Si.mobil [SEP] parent company
A1 Slovenija
A1 Slovenija is the second largest mobile operator in Slovenia. Prior to April 2017, the company was known as Si.mobil.
History.
The company was established in December 1997 and began operating in March 1999 as the first Slovenian private mobile operator. In 2000, the company was the second to market WAP, preceded by Mobitel.
After initial losses, the company's shares were in February 2001 purchased by Telekom Austria Group, making Si.mobil a part of a leading group of mobile service operators in Central
and Eastern Europe. In June of that year, Si.mobil was the first in Slovenia and among the first in Europe to introduce GPRS to its customers. In 2002, it was the first company to market MMS.
An important step forward was signing a partnership agreement with Vodafone in January 2002. From September 2003, the company is presented under the dual brand "Si.mobil - Vodafone" .
In 2004, the company was one of the first operators worldwide to offer EDGE, and in 2006, they introduced its own