Globul
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| limited liability company | |
| Industry | mobile telecommunications |
| Founded | 2001 as Globul 2014 as Telenor |
| Headquarters | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Key people
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Michael Foley, CEO |
| Products | Mobile telephony, Internet service provider |
| Revenue |
 €642 million (2015) [1]
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Number of employees
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2,111 (December, 2015) [2] |
| Parent | Telenor (2013– ), OTE (2001-2013) |
| Website | http://www.telenor.bg/ |
Telenor (network code 284-05) is the second-largest Bulgarian GSM/UMTS operator. The company was founded as "Cosmo Bulgaria Mobile" in 2001 and operated under the brand name "Globul" to 2014. It was owned by Greek operator OTE from 2001 to 2013, and from 2005 to 2013 it was part of the Cosmote brand line. As of 2013, the company is 100% owned by Telenor Group.
The company was founded in 2001 by telecommunications corporation OTE group, from 2005 to 2013 it was part of the Cosmote brand line of the group, since August 2013, is 100% owned by Norwegian telecommunications corporation Telenor which acquired it from OTE in for EUR 717 million.
At the end of 2012, Globul reported 4.5 million subscribers (up from 3.9 million in March 2011), with 36% subscriber market share. As of 2012, Globul had about 62% contract subscribers, about 38% prepaid subscribers, and abound 220,000 fixed-line subscribers.
Globul changed its company logo in June 2006 to unify it with the Cosmote brand.
Second rebranding started on 16 October 2014 after Telenor's acquisition. Globul has been using Telenor's name since November 2014.
As of 2012, Globul's GSM network covers 99,98% of Bulgaria’s population and 99,48% of the country’s territory. The company has roaming agreements with over 400 operators in more than 170 countries and territories worldwide.
In 2005, Globul received a license for developing and implementing 3G UMTS mobile telecommunications network as well as a fixed telephony license. 3G services were launched in September 2006 and have since been upgraded to support HSPA+ with speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s download and 5.76 Mbit/s upload. As of December 2012, Globul's UMTS network covers 94,81% of the country's population.
Telenor uses the access code 089. Until 2003, it used the codes 099 and 098, the latter having been added as the network had expanded. In mid-2003, however, mobile numbers in Bulgaria increased by one digit (by adding an initial -8-) and the network code changed to 089 only.
Alongside Globul, OTE had also owned one of the two public telephone networks in the country – BulFon, which it sold back to the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company in 2005.
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