Telenor Serbia
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Native name
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Теленор Србија/Telenor Srbija |
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| Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Predecessor | 063 Mobtel Srbija |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia |
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Area served
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Serbia |
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Key people
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Ingeborg Øfsthus (CEO) |
| Products | UMTS, HSDPA, W-CDMA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM |
| Revenue |
 €391.54 million (2013)
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€97.31 million (2013)
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| Total assets |
 €367.34 million (2013)
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| Total equity |
€287.13 million (2013)
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Number of employees
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1,153 |
| Parent | Telenor |
| Website | www |
Telenor Serbia (full legal name: Telenor Srbija d.o.o. Beograd), a subsidiary of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor, is a Serbian mobile network operator based in Belgrade.
Originally launched in 1994 as Mobtel, the company's operation was a joint venture founded in 1994 between Moscow-based BK Trade and government-owned PTT.
The first NMT network was announced on December 31, 1994. The signal covered major urban areas and highway routes - 60% of Serbia's inhabited territory and 12% of Serbia's land area. This service is not commercial anymore. The MSISDN Network Code was 061 (international: +381 61); this code is now appointed to Vip Mobile. The GSM network has been in use since 1996.
In 2005 BK Trade sold its shares to a consortium of Austrian investors (through Holdenhurst Holding headed by Martin Schlaff) and the company was renamed Mobi 063. It was purchased by Telenor on July 31, 2006 for €1.513 billion. The Norwegian company outbid such industry heavyweights as TeliaSonera, France Télécom, Deutsche Telekom, Mobilkom Austria, Orascom Telecom and Tele2.
In 2006, majority stake in Mobi 63 was sold (70% of the state had) Norwegian Telenor in a billion and 513 million Euro which allowed him to take over the remaining 30% stake of Austrian consortium. The condition for the acquisition of the remaining 30% of shares were bid higher than one billion and 100 million euros. On 31 August 2006, Mobi 63 officially became the property of Telenor and changed its name to Telenor d. o. o.
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