Kosova Airlines Seeking Partners to Achieve Ambitious Growth Plans

KOSOVO
Transport & Communications
IPKO
Dynamic Telecom Provider Aims to
Offer One-Stop Integrated Services
IPKO won the €75 million tender
for the second mobile telecom services
license in Kosovo last year, one more
success story for this dynamic telecom
enterprise. IPKO offers a full range
of integrated services and content
for mobile communications, fixed
telephony and the Internet.
After only eight years of
operations, it already serves
around one million customers
in Kosovo and is the country’s
top telecom investor. IPKO has
already invested over €200 million
to date in building a cutting-edge
GSM network covering 80% of the
country, with financial support
from the European Investment
Bank. Telekom Slovenia has a
63.75% share in the company.
CEO Akan Ismaili explains that
IPKO earned a 35% share of the
mobile services market and was
providing mobile telecom services
to over 300,000 customers in less
than nine months after its launch of
mobile services last year. IPKO is not
only the biggest foreign investment
in Kosovo to date but also Slovenia’s
biggest investment abroad. “This
shows not only Telekom Slovenia’s
commitment to Kosovo but also its
faith in the potential of the Kosovar
market,” he says.
Mobile telecom penetration in
Kosovo is currently around 50%
and IPKO aims to boost that
percentage.
Akan Ismaili, CEO
Prior to mobile, IPKO has heavily
invested in the fixed network. Now
it operates a fixed network in the
main cities and towns of Kosovo,
reaching over 150,000 residences.
The company also has 52,000
broadband subscribers.
IPKO’s competitive edge is its
winning combination of state-ofthe-art
solutions, the latest technologies,
a wide range of packages,
added value services, quality,
reliability, security, and solid user
support 24/7.
Reliable telecom service in
Kosovo and beyond
Mobile services will be the main
driver of IPKO’s continued growth
in Kosovo, but that is not the whole
story. “We want IPKO to become a
one-stop shop for integrated telecommunications
services,” Akan
Ismaili explains, adding that IPKO
also plans to invest in the fibre
optic connections with very high
capacities to regional and international
hubs. He points out that
through Telekom Slovenia, IPKO
already offers reliable telecom
connections throughout Europe.
As for the future, Akan Ismaili
explains, “We are here to provide
services, but at the same time we
are open minded about any new
partnerships.”
He adds, “IPKO is an initiator
of development within Kosovo’s
telecom sector. We see ourselves
as setting the standard for doing
business successfully in this
market.”
Mother Theresa Street
RTK Building, 5th floor
Prishtina
KOSOVO
Tel.: +381 38 700 010
Fax: +381 38 700 001
www.ipko.com
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