Prishtina, April 12^th, 2017 – IPKO today announced its audited annual business results for 2016. The Company posted a record growth in fixed services, as its record growth was higher than the overall market growth.

Last year, IPKO’s growth on Internet and digital TV was 14.8 percent on average versus market growth of 10.8 percent. What’s more, IPKO built a postpaid subscribers base from scratch and ended the year with nearly 20,000 postpaid contracts on fixed services.

Notwithstanding the European declining trend on mobile, IPKO closed year 2016 with 37 percent market share on mobile telephony, while increasing mobile user base for almost 6 percent, when compared on year to year basis.

The Company posted revenues of more than 70 million euros, higher than the EU-average ratio of EBITDA at 22, 9 million euros, 561,000 on EBIT and capital investments that reached 11, 9 million euros, during year 2016. For almost a decade in mobile market in Kosovo, IPKO’s capital investments reached an all-time high of 300 million euros.

“Considering multiple factors that heavily impacted our business, we concluded another year with outstanding business results. With unique product portfolio and unrivaled customer care, we grew on all segments of our business and managed to expand and upgrade our network infrastructure in new areas, while shifting the market to postpaid and connecting thousands and thousands of new users, all across the country” said Robert Erzin, Executive Director at IPKO.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve more than 1 million Kosovars on monthly basis, and have the trust of more than 6,000 businesses and corporations in Kosovo, and also serve daily more than 100,000 people they employ” said further Erzin. “We are truly committed to do even more in 2017”

During 2016, IPKO expanded its 3G and 4G technologies with hundred new base stations that contributed to increasing the mobile broadband coverage to 90 percent of population. To date, 1.2 million Kosovars have access to broadband mobile and fixed Internet, while IPKO remains the largest operator in the country with just about 50 percent market share.

IPKO is committed to continue its  vision to make Kosovo an internationally connected society of successful, proud and respected individuals, communities and businesses. IPKO has an enduring mission to empower individuals, communities and businesses in Kosovo and beyond to connect and thrive.

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Prishtinë, 12 prill 2017 – IPKO sot prezantoi rezultatet e audituara vjetore të biznesit për vitin 2016. Kompania ka postuar rezultate rekorde në shërbimet fikse (internet dhe TV digjital), ndërsa rritja e saj ishte edhe më e madhe se rritja e përgjithshme e tregut kosovar.

Vitin e kaluar rritja e IPKO-s në internet dhe TV digjital ishte 14.8 për qind mesatarisht, kundrejt rritjes së tregut prej 10.8 për qind. Për më tepër, IPKO ka ndërtuar bazën e madhe të abonuesve me kontratë nga fillimi dhe e përfundoi vitin me rreth 20,000 abonentë të rinj për shërbimet e internetit dhe TV digjital.

Pavarësisht trendeve rënëse në telefoni mobile në nivel evropian, IPKO mbylli vitin 2016 me 37 për qind të tregut të telefonisë mobile, duke rritur bazën e saj të përdoruesve  për pothuajse 6 për qind, në krahasim me periudhën e njëjtë të vitit paraprak.

Të ardhurat vjetore të IPKO-s në vitin 2016 ishin mbi 70 milionë euro, me shkallë më të lartë të EBITDA sesa mesatarja e BE-së në 22, 9 milion euro, 561,000 euro në EBIT dhe investimet kapitale që kanë arritur 11, 9 milionë euro, gjatë vitit 2016. Për gati një dekadë në tregun e telefonisë mobile në Kosovë, investimet kapitale të IPKO-s kanë arritur nivelin më të lartë ndonjëherë, me një total prej 300 milionë eurove.

“Duke marrë parasysh faktorë të shumtë që e kanë ndikuar shumë biznesin tonë, ne e kemi mbyllë një tjetër vit me rezultate të jashtëzakonshme të biznesit. Me portofolio unike të produkteve, shërbimeve dhe kujdesit të pakrahasueshëm ndaj konsumatorëve, ne u rritëm në të gjitha segmentet e biznesit tonë duke arritur të zgjerohemi dhe ta përmirësojmë infrastrukturën e rrjetit në vendbanime të reja, ndërsa e kemi zhvendosur tregun kah pakot postpaid dhe kemi lidhur mijëra e mijëra përdorues të ri me shërbimet më bashkëkohore të telekomunikimit, në të gjithë vendin ” ka thënë Robert Erzin, Drejtor Ekzekutiv në IPKO. 

“Ne jemi shumë të kënaqur që kemi mundësi të shërbejmë më shumë se 1 milion kosovarë në baza mujore, si dhe mbi 6,000 biznese dhe korporata në të gjithë vendin, duke ofruar produktet tona për më shumë se 100.000 njerëz që këto ndërmarrje punësojnë” tha më tej Erzin.”Me këto rezultate, ne jemi me të vërtetë të përkushtuar për të bërë edhe më shumë në vitin 2017″.

