Companies

Umniah is a Jordanian mobile network operator, established in August 2004. It was founded by Michael Dagher, a former executive of Fastlink (now Zain Jordan), and the Fouad Al Ghanem Group of Kuwait, with Huawei Technologies and HP as strategic partners. The company was granted the second GSM license in August 2004 by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission to operate, manage and own a public digital cellular mobile network in Jordan. In June 2006, Umniah became a subsidiary of Batelco, a state-owned Bahraini telecommunications company, when it acquired 96 percent of Umniah's shares. The...

Unite (Moldtelecom) is the national telecommunications operator in the Republic of Moldova and is also the largest telecommunications company in the country. The company was established on 1 April 1993 after the restructuring of the telecommunications sector in Moldova. Originally a state-owned enterprise, Moldtelecom underwent a reorganisation on 5 January 1999, transitioning into a Joint-Stock Company. The State of Moldova is the unique founder and stockholder of the company. The company provides a full range of telecommunication services including fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony...

Unitel T+ is a telecommunications company operating in Cape Verde. The company was established in 2007, becoming the first private telecommunications network in Cape Verde. It is majority-owned by Unitel International Holdings B.V., a multinational telecoms firm with a strong presence in Africa. Unitel T+ provides a range of telecommunications services, including mobile telephony and internet services.

Unitel S.A. is a private mobile telecommunications company operating in Angola. The company was established on 8 March 2001 as a joint-stock entity. It provides a variety of services, including voice communications, text and multimedia messages, and mobile internet access, based on GSM and UMTS standards. The Angolan state took ownership of Unitel in 2022, following its nationalisation.

Unitel is the largest mobile network by subscribers and coverage operating in Lao PDR. The network has been in operation since 2002, formed as a joint venture between state-owned Lao Asia Telecommunication State Enterprise (51%) and Vietnam-based Viettel Group (49%). Viettel is a leading telecommunications group in Vietnam which has invested successfully in 9 countries across 3 continents.

Unitel Mongolia, also known as Universal or United Telecommunications, is a prominent corporate group in the information technology sector. The company, headquartered at Central Tower in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, was established on December 23, 2005, as the BSB consortium. As a GSM mobile phone operator, it commenced operations on June 26, 2006. By the end of its initial launch year, Unitel had acquired 200 thousand subscribers, marking the largest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history. In terms of ownership, Unitel became a fully indigenous company in November 2010 when...

Unitel Sao Tome & Principe is a telecommunications company providing services in the African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe. The company was launched in July 2014 after securing an operator licence in 2013. The company is a subsidiary of the Angola-based telecommunications giant, Unitel International Holdings B.V. It operates as a privately held entity, with the majority of its ownership stemming from its parent company.

LG Uplus Corp, also known as LG U+, is a South Korean mobile network operator that is a subsidiary of LG Corporation. The company was initially known as LG Telecom but rebranded to its current name on 1st July 2010. LG Uplus is considered the third-largest wireless carrier in South Korea. The company's history dates back to 1996 when LG entered the wireless communications market by acquiring a CDMA license. This led to the establishment of a new carrier named LG Telecom, which went on to build a nationwide digital cellular network. In 1998, LG Telecom launched the world's first commercial...

Uztelecom is a joint-stock telecommunications company operating in the Republic of Uzbekistan which offers mobile services under the brand "Uzmobile". Founded in 1992, Uztelecom was initially a state enterprise before being privatised into multiple joint stock companies between 1995 and 1996, including Uzbektelecom International. In 1997, the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan was reorganised into the Uzbek Post and Telecommunications Agency, which was followed by the establishment of regional joint stock companies providing telecommunications services. From 2000 through...

Vala, also known as Telecom of Kosovo, is a telecommunications business unit operating under the umbrella of Post and Telecom of Kosovo. The company holds a public operator license, making it a primary provider of fixed network services and internet within the territory of Kosovo. Its establishment dates back to 2010 when it initiated the provision of triple-play services, a combination of voice, internet and media services, for its customers. In partnership with Tring Digital, Telecom of Kosovo launched its Cable TV & IPTV service, branded as TiK TV. The company's ownership lies with Post and...

VEON, previously known as VimpelCom, is an international communications and technology company driven by a vision to unlock new opportunities for our customers as they navigate the digital world. Present in some of the world's most dynamic markets, VEON provides more than 235 million customers with voice, fixed broadband, data and internet services. VEON is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol "VEON".

Verizon Wireless is a leading telecommunications company operating in the United States. It was founded in 2000 as a joint venture between American telecommunications firm Bell Atlantic, which would soon become Verizon Communications, and British multinational telecommunications company Vodafone. Verizon Wireless provides wireless services to millions of customers in the United States. In 2014, Verizon Communications bought out Vodafone's 45% stake, making Verizon Wireless a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications. This change in ownership structure allowed for more streamlined...

