Plus Communication

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Plus Communication Sh.A
IndustryTelecommunications
FoundedJune 2009, 10 (10-06-2009)
DefunctJanuary 2018, 01 (01-01-2018)
Headquarters
Tirana
,
Albania
Area served
Albania[1]
ServicesTelecommunications
Number of employees
312 (2016)
Websiteplus.al

PLUS ALBANIA Communication SH.A. (also known as PLUS) was a defunct Albanian-owned and operated telecommunications company.[2] It was the 4th mobile operator in Albania by number of subscribers.

Opening[]

Plus Communication was established on June 2009, after AKEP gave the Individual Authorization (license) as the bidder with the highest value, to provide mobile telephony services. The company started its commercial operations on December 6, 2010 and within a very short time managed to cover 99% of Albania territory with quality signal. [3] When Plus ceased operating in 2018 it's frequencies where split between Vodafone and One by

International relations[]

PLUS, as the newest company in the telecommunications market, took advantage of using advance technology, as well as a consolidated network to cope with any future challenges, cooperating so with the prestigious international companies, such as:Nokia Siemens, NEC, and Comverse for provision of some of its equipment and services.[4]

Services[]

All PLUS subscribers could take advantage of the network usage, various products and services, to fulfill their needs for an economic and full communication.[citation needed] Plus Communication was in a continuous process to upgrade and expand its network all over the country, to serve better to its customers.[citation needed] Fulfilling their demands and needs remained one of the priorities of the company, providing not only quality products and services[citation needed], but also transparency and the right of choice.[citation needed]

PLUS was unique, being the only Albanian business operating in telecommunication market.[citation needed] Contrary to the other foreign and established mobile operators in the market, PLUS reinvested its profits in Albania, contributing in the country development.[citation needed]

Market share[]

Albania had in 2012 5.3 million subscribers (187% penetration rate), out of which there were 3.2 million active users (114% penetration rate). An active user is the number of users that communicated in the last three months.[5]

The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority.

Rank Operator Technology Subscribers
(in millions)		 Ownership
1 Vodafone GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+		 1.839 or 34.76% (2012) Vodafone
2 Telekom GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G, 4G+		 1.736 or 32.82% (2012) Deutsche Telecom
3 ALBtelecom Mobile GSM-900/1800
UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+, 4G		 1.304 or 24.66% (2012) Albtelecom
4 Plus GSM-900/1800 0.410 or 7.76% (2012) Plus Communication

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://plus.al/en/about-plus-shareholders PLUS Communication
  2. ^ TV Klan about Plus (in Albanian)
  3. ^ Top Channel about plus (in Albanian)
  4. ^ PLUS Communication
  5. ^ "2012 yearly report (in Albanian)" (PDF). Electronic and Postal Communications Authority. AKEP. Retrieved 7 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
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