Gjatë 2016, IPKO ka zgjeruar rrjetin 3G dhe 4G me njëqind antena të reja që kanë kontribuar në rritjen e mbulueshmërisë së internetit mobil në më shumë se 90 për qind të popullsisë së Kosovës. Deri më sot, 1.2 milionë kosovarë të kenë qasje në internet brezëgjerë mobil dhe fiks, ndërsa IPKO mbetet operatori më i madh në vend me rreth 50 për qind të tregut.

IPKO mbetet e përkushtuar ndaj vizionit të saj që ta bëjë Kosovën një shoqëri ndërkombëtarisht të lidhur mes individëve, komuniteteve dhe bizneseve të suksesshëm, të cilët janë krenar dhe të respektuar brenda dhe jashtë vendit.

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Pristina, March 21, 2017 – IPKO, Kosovo’s most advanced telecom operator has expanded the coverage of its mobile network with new locations for base stations, while the company also continued modernization activities by upgrading more than 100 of its existing antennas with fastest mobile technologies – combination of 3G and 4G LTE.

Modernization of the above has significantly increased the degree of coverage of population with 3G services from 87 percent to 90.7 percent, while service coverage in LTE / 4G increased from 81.7 percent to 84, 4 percent.

At the end of 2016, IPKO has expanded its 4G network in 54 new settlements, namely 67 villages of 18 largest municipalities, including the coverage of large areas and touristic resort such as Brezovica.

Strengthening the 4G network is done in neighborhoods and settlements of Ferizaj, Fushë Kosovë, Gjakova, Prizren, Junik, Klina, Malishevë, Mitrovicë, Peja, Pristinë, Rahovec and Vushtrri. On ideal laboratory conditions, but also recorded by users of the network, IPKO 4G speeds reach up to 150Mbps.

Whereas the company has expanded its 3G network coverage into 21 new municipalities, covering 90 additional villages with 53 new antennas for faster connection and browsing mobile internet on 3G, which enables download speeds from mobile devices up to 35Mbps.

On the 3G network expansion and advancement, IPKO has also reinforced 3G signal on existing areas of Gjilan, Mitrovica, Obiliq, Podujevë, Prishtinë and Prizren, providing better mobile connectivity experience for hundreds of thousands of inhabitants of highly populated urban areas.

“With 90 percent coverage of the latest generation of mobile technologies we are reconfirming Kosovo as a leader with the largest scale of penetration and internet usage. We continually invest in our network, so that our users are always connected to Internet from any corner of Kosovo – to work, communicate or entertain. Our mission of connecting all Kosovars to fastest speeds of Internet is now closer to its full realization,” said Robert Erzin, Chief Executive Officer of IPKO.

In less than 10 years of operation in the mobile market, IPKO has invested almost 300 million euros fix and mobile networks, while remaining the first mobile telephony to debut with fastest mobile internet technologies of 3G and 4G, in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

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The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with almost 300 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, software companies, equipment providers and internet companies, as well as organizations in adjacent industry sectors.

“We are proudly announcing our full membership in GSMA, Kosovo’s first representation in world’s greatest telecom association, with equal rights and status. Kosovo is now on a global map of telecoms with same rights and conditions as all other operators across the globe. This is an important step further for us as an operator but as a country as well, since now we can represent ourselves as IPKO and Kosovo, negotiate directly with global telecoms and have our own identity in the international telecom world” said Robert Erzin, CEO of IPKO.

As a newly registered member of GSMA, IPKO will represent Kosovo and introduce kosovar telecom market to global operators in GSMA WAS Conference in Macau on March 27^th 2017, and inform all global telecom stakeholders on a new country code that Kosovo was approved by International Telecommunications Union.

For more information on IPKO’s membership in GSMA, please contact Alban Kastrati, Public Relations Expert, at +38649700522 or at alban.kastrati@ipko.com

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Along with wishing your loved ones a ‘Happy Valentine’s day’ in 2017, IPKO enables its customers to rejoice the Valentine’s with some adorable phones and unlimited communication for two, during a whole year.

It doesn’t matter whether the person you are rewarding is your girlfriend; wife or a friend, an LTE smartphone is always a good choice. In the same way, be him your boyfriend or husband or just a friend, a cool smartphone will always make the person happy.

IPKO’s newest package for Valentine’s Day includes 100 minutes within the network, 200 SMS’s and a gigabyte of mobile internet and a smartphone of choice. Users can combine their package with the entry phone model – Leagoo Alfa 4 for six euros a month, Blackview E7 with 4GLTE capability for 10 euros a month or even the best model in the offer – Vivax Fly 2 LTE for 12 euros a month.

