A1 Srbija

A1 Srbija d.o.o.

Company type	d.o.o.
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	June 11, 2007;17 years ago (2007-06-11)
Headquarters	Belgrade , Serbia
Area served	Serbia
Key people	Dejan Turk (CEO) Milan Zaletel (CFO) Đorđe Vuksanović Nenad Zeljković
Products	Mobile telephony
Revenue	€315.3 million (2021) [1]
Operating income	€49.2 million(2021) [1]
Net income	€40.3 million(2021) [1]
Total assets	€462.5 million (2021) [1]
Number of employees	1,456 (2021) [1]
Parent	A1 Telekom Austria Group
Website	www.a1.rs
Footnotes /references Business ID: 20220023 Tax ID: 104704549 [2]

A1 Srbija d.o.o. (formerly Vip mobile) is a Serbian mobile network operator owned by A1 Telekom Austria Group. As of 2020, it is the third largest mobile telephony operator with market share of 25.67%. ^[3]

History

On 1 December 2006, the mobilkom Austria group became the owner of the third mobile telephone license in Serbia for GSM 900/1800 and UMTS networks, through a payment of €320 million. The license was legally transferred to Vip.

Considering the great potential of the Serbian telecommunications market, the mobilkom Austria group has planned to invest up to €570 million in its first four years of operations, including the €320 million it spent on acquiring its operating license in Serbia in 2006. This makes Vip the biggest Greenfield investment in Serbia so far. ^[4] In 2008, Vip became general sponsor of Serbian national volleyball team.

According to the 2015 annual financial report, company had revenue of €206.8 million, with 2.1 million customers it held a market share of 22,5%. ^[5]

Network information

The IMSI - Network Code of Vip is 220-05 and MSISDN Network Codes are 060 (international: +381 60), 061 (international: +381 61) and 068 (international: +381 68).

Network technology

• 2G (GSM, GPRS, EDGE up to 250 kbit/s) on 900 MHz and 1800 MHz
• 3G (HSPA+ up to 42 Mbit/s) on 900 MHz and 2100 MHz
• 4G (LTE up to 225 Mbit/s) on 800 and 1800 MHz

Vip previously used national roaming with mt:s and Telenor.

License obligations for the end of 2010 require Vip to cover 80% of territory and 90% of population with its own quality signal. So far, all requirements in terms of coverage given by the license are achieved and Vip signal is available all over Serbia.

See also

• Telecommunications in Serbia

References

1. "Vip Telekom Austria Group's Combined Annual Report for 2021" (PDF). www.vip.group. 9 February 2022.
2. Основни подаци о привредном друштву. apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. "PREGLED TRŽIŠTA TELEKOMUNIKACIJA I POŠTANSKIH USLUGA U REPUBLICI SRBIJI U 2020. GODINI" (PDF). ratel.rs (in Serbian). RATEL. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. Vip hold 1/5 of Serbian market (B92 Biz)
5. "Telekom Austria Group Annual Report according to IFRS PDF, page 23" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-04-03.

External links

• Official website
• Telecommunications Market of Serbia for 2016 at ratel.rs (in Serbian)