Thu, Feb 09 2012

WiMAX operator 1one expands network coverage

Tue, Mar 17 2009 14:38 CET

byNick Iliev

2460 Views
WiMAX operator 1one expands network coverage

The mobile phone operator 1one has increased its coverage in Bulgaria with its WiMAX network, which now covers six additional towns around the country, it was revealed in a company press statement, reported by Dnevnik daily. The new towns covered by 1one are Pernik, Velingrad, Samokov, Sandanski, Smolian and Pamporovo.

For the development and the installation of the contingent infrastructure, Huawei has provided the necessary equipment. 1one are one of the first companies in Europe that has achieved the transfer from one base station to another, which is a fundamental trait in the character of the WiMAX services provided to their customers.

The new subscribers in the six new regions will be able to take advantage of a combined package consisting of OneLove and all other auxiliary services of the mobile WiMAX operator which will be enacted on May 31 2009.

The special offer includes two new phone packages with 100 free minutes per month, and unrestricted Internet access through the WiMAX network with a speed of up to 4 Mbps.

Subscribers will be able to get a free web hosting of up to 50 MB and a mail box. As an additional bonus, they will receive a free analogue phone set.

  • Print
  • Send via email
  • Translate to
  • Share:

To post comments, please, Login or Register.


Please read the The Sofia Echo forum comments policy.

Virtual, not quite telecoms

Bulgaria's largest mobile phone operator Mobiltel has added yet another potent weapon to its arsenal. In the space of just one week, the operator allowed two external firms to provide wireless services through its network. The companies in question are fuel retailer Petrol and the Newspaper Group Bulgaria, which publishes the mass-circulation 24 Chassa and Trud dailies.

Taking it to the WiMax

The rollout of Bulgaria's most comprehensive WiMax network to date is a boost to businesses looking for greater media convergence, and could be the key to offering internet services to previously disconnected rural areas. However, the technology is still in its early stage, and price barriers may mean it will be some time before the service truly takes off. On February 12, Sofia-based Max Telecom announced the

MAX TELECOM WIMAX NETWORK COVERS 30% BULGARIAN POPULATION

The telecommunications network of Max Telecom covered 2.5 million Bulgarians, or around 30 per cent of the population, Max Telecom announced. Before the end of 2008, the company's network was planned to cover 90 per cent of the population, Dnevnik daily said. The company was extending its WiMax wireless network in the ski resorts Bansko, Pamporovo and Bankya in December 2007. It already operated networks in Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Bourgas, Doupnitsa, Pazardjik, Pernik, Petrich, Plovdiv, Sandanski and Sliven.

WiMax network plan for Bulgaria

In the next three years, local company Carrier BG (CBG) plans to invest 71.6 million euro in developing its WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) network. CBG manager Ivailo Filipov said on November 8 that the company is to start services in 11 Bulgarian cities (Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Rousse, Pleven, Stara Zagora, Veliko Turnovo, Blagoevgrad, Sevlievo and Gabrovo) and in all major resorts

NEW WIMAX LICENSEE TO INTRODUCE NATIONAL WIRELESS NETWORK

Carrier BG, the company that managed to obtain that latest WiMax license, would install the wireless computer network nation-wide, the company manager Ivailo Filipov announced on November 8 2007. Within one year its network would cover 10 cities plus the largest holiday resorts. In order to catch up with its competitors, who started to build their networks in early 2006, Carrier BG would start a 3-year investment programme, worth 140 million leva. In the first year, 12 million was planned for investment, 35 million in the second and close to 100 million leva in the third year.

More in this category

Murky digital future

The switch to digital television broadcasting in Bulgaria cannot progress before a transition plan is approved

Tight circle

Bulgarian Government doing its best to drive strategic investors away from BDZ Cargo privatisation

Bulgarian telecom firm offers compensation after network disruption

Services at several banks in Bulgaria were disrupted because of the network disruption which lasted several hours on February 6 2012.

Malév airline grounds all flights after running out of cash

Some passengers entitled to rerouting, the Hungarian airline says, announcing a shutdown after 66 years of operations.

Road less travelled

As debate in Bulgaria heats up on the issue of shale gas exploration, a view against fracking from an environmental campaigner.

Appointments

British Council

British Council

Lyubov Kostova was appointed country manager of British Council Bulgaria effective January 1, replacing Tony Buckby, who left in October 2011 to take a similar position at British Council Greece. Kostova has been with British Council Bulgaria for 11 years, as public communications manager and, since 2008, as the head of project and partnerships department. Prior to joining the British Council, Kostova was head of international activities at the National Academy for Theatre and Cinema Arts (NATFIZ). She has a degree in Indian studies from Kliment Ohridski Sofia University.

CEZ

CEZ

Stefan Apostolov is the new chief executive of CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria, the power transmission subsidiary of Czech energy company CEZ in the country. He replaces interim chief executive Ales Damm, who remains the chairperson of the CEZ Razpredelenie management board. Apostolov has 30 years of experience in the energy sector, joining CEZ in 2007 as director of customer service and was later appointed as head of business development. Apostolov has a master's degree in electric systems from the Belorussian National Technical University in Minsc, management diplomas from Open University London and New Bulgarian University, as well as a master's degree in business administration from Plovdiv University.

BASF Bulgaria

BASF Bulgaria

Valentina Dikanska is the new general manager of chemical industry giant BASF subsidiary in Bulgaria, taking over from Herbert Fisch, BASF vice president for Southeastern Europe. Dikanska, who started her career as an expert in the Finance Ministry, joined BASF Bulgaria as director of finance and administration in 2002. She becomes the first Bulgarian to hold the top management position in the company in its 40-year history on the Bulgarian market. Dikanska holds a master's degree in economics from the University for National and World Economy in Sofia.

Rompetrol Bulgaria

Rompetrol Bulgaria

Alexander Albin has been appointed chief executive of fuel distributor Rompetrol Bulgaria, replacing Nichita Sorin, who left to become chief executive of Rompetrol Gaz in Romania. Albin was previously chief executive of Rompetrol Georgia. He has more than 15 years of experience in the oil and gas industry; prior to joining Romania's oil group Rompetrol in 2008 as an adviser, he oversaw operations at Atyrau refinery in Kazakhstan, owned by Rompetrol's parent company KazMunaiGaz. He previously held top management positions at two other leading Kazakh oil and gas companies.

© 2000-2012, Sofia Echo Media Ltd.

Web Design by RIZN

Sofia Echo Media is part of the Economedia Group.
The news and information content on this website is provided by our editorial team and is copyrighted. Any unauthorised reproduction or use of it is strictly forbidden. Reproduction of this website's content is permitted only with prior written permission from the Editor-in-Chief, should be propertly acredited and provide an active link back to our site. Comments posted by the website's visitors are independent of the editorial materials and do not represent the views of sofiaecho.com. Sofia Echo Media cannot be held responsible for the statements contained in visitor comments. The percentаge change in the shares' prices are based on the price of the last transaction of the current session compared to the price of the last transaction of the previous session. Bulgarian Stock Exchange data is not real-time, but updated every 15 minutes, and should not be used as a basis for decisions about buying or selling stock options.