Ukrainian Mobile Communications
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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...
with 17.74 million GSM subscribers (November 2009).http://www.mtsgsm.com/news/2009-11-23-27841/
In 1993, MTS-Ukraine was the first company to introduce mobile (cellular) services in Ukraine, initially in the analog NMT
Nordic Mobile Telephone
NMT is the first fully automatic cellular phone system...
standard, then in GSM 900 and 1800. In October 2006, MTS-Ukraine terminated its NMT service with plans to use the spectrum for the CDMA-450 rollout. From late 2006, MTS-Ukraine has been developing their 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
mobile network with the CDMA-450 1xEV-DO standard. As of today, Ukrainian MTS network support various value-added services based on GPRS / EGPRS / EDGE and SMS / WAP / MMS / USSD. MTS is the only BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
service provider in Ukraine and is also a service provider of WiFi
WIFI
WIFI is a radio station broadcasting a brokered format. Licensed to Florence, New Jersey, USA, the station is currently operated by Florence Broadcasting Partners, LLC.This station was previously owned by Real Life Broadcasting...
hotspots, mainly in large cities and airports.
According to a survey of 500 companies by GfK Ukraine Company and the magazine "Correspondent", MTS-Ukraine was one of the three best employers in the country.
In 2007 MTS-Ukraine joined the United Nations Global Compact to acknowledge the obligations of business with universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The company always gives a great attention to advancement of principles of social responsibility and 10 principles of The United Nations Global Compact. Corporate social responsibility is one of the major strategic priorities of MTS-Ukraine activity. MTS-Ukraine activity is constructed on social responsibility before state, consumers, employees, partners, competitors and Ukrainian society altogether.
On March, 15th, 2007 MTS-Ukraine was the first among telecommunication companies in Ukraine to receive the Certificate of European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) "Perfection Recognition" which confirms the high standards of communication operator work.
In 2007 MTS-Ukraine was acknowledged as the most known socially responsible company in Ukraine according to popular opinion and by independent research by the UMG Company.
In 2008 MTS-Ukraine was the best regards telecommunication market participant in Ukraine according to research by independent PRP Group Company.
In 2011 MTS-Ukraine openly declared its interest to acquire Utel
Utel
Utel was a medieval Bishop of Hereford. He was consecrated between 793 and 798 and died between 799 and 801.-External links:*...
, a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of Ukrtelecom
Ukrtelecom
Ukrtelecom JSC was Ukraine's monopolist government-owned telephone company, also active in Internet service providing and mobile markets. The company was governed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Ukraine with 92.9% shares belong to government.Austrian investment firm EPIC...
, Ukraine's monopolist telephone company, after it announced plans to divest its mobile business.
The company's main competitors are Kyivstar
Kyivstar
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....
and Astelit - life:)
Astelit
life:) is the third largest Ukrainian mobile telephone network operator, behind MTS Ukraine and Kyivstar, covering the territory where 97.2% of population lives....
.
MTS's network codes in Ukraine are +38050, +38066, +38095, and +38099 (postpay and prepaid users).
The company is fully owned by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Mobile TeleSystems
Mobile TeleSystems
MTS is the largest mobile operator in Russia and CIS with over 102,4 million subscribers as of 31 December 2009.Having started in the Moscow license zone in 1994, МТS in 1997 received licenses for further areas and began expansion, later entering other countries of the CIS...
.