A-Mobile is the second
mobile phone operator
A mobile phone operator, wireless provider, or carrier is a mobile telecommunications company that provides wireless Internet GSM services for mobile device users. The operator gives a SIM card to the customer who inserts it into the mobile devi ...
of
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...
behind
Aquafon, both in number of subscriptions and in age.
History
A-Mobile started its operations on November 25, 2006 in
Sukhumi
Sukhumi or Sokhumi is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the Capital city, capital and largest city of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state that most countries consider a part of Georgia (country), Georgia. The ...
. By April 2007 it counted 12,000 subscribers. Since June 10, 2007 it provides to its clients international roaming in
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
through
Beeline, and to Russian users international roaming in Abkhazia. By September 2007 the number of subscriptions had risen to 21,000.
On March 1, 2008, A-Mobile started to provide
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), also called 2.5G, is a mobile data standard on the 2G cellular communication network's Global System for Mobile Communications, global system for mobile communications (GSM). Networks and mobile devices wit ...
services.
Competition
A-Mobile's main competitor is
Aquafon.
External links
a-mobile.biz- The official website of A-Mobile
References
Mobile phone companies of Abkhazia
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