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22-492: The company's main competitors are Kyivstar and Lifecell . Vodafone's network codes in Ukraine are +380 50, +380 66, +380 95, and +380 99 (postpay and prepaid users mixed within the codes). The new +380 75 code was allocated in 2024. The company Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) introduced mobile services in Ukraine, Sotel initially using the analog NMT standard, then using GSM-900 and 1800 . In 1993 UMC Ukraine

44-560: A fibre-optic line cut. This resulted in two million people losing mobile phone access. Until the Vodafone Ukraine line was repaired the remaining mobile phone carriers available in the region were the two operated by the separatist authorities. On 19 January the repair of the fibre optic line was completed and Vodafone Ukraine's services in territory controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic completely resumed. However,

66-598: Is the largest cement producer in the South Caucasus region. NEQSOL Holding acquired Bakcell in 2005. The company provides telecommunication (voice and mobile internet) services. It had around 2 million customers in 2010. Vodafone Ukraine (originally UMC Ukraine, and later MTS Ukraine) is one of the holding's main subsidiaries. It is the second-largest mobile operator in Ukraine with around 20 million users. In October 2015 Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Vodafone expanded their 2008 strategic partnership; this resulted in

88-539: Is the only BlackBerry service provider in Ukraine; it also provides Wi-Fi hotspots , mainly in large cities and at airports. A survey of 500 companies by GfK Ukraine Company and the magazine "Correspondent" rated MTS Ukraine as one of the three best employers in the country. In 2007 MTS Ukraine joined the United Nations Global Compact to acknowledge the obligations of the business sector with regard to universally accepted principles in

110-465: The 1990s. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Vodafone Ukraine has been committed to helping civilians victims of the security situation on the ground. The company has been providing free national roaming in order to allow soldiers as well as civilians to remain connected, even in damaged areas. Kyivstar Too Many Requests If you report this error to

132-559: The UNHCR provided free access to mobile communications to the most vulnerable populations in Eastern Ukraine: provided a connection to 2,489 conflict-affected persons. Together with 2 other mobile operators (Kyivstar of Veon and Lifecell of Turkcell), Vodafone Ukraine provided for free national roaming. In addition, Vodafone Ukraine kept soldiers and civilians connected despite damages on the telecommunications infrastructures. At

154-538: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 210707611 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:56:55 GMT NEQSOL Holding NEQSOL Holding is an international group of companies active in energy, telecommunications, construction, and high-tech founded by Azerbaijani Nasib Hasanov. Initially focused on

176-524: The areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The company always gives great attention to advancing principles of social responsibility and to the 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 with respect to the state, consumers, employees, partners, competitors and Ukrainian society in general. On March 15, 2007, MTS Ukraine became

198-461: The beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Vodafone Ukraine experienced a decrease in the net value of assets and significant costs related to the military conflict in Ukraine. Vodafone Ukraine declared that rebuilding all the telecommunications infrastructures damaged during the war will cost more than 50 million dollars to the company (as of May 2022), and a decrease in

220-423: The beginning of the war, NEQSOL Holding and subsidiaries Norm and Bakcell participated in the help for repatriating Azerbaijani citizens from Ukraine. They provided Azerbaijani citizens free flights from Ukraine, and helped to organize train evacuation. Bakcell, one of NEQSOL Holding's subsidiaries, has sent equipment to Turkish civilians after the earthquake to help them stay in contact with their families despite

242-538: The first telecommunication company 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, research by

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264-641: The framework of a rebranding in December 2021. The Nobel Oil Group is a corporate group operating primarily in Azerbaijan , in the US, and in the UK. The company provides integrated operating services in the oil and gas sector. This group was founded by Nasib Hasanov in 2005, and later became Nobel Upstream and Nobel Oil Services in 2014. The company owns Norm Cement, a construction-based company launched in 2006. Norm