Victron Energy is a Dutch company specialized in the design and manufacture of products for battery-based energy systems. Since 1975, Victron Energy has grown from a one-office technology startup to become an international enterprise with nearly 1,000 different products sold worldwide. In the off-grid sector, we offer reliable and innovative solutions from solar home systems to mini-grids. Our product range includes sinewave inverters, inverters-chargers, solar chargers, remote monitoring and even more.

Videotron is a Canadian telecommunications company, a part of the larger Quebecor Media conglomerate. The company's origins date back to 2000 when Quebecor Media purchased Videotron for CA$4.9 billion. The transfer of broadcasting licenses from Videotron to Quebecor Media was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in May 2001. Quebecor Inc., the parent company, fully owns Quebecor Media as of June 2018. Prior to this, CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc., a subsidiary of the provincial pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, held...

Vietnamobile is a mobile network operator based in Vietnam. Established in 2007 as HT Mobile, it is a joint venture between Hanoi Telecom, a local telecommunications company, and Hutchison Asia Telecom Group, a multinational conglomerate specialising in mobile telecommunications. In 2009, the company underwent a rebranding and adopted the name Vietnamobile. In addition to the name change, the company also transitioned its technology from CDMA to the more widely used GSM. In late 2011, Vietnamobile began offering 3G services, expanding its product portfolio to keep pace with major competitors...

Viettel Group is currently the largest telecommunications group in Vietnam with 76 million customers. The group consists of more than 20 subsidiary companies running different types of business including telecom, investment, real estates, foreign trade and technical services.

In 2006, Viettel Group decided to extend its business to overseas looking for more potential markets. Viettel Global was established October 2006 with a vision and responsibility of turning Viettel into a strong telecommunications group on international stage.

Viettel is the largest mobile network operator in Vietnam. The network is operated by Viettel Group, which is owned by the country's military "Army Telecommunication Industry Corporation". Viettel Group has substantial international operations across Asia and Africa, and some operations in South America.

Vinaphone is a telecommunications company operating in Vietnam. Established in 1996, it is a subsidiary of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), a state-owned corporation overseen by the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications. VNPT is the national postal and telecommunications provider and one of the largest corporations in Vietnam. Vinaphone is one of the three largest mobile network operators in the country, providing services such as mobile, IPTV, broadband and voice over IP.

Vini is a telecommunications network operator based in French Polynesia. The company was established in 1986 as a subsidiary of the Office des Postes et Télécommunications de Polynésie Française (OPT), a public corporation responsible for postal and telecommunication services in French Polynesia. Vini is primarily owned by the French Polynesian government, through its parent corporation, OPT. The company's primary function is to provide telecommunication services, including mobile, landline, and internet services, within the French Polynesian region. The Vini network covers 62 islands of...

VIVA, originally known as Nuevatel PCS, is a telecommunications company operating in Bolivia. The company was established in 1999 as a joint venture between Western Wireless Corporation, owning a 72% stake, and COMTECO, a telecommunications cooperative from Cochabamba, holding a 28% share. In 2005, following a merger agreement between Western Wireless and Alltel, Western Wireless founders John W. Stanton and Theresa Gillespie created Trilogy International Partners, retaining Nuevatel as part of their assets. As of March 28, 2022, Trilogy sold its 71.5% stake in the company to Balesia...

Viva Dominicana, also known as Trilogy Dominicana, is a mobile network operator based in the Dominican Republic. Originally established in 1883 as All America Cables & Radio Dominican Republic, a subsidiary of ITT, it was the first telecommunications company in the country to provide telegraph services to the Antilles. In 2000, Centennial Communications acquired a 70% stake in the company, leading to its rebranding as Centennial Dominicana. In 2006, Centennial Communications sold 100% of its Dominican operations to Trilogy International Partners for US$80M. The company was subsequently renamed...

VIVACOM, the largest telecommunications company in Bulgaria, was initially a state-owned incumbent operator known as the Bulgarian Telecommunication Company (BTC). The company's history traces back to its time as the primary fixed-line operator in Bulgaria, undergoing a significant transition during the privatisation procedure in 2004 when the Bulgarian government sold 65% of the share capital. In 2005, BTC was granted a license for the development of third-generation mobile telecommunication systems under the UMTS standard, launching its mobile services under the "Vivatel" brand later that...

Viva-MTS is a telecommunications company operating in Armenia. The company was founded as K-Telecom CJSC, and it provides services under the MTS brand. The brand name "VivaCell-MTS" is used in Armenia. As of March 2011, VivaCell-MTS had a subscriber base of 2.55 million and occupied more than 60% of the mobile market in Armenia by May 2011. As of December 2017, the number of subscribers stood at 2.1 million. The company is 80% owned by MTS OJSC.