Silknet JSC ( ka, სილქნეტი) is a

telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than tha ...

company in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to t ...

, and a subsidiary of Silk Road Group. Silknet delivers various telecom services to more than one million customers across the whole country. Silknet is the largest telecommunication company in

and the entire

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range ...

region. Silknet provides mobile communication (branches:

Geocell Geocell ( ka, ჯეოსელი) is a mobile communication brand owned by Silknet. Geocell is the first GSM operator entered Georgian market. Geocell was founded as an independent company in 1996 with a shared Georgian and Turkish invest ...

and S1), cable internet (branches: SilkOptic and DSL), wireless internet,

IPTV Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded med ...

(branch Silk TV), OTT Streaming TV (Silk-TV Digital), wireless fixed telephony, cable fixed telephony (

VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Interne ...

OTT Ott, OTT or O.T.T. may refer to: Entertainment * OTT (group), a pop band from the late 1990s * Ott (record producer), British record producer and musician * "O.T.T" (song), a song by Fugative * ''O.T.T.'' (television series), a UK TV programme f ...

), Satellite TV service (branch: Global TV). Silknet's main local competitors are

MagtiCom MagtiCom, Ltd (Georgian language, Georgian: :ka:მაგთიკომი, 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 ...

, New Net and Beeline. In 2018, Silknet acquired

. This was the largest acquisition of a company in Georgia.

References

Telecommunications companies of Georgia (country) Telecommunications companies established in 2010 Companies based in Tbilisi Brands of Georgia (country) {{telecom-company-stub

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