MagtiCom
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MagtiCom, Ltd. (Georgian: მაგთიკომი) is a Georgian telecoms company founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze. On September 22, 1997, the Company made the first commercial call from its mobile network. The services offered by MagtiCom involve as follows: mobile telephony; mobile internet (embracing different technologies of mobile network development, such as: 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G, 4.5G); Cable fixed telephony (VoIP); internet television (IPTV) and fiber-optic internet. Since 2016 MagtiCom started to provide IPTV, VoIP and fiber-optic internet.
Company type | Joint venture |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Founded | February 12, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-02-12) |
Founder | Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze |
Headquarters | , Georgia |
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Area served | 99% of the populated territory of Georgia |
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Website | MagtiCom official website |
Currently, the MagtiCom mobile network unites mobile technologies of different generations: GSM (2G and 2.5G), UMTS (3G and 3.5G HSPA+), LTE (4G, 4.5G LTE-Advanced). These technologies are implemented on 800, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz frequency bands.
The coverage area of "MagtiCom" network is 99% of the populated controlled territory of Georgia (with 9105 base stations). The Company leads the mobile market (with the 41.6% of market share; February 2024). MagtiCom renders various services to up to 3 million customers by means of 50 customer care offices and 88 Outlets in Public Service halls. Unprecedented is the contribution of the Company to the development of Georgian economy: 2.560.681.915 lari; March 2024.[1] Since 2016, MagtiCom has become an ISP and, as a result, a provider of a total range of communications services.[2]
Since November 2017, Magticom is the market leader ISP operator in Georgia.[3]