Unitel (Universal or United telecommunications) is a Mongolian Corporate Group of information technology companies, headquartered at Central Tower in downtown Ulan Bator, Mongolia. It was founded on December 23, 2005 as BSB consortium as GSM mobile phone operator and began operations on June 26, 2006. As a provider of mobile telephone services, Unitel is the second largest company in terms of subscriber base and 14th largest company in Mongolia as measured by a composite of revenues, profits, assets and taxes."Монгол Улсын ТОП 100 аж ахуйн нэгж тодорлоо", Ulaanbaatar, 28 April 2016. Retrieved on 2 February 2017. Its revenue, profits and revenue per subscriber figures are rapidly growing. Unitel also provides broadband subscription television services through Univision.
Within its initial launch year, Unitel acquired 200 thousand subscribers, the biggest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history. In 2009, Unitel launched its 3G network on HSDPA 2100 MHz. Unitel network covers approximately 88% of total population of Mongolia, contrary to its common competitor, MobiCom, which is less than 12%.
In November 2010, Unitel declared that it has become 100% indigenous company (i.e. Mongolian share owners bought all share from the Korean side). In 2011, Unitel renewed its logo. Logo (Fibonacci spiral) represents growth and harmony. Major shareholder of the company is MCS Holding, Mongolian largest privately held organization.
In April 2016, Unitel Group became the first company in Mongolia to introduce a 4G LTE network. On September 15, 2022, Unitel launched Mongolia’s first 5G network test station in Sükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, initiating public access to the technology.
Members of the group UNITEL, mobile network operator MCS Com, broadband ISP MONSAT, satellite communication service provider SKYNETWORKS, Mongolia's biggest fiber-optic network Shangri-La Group, new era of fixed phone UNIVISION, triple-play operator IPTV, internet, fixed phone Premier Sports Network, dominant subscription based sports channel
History 2001. MCSCom was established and provided broadband internet service. 2003. Monsat introduced satellite communication service for the first time in Mongolia. 2004. Skynetworks started construction of its UB’s widest fiber-optic network. 2005. BSB Tia company. 2011. Univision launched first triple-play service (IPTV, IPPhone, IPNet) of Mongolia. 2011. Unitel, MCSCom, Monsat, Skynetworks, Skynetcom and Univision united to establish UNITEL GROUP. 2014. Unitel, Mongolian №1 ICT Group
Services
Mobile services
TourSim International calling | IDD, Roaming Postpaid services Prepaid services BlackBerry IP phone service Content services 3.5G services Value added services 4G LTE
Infrastructure
Fiber optic (Fiber Core) High speed Ethernet Bandwidth FTTx Ethernet Designated (Exclusive) Network High security VPN IX (Internet Exchange) Wireless network 3.5G network LTE
Corporate ICT solution
Network establishment (satellite, fiber optic, radio) Internet Ethernet and VPN Mobile, satellite and fixed phone M2M LBS Mobile Marketing
Satellite communication services
Voice service Data communication service Fax services from Iridium, BGAN, Inmarsat, Globalstar, Thuraya.
Triple play
IPTV Internet IP Phone
Cloud computing
In 2011 Unitel launched the GreenBerry mobile mail service, which is Mongolia's first clouding service under an exclusive agreement with SEVEN Networks, US company.
LookTV
In 2016, Unitel launched its video streaming service, LookTV, where its subscribers can access video-on-demand contents much like Netflix. Monthly subscription fee is different depending on the packages, Asian Pack, Hollywood Pack, Mongolian Pack and ALL Pack which includes all the contents previous packs offer.
U brand
TBA
Distribution Network coverage in 464 regions 42 service centers, about 10000 sales points and mobile dealers
References
External links
Official Site