'VIPnet' is the first private
mobile network operator in
Croatia. It has been operating a
GSM network since
1999.
Since its arrival, VIPnet has broken the monopoly of CRONET (since renamed to
T-Mobile Hrvatska, and owned by
Hrvatski Telekom) and introduced many new services unknown before -
SMS,
prepaid and others. At that time the penetration rate in
Croatia was just 4.6%, and by the
2007 it reached 101%.
Today VIPnet is still best known for its mobile network. It is a 900 MHz GSM and 2100 Mhz 3G (WCDMA) network which supports
GPRS,
MMS,
EDGE,
UMTS and
HSDPA technologies. They were the first to introduce a number of these technologies to the Croatian market and remain a technological leader in the field.
VIPnet's
network code is 219 (CC) 10 (NC). It is the
Vodafone partner in Croatia. In 2006 they obtained their
WiMAX and
fixed telephone network licenses.
VIPnet is owned by the
mobilkom austria group, composed of
Mobilkom Austria, Vipnet,
Si.mobil,
Vip mobile,
Mobilkom Liechtenstein and
Mobiltel.
See also
★
Tomato (mobile phone operator)
External links
★
VIPnet company website
★
VIPnet's Portal