Skytel (Mongolia)
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SKYtel Group (Mongolian: Скайтел Групп) is one of Mongolia’s leading mobile phone operators that currently holds a quarter of the mobile market. With over 500,000 active subscribers and 400 employees of which 90% have a bachelor's degree or higher education. The company's network functions on an HSPA+ network in Ulaanbaatar and [CDMA2000 1x] & [EVDO] network technology in the rest of the country.
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Industry | Telecommunications |
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Founded | May 18, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-05-18) |
Headquarters | Sukhbaatar District, District 1, Chingis Avenue 9, Skytel Plaza Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Area served | Mongolia |
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Website | www.Skytel.mn |
Skytel has 43 branches and over 4000 retail shops across Mongolia, and their network covers another 250 counties worldwide.
Skytel Group was founded in 1999 and was a joint venture between private Mongolian and Korean firms until December 2010 when it became a 100% national enterprise with equal shareholders of Altai Holding and Shunkhlai Group. In 2011, Skytel has expanded into a group of companies through the full acquisition of Sky C&C, a well established internet, IDD, SI service provider, as well as major shares of Telemax Communications, a mobile WiMax operator, and Tengis Movie Theatre, the first modern cinema in Mongolia. The company also owns 50% of Skynetworks, a nationwide fiber optic infrastructure operator, and a minor share of Sky Resort, a modern ski, golf resort in Ulaanbaatar.
The company offers a variety of services including SkyMarket an e-market of cellular phones to its post-paid OPEN and Nice subscribers, as well as to its pre-paid d20, SkyPhone and SkyCall subscribers. Its headquarters are located in the center of Ulaanbaatar city, on Chinggis Khaan Avenue – 9.