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Mongolian telecommunications company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unitel (Universal or United telecommunications) is a Mongolian Corporate Group of information technology companies, headquartered at Central Tower in downtown Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It was founded on December 23, 2005 as BSB consortium as GSM mobile phone operator and began operations on June 26, 2006. As a provider of mobile telephone services, Unitel is the second largest company in terms of subscriber base and 14th largest company in Mongolia as measured by a composite of revenues, profits, assets and taxes.[1] Its revenue, profits and revenue per subscriber figures are rapidly growing. Unitel also provides broadband subscription television services through Univision.
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Native name | Юнител (Mongolian) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | December 23, 2005 |
Headquarters | Central Tower Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Area served | Mongolia |
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Products | Mobile phone Broadband Internet access Fixed line telephone IPTV Streaming service |
Number of employees | 1000 (2014) |
Website | http://www.unitel.mn |
Within its initial launch year, Unitel acquired 200 thousand subscribers, the biggest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history. In 2009, Unitel launched its 3G network on HSDPA 2100 MHz. Unitel network covers approximately 88% of total population of Mongolia.
In November 2010, Unitel declared that it has become 100% indigenous company (i.e. Mongolian share owners bought all share from the Korean side). In 2011, Unitel renewed its logo. Logo (Fibonacci spiral) represents growth and harmony. Major shareholder of the company is MCS Holding, Mongolian largest privately held organization.
In 2011 Unitel launched the GreenBerry mobile mail service, which is Mongolia's first clouding service under an exclusive agreement with SEVEN Networks, US company.
In 2016, Unitel launched its video streaming service, LookTV, where its subscribers can access video-on-demand contents much like Netflix. Monthly subscription fee is different depending on the packages, Asian Pack, Hollywood Pack, Mongolian Pack and ALL Pack which includes all the contents previous packs offer.
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