286-559: The framework of the Digital Silk Way project, AzerTelecom and Kazakhtelecom signed an agreement to link both sides of the Caspian Sea through a subsea cable from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan. NEQSOL Holding has donated 1 million dollars in 2020 to fight against the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine. The funds allocated were used to purchase medical equipment and systems needed by hospitals. In 2020, Vodafone Ukraine and

308-443: The independent PRP Group Company rated MTS Ukraine as the best in Ukraine as regards participation in the telecommunication market. In 2008, and MTS Ukraine's owner MTS and Vodafone signed a strategic partnership. In 2011 MTS Ukraine openly declared its interest in acquiring Utel , a subsidiary of Ukrtelecom , Ukraine's monopolist telephone company, after Ukrtelecom announced plans to divest its mobile business. Vasyl Latsanych

330-553: The number of its clients. In 2019, Nasib Hasanov purchased 49% of the Caucasus Online. In 2021, NEQSOL Holding purchased the remaining 51% of the Caucasus Online from former owner Khvicha Makatsaria. The Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) tried to oppose the transaction, but the arbitration tribunal dismissed the Georgian authorities’ request and allowed the acquisition by NEQSOL Holding. Caucasus Online

352-545: The oil and gas sector, the holding has expanded into other areas and now includes entities such as Vodafone Ukraine , Bakcell  [ az ] , Caucasus Online , Nobel Oil Group , Nobel Upstream, and Norm Cement. NEQSOL Holding's oil and gas activity is concentrated within two companies registered in the UK: Nobel Oil E&;P (known as Nobel Upstream) and Nobel Oil Services (now Nobel Energy ). The latter decided to change its name to Nobel Energy in

374-529: The rebranding of MTS Ukraine to Vodafone Ukraine. In 2019, NEQSOL Holding acquired 100% of Vodafone Ukraine. This acquisition of Vodafone Ukraine was made through Backcell. It was previously owned by MTS belonging to Vladimir Yevtushenkov. Vodafone Ukraine keeps working under the British Vodafone brand. In September 2021, NEQSOL appointed Vasyl Latsanych as its Head of Telecom Department and in 2023 as chairman of Vodafone Ukraine Board. Since

396-582: The territory controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic remained without a mobile connection; "the network does not work for reasons unknown to us" according to Vodafone Ukraine. On 23 March 2018, "Donetsk People's Republic" stated that Vodafone Ukraine could only resume operating in the territory controlled by it if it would start to pay taxes to the unrecognised state. Something Vodafone Ukraine refused. In 2019 MTS sold its Ukraine operations to NEQSOL Holding , an Azerbaijani holding company founded in

418-658: Was Ukraine's SIM SIM major SIM SIM cellular operator . In 2003 Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) bought the company. 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 developed its 3G mobile network with the CDMA-450 1xEV-DO standard. As of 2016 the Ukrainian MTS network supports various value-added services based on GPRS / EGPRS / EDGE and SMS / WAP / MMS / USSD . MTS

440-401: Was appointed as company general director this year. In October 2015 MTS and Vodafone expanded their strategic partnership; this resulted in the rebranding of MTS Ukraine as Vodafone Ukraine. On 11 and 12 January 2018, the company operations in Ukraine's separatist entities on the occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast (on 11 January) and Donetsk Oblast (on 12 January) were discontinued after

462-612: Was established in 2006 through the merging of three main Internet Service Providers (ISP): Caucasus Network, Georgia Online and Sanet. Telenet merged with the Caucasus Online in 2008. Caucasus Online owns 1.200 km of fiber cable across the Black Sea (the Caucasus Cable System). The Digital Silk Way is a project aiming at connecting Europe and Asia through a telecommunications corridor. It

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484-705: Was initiated in 2018 and is being implemented by AzerTelecom, one of the holding's subsidiaries. In 2020, the Digital Silk Way project was selected as one of Asia's top five infrastructure projects by the Global Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum held in the US. The digital infrastructure project was presented at the Dubai Expo organized in the UAE in 2022 at the Azerbaijan Pavillon. In 2023, in

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