Votek Mobile (merged with Tele2)
Sector: Commercial • Location: Russian Federation
Source: World Bank Group
Votek Mobile, a D-AMPS standard cellular operator in Voronezh, received its license to operate an AMPS cellular network in Voronezh region in January 1995. The company was created as a joint venture between Russian industrial conglomerate Start of Voronezh (49%) and Vostok Mobile (51%), a unit of Global TeleSystems Group Inc. Votek Mobile started its commercial operations in June 1995 and had 2,45
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial), Government
- Location
- Russia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | Votek Mobile, a D-AMPS standard cellular operator in Voronezh, received its license to operate an AMPS cellular network in Voronezh region in January 1995. The company was created as a joint venture between Russian industrial conglomerate Start of Voronezh (49%) and Vostok Mobile (51%), a unit of Global TeleSystems Group Inc. Votek Mobile started its commercial operations in June 1995 and had 2,450 subcribers by end 1997. In January 2001 Vostok Mobile B.V was acquired by MCT Corp. Votek mobile started providing it’s services under the brand name Indigo since May 2001 when it was introduced by MCT Corp. Votek Mobile received a GSM-1800 license in September 2001. Votek Mobile signed a contract with Huawei Technologies Investment Co in March 2002 for the supply of US$5 million worth of GSM-1800 equipment to Voronezh. In December 2004 Tele2 AB acquired Votec Mobile and launched a GSM network in the Voronezh region. The company was integrated in the Tele2 brand. http://www.votec.ru/ |
Original sector | Information and communication technology (ICT) |
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Country | Russia |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Commercial, Manufacturing (Industrial), Government |
Article published date | 2024-09-21 |
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