Inspection by the Telecommunication Authority of Slovak Republic confirmed that as at 07/09/2008 Telefónica O2 Slovakia operated 842 base stations of its own mobile public telephone GSM network. Its network currently covers by signal 88.68 percent of population, which is nearly a double more than the licence requests. By this, Telefónica O2 Slovakia fulfilled all licence terms and conditions regarding network and coverage.
"We have a GSM network, which is the latest in Slovakia. We are using the latest technologies, since we want to provide our customers with top quality services. Aside from our own network, we will keep using also the national roaming," stated Martin Škop, Chief Technology Officer of Telefónica O2 Slovakia.
For the first time, today the operator O2 published the current map of Slovakia's territory coverage. The map shows areas covered by the signal of O2's own network - displayed as dark blue area on the map. The displayed data are of indicative nature only. The map includes also coverage by the signal of T-Mobile Slovakia's GSM network (displayed as light blue area), the services of which O2 customers can use in accordance with the national roaming terms and conditions. The services of O2 are thus available to customers throughout the whole territory of the Slovak Republic.
The O2 Slovakia network works on the basis of the latest technologies. Building of mobile network was primarily concentrated in areas with the highest population density. These areas have been already covered by O2 signal. Now the building continues in non-urban areas. Construction of O2 network involves Slovak companies. The key supplier of the technology is Nokia Siemens Networks, one of the leaders in this field.
The only change that the customer will notice is the change of logo on the mobile telephone display, where the name of the operator "O2–SK" or numerical code "231-06" or the code "SVK–06" will appear.
RENÉ PARÁK
Media Relations Manager - Spokesman
Telefónica O2 Slovakia s.r.o.
rene.parak@o2.com
m +421 949 02 00 12
PETER STACH
Senior Account Manager
AMI Communications Slovakia, spol. s r.o.
peter.stach@amic.sk
m +421 948 88 47 86
All press releases of Telefónica O2 Slovakia are available on our website: www.sk.o2.com.
Telefónica O2 Slovakia entered the Slovak market of mobile operators on the basis of the decision issued by the selection committee of the Telecommunication Authority of the SR as of 25.8.2006. The license includes the rights to use the frequencies GSM 900 MHz, GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS and 28/29 GHz for the period of 20 years for the purpose of providing telecommunication services in the Slovak Republic. The company launched its commercial operation on 2.2.2007. The company is gradually introducing the offer for the whole spectrum of customers. Within the international group Telefónica, Telefónica O2 Slovakia belongs to the group Telefónica Europe.
The company Telefónica Europe consists of the mobile networks operators in Great Britain and Ireland, and also of integrated operators of fixed and mobile networks in Germany and the Czech Republic. All these operators present themselves to their local customers under the brand-name Telefónica. Telefónica Europe is the holder of 50% share in the joint stock companies Tesco Mobile in Great Britain and Tchibo Mobilfunk in Germany; At the same time it is also 100% holder of the company Be, the leader in providing broad band services in Great Britain. To the group also belongs the operator of fixed and mobile services on the island Man – the company Manx Telecom.
Telefónica Europe, belonging to the group Telefónica, has its headquarters in Slough in Great Britain, it has more then 40 million customers in fixed and mobile networks.
Telefónica is, from the point of view of the market capitalization, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world. Its business activities are mainly aimed at fixed and mobile telephone markets, while the key tool for development of both it considers the broad band connection.
The company extensively operates in 23 countries where it has a 212 million customer base.
All the stock of the company Telefónica is quoted in the stock exchange, while more than 1.5 million of direct shareholders are sharing them. At present the basic capital is divided among 4,921, 130,397 ordinary shares traded in the Spanish stock exchange (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and in the stock exchanges of London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokio, New York, Lime, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.
