MagtiCom, Ltd ( Georgian: მაგთიკომი) was founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze. On September 22, 1997 the Company made the first commercial call from its mobile network. The services offered by MagtiCom involve as follows:

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;

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(embracing different technologies of mobile network development, such as: 2G, 2.5G, 3G,

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, 4G, 4.5G); Cable fixed telephony (

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); internet television (

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) and fiber-optic internet. Since 2016 MagtiCom started to provide

and fiber-optic internet. Currently, the MagtiCom mobile network unites mobile technologies of different generations: GSM (2G and 2.5G), UMTS (3G and 3.5G HSPA+), LTE (4G, 4.5G LTE-Advanced). These technologies are implemented on 800, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz frequency bands. The coverage area of "MagtiCom" network is 99% of the populated controlled territory of

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(with 9105 base stations). The Company is the leader of mobile market (with the 42.0% of market share; October, 2022). MagtiCom renders various services to up to 3 million customers by means of 50 customer care offices and 88 Outlets in Public Service halls. Unprecedented is the contribution of the Company to the development of Georgian economy: 2.318.919.874

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; December 2022. Since 2016 MagtiCom has become an

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and, as a result, a provider of total range of communications services. Since November, 2017 Magticom is the market leader ISP operator in Georgia.

Owners

MagtiCom Ltd was founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze who owns 75% of the Company and exercises the full control thereover. See Chart 1 to learn about the owners and the ownership share thereof. Ownership8

History

Milestones

* September 22, 1997 – the first commercial call was made from the MagtiCom network; * 2001 – the first

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call was made as a result of constructing the GPRS network; * 2005 – Bali – the youth brand of MagtiCom was launched; * 2005 – MagtiCom became the owner of the operational license of

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800 MHz standard; * 2006 – as a result of deployment the 3G network, the 3G services such as

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and high-speed internet were launched; * 2008, April – MagtiCom launched Magti Fix – the

- Magti Fix was a wireless fixed telephone service based on

450 (operating on 450 MHz frequency band). In 2022 (July 29), the Magti Fix service was canceled. * 2009 – MagtiCom, on the commission of the

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, launched, within the frame of creating the United Educational Network, the project of internatization of all the resource centers and public schools of

. Having completed the layout of the network ahead of time and activated over 2,150 public schools and resource centers therein, MagtiCom has started and proceeds with rendering service to those schools and centers; * 2010 – MagtiCom launched Bani – the third mobile brand; * 2012, January – MagtiCom launched service MagtiSat, the first operator of

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in Georgia and

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region providing TV service to any point in the country. In 2022 (December 31), the MagtiSat service was canceled; Magti logo 1997

* 2013, December – MagtiCom offered 3 new movie channels of its own production dubbed in Georgian to the customers: Magti Hit, Magti Kino and Chveni Magti; *2015, February 1 – MagtiCom launched the 4G/LTE network covering the 92% of the populated and controlled territory of Georgia; * 2016, May 30 – MagtiCom, Ltd. and Caucasus Online LLC signed the purchase contract of operational assets; * 2016, May 31 – First in the telecommunications market of Georgia MagtiCom offered the 4.5 LTE-Advanced network; * 2016, August 1 – MagtiCom started to provide the fiber-optic internet, internet television (

), fixed telephony to the retail market and hosting service, whereupon it officially became the first company in the Georgian market providing full communications service – mobile and fixed telephony, internet and television. * 2016, November 21 - MagtiCom and Deltacom have signed the Contract of purchasing the 100% share of Deltacom; *

Since November, 2017 Magticom is the market leader ISP operator in Georgia; *

According to the March 2019 statistics from the Georgian National Communications Commission, MagtiCom continues to top the charts for fiber-optic internet, television (broadcast transit), and mobile telephony; * 2018, May 2 - First in the telecommunications market of Georgia, MagtiCom launched VoLTE (Voice over Long Term Evolution) technology; * 2019, March 18 - Magti TV Play – TV APP for smartphone; * From August 1, 2019, newest technologies in Georgia for the first time – eSIM by Magti! * 2020, On August 13, MagtiCom has started testing the 5th generation technology. * 2020, on September 22 Magti logo has been changed. * 2021, On February 12, umlaut, the global consultancy company recognizes Magticom network as the “Best in Test” in Georgia.

Mobile Telephony

MagtiCom made the first commercial call on September 22, 1997. Currently the mobile network of MagtiCom unites the

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of the following generations: GSM (2G and 2.5G), UMTS (3G and 3.5G HSPA+), LTE (4G, 4.5G LTE-Advanced). These technologies are implemented on 800, 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz frequency bands. MagtiCom is the uncontested leader in the mobile telephony market. According to the Georgian National Communications Commission statistics, as of October 2022, MagtiCom has 2,260,121 subscribers.

