Kyivstar
Encyclopedia
Kyivstar is the largest mobile phone
operator in Ukraine
, serving 24,944,592 subscribers as of October 2010. Kyivstar's wireless network operates using the GSM standard and provides coverage accessible by approximately 99% of the Ukrainian population.
From its very beginning, the company has always been believed to be tied with relatives of the former Ukrainian president Kuchma, thus getting preferential attitude from various government agencies in the past.
Kyivstar's network codes are +38067 (postpay and prepaid customers), +38096, +38097 and +38098 (Djuice and prepaid).
The company has enabled its existing network with Push-to-Talk capabilities in January 2007.
Kyivstar's main local competitors are MTS Ukraine
and life:).
In 2004, Kyivstar became the official mobile operator of the Ukrainian Olympic team
.
In 2007, Alain Robert
climbed 63-meter high Kyivstar building in Kiev
as part of company's promotion campaign
.
In 2010, Global success of such projects as "DMD" (Djuice Music Drive) , "Kyivstar Subrscribers handbook" , and "Mobile email"
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
operator in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, serving 24,944,592 subscribers as of October 2010. Kyivstar's wireless network operates using the GSM standard and provides coverage accessible by approximately 99% of the Ukrainian population.
Company background
The company was founded in 1994; the first call within the Kyivstar network was made on 9 December 1997. The company is a subsidiary of the VimpelCom Ltd.From its very beginning, the company has always been believed to be tied with relatives of the former Ukrainian president Kuchma, thus getting preferential attitude from various government agencies in the past.
Kyivstar's network codes are +38067 (postpay and prepaid customers), +38096, +38097 and +38098 (Djuice and prepaid).
The company has enabled its existing network with Push-to-Talk capabilities in January 2007.
Kyivstar's main local competitors are MTS Ukraine
Ukrainian Mobile Communications
MTS-Ukraine is the second-largest mobile operator in Ukraine with 17.74 million GSM subscribers ....
and life:).
In 2004, Kyivstar became the official mobile operator of the Ukrainian Olympic team
Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics
-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
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In 2007, Alain Robert
Alain Robert
Alain Robert , is a French rock and urban climber, from Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France...
climbed 63-meter high Kyivstar building in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
as part of company's promotion campaign
Promotion (marketing)
Promotion is one of the four elements of marketing mix . It is the communication link between sellers and buyers for the purpose of influencing, informing, or persuading a potential buyer's purchasing decision....
.
In 2010, Global success of such projects as "DMD" (Djuice Music Drive) , "Kyivstar Subrscribers handbook" , and "Mobile email"