Altyn Asyr (mobile operator)
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| Industry | Mobile telecommunications |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Products | Mobile networks |
| Parent | Turkmentelecom |
| Website | tmcell.tm |
Altyn Asyr (Template:Lang-ru) is the state owned mobile operator in Turkmenistan. The company uses the TM CELL brand. In September 2013, it was the leader in the market with more than 3.5 million subscribers.[1] MTS Turkmenistan, its only competitor, had 1.89 million subscribers.[2]
 | This article contains promotional content. (December 2012) |
History
The company was established in August 2010. It is fully owned by Turkmentelecom which in turn is fully owned by the Ministry of Communications (Turkmenistan).[3] The equipment for the initial 50,000 subscribers was supplied by Siemens. A new administrative building was inaugurated in October 2012. The four storey building accommodates 350 staff members.[4] On September 18, 2013 the operator launched LTE.[5] At the end of September 2014, the company introduced VoLTE.[6]
Number of subscribers
| Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|
| April 2005 | 1,500 [7] |
| March 2006 | 20,000 [8] |
| April 2010 | 500,000 [9] |
| June 2012 | 2,600,000 [10] |
| October 2012 | 3,000,000 [11] |
| September 2013 | 3,500,000 [12] |
References
- ^ We are three and half million of people
- ^ "MTS Turkmenistan revenues up to TMT 27 mln in Q4".
- ^ "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
- ^ "Administrative building of national cellular operator "Altyn Asyr" inaugurated in Ashgabat".
- ^ "TMCELL starts to connect the subscribers to the LTE network".
- ^ "Altyn Asyr introduces voice over LTE". Telecompaper. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
- ^ "Turkmen president urges minister of communications to lower tariffs for mobile services".
- ^ "Number of subscribers of "Altyn Asyr" cellular communication operator reached half a million".
- ^ "Turkmenistan's national cellular communication network provides services to more than 2,600 million subscribers".
- ^ "Number of subscribers to national cellular communication operator "Altyn Asyr" exceeded 3 million".
- ^ http://tmcell.tm/en-US/news/three-and-half-million