Internet

MagtiCom offers 2 types of internet service:

since 2001 and fiber-optic internet for retail market since 2016.

Mobile Internet

MagtiCom subscribers started to enjoy the WAP-based internet as far back as 2001, while in 2002 the Company offered the GPRS-based internet soon followed by

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and

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technologies. Since 2015 MagtiCom has been offering

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internet, while since May 2016 –

LTE Advanced LTE Advanced (LTE+) is a mobile communication standard and a major enhancement of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. It was formally submitted as a candidate 4G to ITU-T in late 2009 as meeting the requirements of the IMT-Advanced standar ...

network. According to the data of the Georgian National Communications Commission, MagtiCom enjoys the highest index of internet usage.GNCC-Mobile internet traffic
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Fiber-Optic Internet

Fiber-optic internet is provided via the

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network. According to the official data, MagtiCom is leading ISP operator, with 497,040 internet subscribers as of October 2022.

Television

MagtiCom offers

since 2016. According to the official data, MagtiCom has the leading position in the television (broadcast transit) market in Georgian. MagtiCom has 360,532 subscribers in October 2022.

IPTV: Internet Television from MagtiCom

is a new generation TV standard based on

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(IP) offering such functions as the air management, rewinding and pausing.

allows to wind a program back, to stop it and to proceed with watching it from the place where it had been stopped.

TV Channels of the Company's Own Production

In December 2013, MagtiCom started to offer 3 movie channels of its own production dubbed in

: Magti Hit, Magti Kino and Chveni Magti. Since 2016 the channels have become available for the customers of Magti IPTV.

Fixed Telephony

Cable Fixed Telephony (VoIP)

technology offers cable fixed telephone communication via

(IP). Unlike traditional telephony, here the voice signal is transferred digitally. MagtiCom started to offer cable fixed telephony to the retail market in 2016.

MagtiCom Technological Leader

The development of internet technologies in MagtiCom in chronological order: * 2001 – 2G technology: transfer of SMS and small-volume data via

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technology * 2002 – 2.5G technology: MMS and

technology * 2006 – 3G technology:

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wireless broadband communication for mobile phones * 2009 –

technology –

higher-speed data transfer * 2015 – 4G technology:

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* 2016 – 4.5G technology or the

network available in

for MagtiCom customers.

Base Stations of 2G, 3G and 4G Mobile

In terms of base stations MagtiCom is a leader on Georgian market. The company owns 9105 of base stations all over

Coverage of Mobile and Internet Networks

As of 2021, MagtiCom covers the 99% of the inhabited and controlled territory of

Customer Care

Customer Care Offices

MagtiCom offers services both via its customer care offices and its hotline. MagtiCom's 50 offices (13 in

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and 37 in the regions of

) render services during week days, while a number of offices – on the week-ends as well. Also, MagtiCom customer care offices are opened at 88 outlets in Public Service halls all over

Hotline

MagtiCom offers 24-hour hotline service 7 days a week. The call is toll-free for MagtiCom customers. Web-chat The representatives of Customer Care work on the web-chat providing customers with online help/information.

Roaming

MagtiCom offers roaming service. The list of roaming partners of the Company contains 191 countries and 441 operators.
We do it for Georgia “We do it for Georgia" is the aegis under which MagtiCom has implemented hundreds of projects in various aspects including the ones to support Georgian culture, sport, health, arts and education. MagtiCom, being a company with corporative social responsibility, carries out a great number of social projects. Among national projects noteworthy is the publication of books/albums of the works by Georgian cultural figures. The books/albums are distributed free of charge on the presentation day. The works – books, sets of volumes and albums – by dozens of writers, poets, artists, sculptors or architects are kept at MagtiCom archive. File:MagtiComWe1.jpg, File:MagtiComWe2.jpg, File:MagtiComWe.jpg, File:Magticom books.png, Albums and books published by MagtiCom

"Constant" the Magazine

“Constant", the quarterly magazine from MagtiCom, started to be issued in 1999. The magazine offers MagtiCom news as well as the world examples of technological progress and other interesting information. The full e-version of "Constant" is available on the MagtiCom web-site. The circulation of the printed version makes 25,000 copies. The magazine is free-of-charge.“Constant” the Magazine
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MyMagti

Since 2014, MagtiCom has been offering the application MyMagti serving as an office in the users'

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magticom Telecommunications companies of Georgia (country) Telecommunications companies established in 1996 1996 establishments in Georgia (country) Brands of Georgia (country) Companies based in Tbilisi