Moldcell

Moldcell

Type	private company
Industry	Mobile telecommunications
Founded	2000
Headquarters	Chișinău, Moldova
Key people	Barkin Secen
Website	www.moldcell.md

Moldcell is a mobile network operator in Moldova. It works in GSM, UMTS and LTE standards.

Moldcell is a mobile network operator in the Republic of Moldova, part of the international TeliaSonera group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Moldcell launched its business activity in 2000. At present, it has over 1 million subscribers and is among the telecommunications services providers that increased its turnover from 25,41% (Q4, 2012) to 30,39% in late 2014.

On April 28, 2000, Moldcell opened its first sales office in Chisinau, at the address: 55, Tighina Street. The same year, the mobile operator launched for the first time in Moldova the SMS service and the first prepaid package. The first logo was representing a friendly deer and the first slogan, which subsequently became famous, was „Waiting for us? Here we are!”.
On its fifth anniversary, Moldcell launches the twenty four/seven Call Center service (dialing 444 from mobile phone and 022 444 444 from fixed phones). In 2005, Moldcell introduced in premiere the EDGE technology. The first rate plan for people with hearing impairments was launched by Moldcell in 2006. Alocard Alternativ was based on text and internet services and had a specialized Call Center Service. In 2007, Moldcell became the first mobile telephony operator to accept electronic payments. In less than a year, the percentage of electronic payments reached 17% and in 2014 – this figure grew to 63%. In 2008, Moldcell commercially launched the 3G services and also this year, it made the first video call from its network.
In 2009, the TeliaSonera group became the first operator at global level to commercially launch the 4G services. In 2012, Moldcell became the first 4G operator in Moldova. Also this year, the company launched, for the first time in Moldova the mSănătate (mHealth) services for several categories of beneficiaries, including pregnant women and young mothers. In 2012, Republic of Moldova became the eighth country in the world to introduce the mobile signature. Moldcell had a strategic contribution in this project, sharing with the local implementers the relevant experience of the Baltic companies from the TeliaSonera group.
The communication platform „Născut în Moldova” (Born in Moldova) was launched by Moldcell in 2013, together with the introduction of the number portability service at national level. Also in 2013, Moldcell offered, for the first time on the local market, an option with unlimited national calls.
In 2015 Moldcell received the title of “Remarkable employer”.

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