Altyn Asyr
| Industry | Mobile telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Products | Mobile networks |
| Parent | Turkmentelecom |
| Website | tmcell.tm |
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]
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
| Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|
| April 2005 | 1,500 [7] |
| March 2006 | 20,000 [8] |
| April 2010 | 500,000 [9] |
| June 2012 | 2,600,000 [10] |
| October 2012 | 3,000,000 [11] |
| September 2013 | 3,500,000 [12] |
References
- ↑ We are three and half million of people
- ↑ "MTS Turkmenistan revenues up to TMT 27 mln in Q4".
- ↑ "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
- ↑ "Administrative building of national cellular operator "Altyn Asyr" inaugurated in Ashgabat".
- ↑ "TMCELL starts to connect the subscribers to the LTE network".
- ↑ "Altyn Asyr introduces voice over LTE". Telecompaper. 2014-09-29. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ↑ "Turkmenistan introduces national GSM cellular communication network".
- ↑ "Turkmen president urges minister of communications to lower tariffs for mobile services".
- ↑ "Number of subscribers of "Altyn Asyr" cellular communication operator reached half a million".
- ↑ "Turkmenistan's national cellular communication network provides services to more than 2,600 million subscribers".
- ↑ "Number of subscribers to national cellular communication operator "Altyn Asyr" exceeded 3 million".
- ↑ http://tmcell.tm/en-US/news/three-and-half-million