Altyn Asyr

Altyn Asyr (Russian: Алтын Асыр) 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]

"Altyn Asyr" MC
IndustryMobile telecommunications
Founded2004
HeadquartersAshgabat, Turkmenistan
ProductsMobile networks
ParentTurkmentelecom
Websitetmcell.tm
Altyn Asyr SIM-card

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
DateSubscribers
April 20051,500 [7]
March 200620,000 [8]
April 2010500,000 [9]
June 20122,600,000 [10]
October 20123,000,000 [11]
September 20133,500,000 [12]

References
  1. "We are three and half million of people". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  2. "MTS Turkmenistan revenues up to TMT 27 mln in Q4".
  3. "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
  4. "Administrative building of national cellular operator "Altyn Asyr" inaugurated in Ashgabat".
  5. "TMCELL starts to connect the subscribers to the LTE network". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  6. "Altyn Asyr introduces voice over LTE". Telecompaper. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-29. With a worst dictator network.
  7. "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
  8. "Turkmen president urges minister of communications to lower tariffs for mobile services".
  9. "Number of subscribers of "Altyn Asyr" cellular communication operator reached half a million".
  10. "Turkmenistan's national cellular communication network provides services to more than 2,600 million subscribers".
  11. "Number of subscribers to national cellular communication operator "Altyn Asyr" exceeded 3 million".
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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