a significant infrastructure conglomerate in Malaysia. The company uses the native dialling prefix identifiers of 018 and 011-1. The official launch of Yes took place on 19 November 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, marking it as the first in the world...
South East Asia Telecom Group Ltd (SEATEL Group) was established in 2014 in Singapore as a mobile telecom and ISP investor in ASEAN region. South East Asia Telecom (Cambodia) Co, Ltd (SEATEL Cambodia), founded in 2014, the subsidiary of SEATELGroup in Cambodia, is a comprehensive telecommunication operator whose business includes mobile telecommunication and Internet services. The company offers mobile services in Cambodia under "Yes 018" branding.
Yettel Serbia, known as Telenor Serbia until 2022, is a telecommunications provider offering mobile, fixed, internet and IPTV services in Serbia. The company is owned by PPF, a Czech investment group, and is headquartered in Belgrade. Yettel Serbia was originally launched in 1994 as Mobtel Srbija, a joint venture between Moscow-based BK Trade and the government-owned PTT. In 2005, the company was sold to a consortium of Austrian investors and renamed Mobi 63.
In 2006, a majority stake in Mobi 63 was sold to the Norwegian company Telenor. The company underwent further transformations...
Yoigo, legally known as Xfera Móviles, S.A.U., is a prominent mobile network operator in Spain and is a subsidiary of the Spanish telecommunications company Grupo MásMóvil. The company, which was established in 2000, had a turbulent beginning and was primarily owned by TeliaSonera, now known as Telia Company. Despite commercial operations commencing in December 2006, the company faced numerous technical and market challenges, leading to a standstill for several years.
In the early 2000s, the company's primary shareholders included the French company Vivendi, the Spanish construction company...
The company was established in September 2000 as a local and international sharing company, to later become the community's first choice as a GSM company under the brand name Spacetel Yemen, which was part of Investcom group. The company became known as MTN Yemen in April 2007.
MTN sold the company to Emerald International Investment (held by Omani Zubair Investment Center) in November 2021, after which the company was rebranded to You.