“As always, we created a special offer for our users, enabling them to surprise their loved ones with more than just a good wish. We always strive to find new and creative ways to keep our customers happy, united and connected in a convenient manner” said Alban Kastrati, PR expert in IPKO.

In addition to the benefits and a phone model, the user activating a package can choose a number of a loved person and communicate unlimitedly with the person for one full year. The same offer is also eligible for users activating Hej3000 package.

All that users need to do in order to get their chosen package with a phone, is to visit any of the nearest IPKO stores, and choose to pay the package in full or in installments with a starcard.

For more information on the packages, please visit: http://www.ipko.com/offers/shen-valentini/

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In the digital era, the home address of every professional business is primarily their website. Now IPKO is making it possible for small and medium-size businesses in Kosovo to have a professional website for as low as 9.95 euro per month.

MyWeb is IPKO’s newest service which enables businesses in Kosovo to be professionally introduced and to grow on respective markets by being closer to their customers, 24/7, every day of the year.

Along with the new professional websites, each package of MyWeb also provides official business email addresses and certain number of subpages. With MyWeb, IPKO made it possible that professional business websites now cost even less than printing personal business cards.

“In addition to building country’s entire IT infrastructure with mobile, broadband internet, digital TV and the latest 3G and 4G technologies, which have multiplied internet penetration and usage in Kosovo, today IPKO is starting another movement for Kosovo’s businesses by enabling them easy transformation into digital ecosystem, through professional websites with the lowest possible costs in the market” said Alban Kastrati, Public Relations Expert in IPKO. “The switch of Kosovar businesses into the digital domain will be proven as an additional step for their further development”.

In order to build new website businesses have possibility to choose among four available packages of MyWeb, depending on the complexity of their needs (webpage size, number of email accounts and number of subpages, complexity of graphical design).

The entry package for creating a website with MyWeb is Basic for 9.95 euros a month, while the biggest package for business websites is Gold for 39.95 euros a month.

To see more, please visit: http://myweb.ipko.com/

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On its first package dedicated to children, IPKO today has also added Alcatel Move Time smartwatch – perfectly designed for the parents who cannot be around their kids at all the time but want to track them continuously.

“Our Junior package always seeks to provide the best products and services so parents and children can constantly be connected. This time, we believe we found a perfect solution to a complex problem –  caretaking for children with complete confidence and control from parents” said Alban Kastrati, Public Relations Expert at IPKO.

Junior Package with Alcatel Move Time:

IPKO Junior allows parents to keep in touch with their children via call or send the voice message and location tracking when they are out.

The watch makes use of GPS, WIFI, with 100 minutes on IPKO’s network and 300 megabytes to determine kid’s location. Children can reply to 10 to 15 existing contacts and also make calls to five registered numbers.

Parents can pair the watch with IPKO Junior application on their mobiles – available for iOS and Android platforms. The application comes with more useful features like parents set safe zone, add more family members and also adjust the emergency call number, among many other options.

Moving kids to Junior is as easy as prepaying the package for the whole year, or only 8 euros a month, and get the smartwtch loaded with minutes within IPKO’s network and megabytes for constant connection with your kid.

To find out more on Junior Package with SmartWatch, please visit: https://www.ipko.com/offers/alcatel-move-time/

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In the most special package dedicated to children – Junior, IPKO today has added The Alcatel Move time smartwatch, which is the perfect solution for parents who can not be near their children all the time, but want to constantly know their location.

“At junior package we want to offer the best products and services, so that parents and children are constantly connected and close to each other. This time we believe that we have found the perfect solution to a very complex challenge like childcare – because the solution we are now offering enables parents to overcome this problem with a lot of control and confidence,” said Alban Kastrati, head of Public Relations at IPKO.

Junior pack with Alcatel Move Time:

IPKO Junior allows parents to maintain constant contact with their children through calls or voice messages as well as tracking their location when they are outside the home.

The smartwatch combines GPS and WiFi technologies, along with 100 minutes on IPKO’s network and 300 megabytes to determine the child’s location. Children can respond to 10 to 15 existing contacts and make calls to five registered numbers.

Meanwhile, parents can pair the smartwatch with IPKO Junior’s app with their mobile phone – which is available for the biggest mobile platforms – iOS and Android.

The watch’s mobile app comes with some of the most valuable child safety features, including setting a safe area for baby movement, adding more family members, setting emergency numbers, and many other features that make this device irreplaceable for parents.

The transition of children to the Junior package is very simple. All parents have to do is a monthly subscription of eight euros, or subscription to the annual package which includes a smartwatch filled with minutes, messages and megabytes for permanent contact with the child.

For more details about the Alcatel move Time Junior package, visit: https://www.ipko.com/offers/alcatel-move-time

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