Vodafone Albania
Vodafone Albania is part of Vodafone Group Plc, one of the world's largest telecommunications companies.The Display name of Vodafone: Voda AL or VODAFONE AL
Technology
Vodafone Albania started offering GSM services for the first time in Albania on August 3, 2001.In 2011, Vodafone was the first to launch 3G services. 4 years later, Vodafone was again first to launch a state of the art 4G/4G+ network.
On February 12 2019 Albania’s telecoms watchdog the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority has announced the results of the first round of its 800MHz auction, confirming that Vodafone Albania was the only provider to submit a bid for the frequencies. The cellco offered just over EUR7.44 million for a 2×10MHz block of spectrum in the 800MHz band. AKEP noted that its bid evaluation committee will now review the legal, economic and technical documentation accompanying Vodafone’s bid.
On October 16 2019 AKEP gave the authorisation to test 5G networks on the frequency band of 3600MHz-3700MHz. And on October 30 it was publicly tested with state officials being present such as Edi Rama. Vodafone is the first company in Albania to bring the 5G network.
ABCom
October 29 Vodafone Albania has agreed to acquire the country’s largest cable operator ABCom.“This transaction is part of Vodafone Group’s wider strategy to enhance its mobile businesses with broadband and pay-TV services,” Vodafone said in a press release late on Monday.The acquisition will enable Vodafone Albania to become a full service telecoms company by offering fixed and mobile communications and TV services to households and businesses, After the transaction is completed, Vodafone Albania intends to pursue a new strategic investment plan for AbCom.
Market Share
as per Q1 2019 has 3.66 million subscribers, out of which there are 2.5 million active users. An active user is the number of users that communicated in the last three months.The regulatory authority for telecommunication in Albania is the Electronic and Postal Communications Authority.
| Rank | Operator | Technology | Subscribers | Ownership | MCC / MNC |
| 1 | Vodafone Albania | GSM-900/1800 MHz 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 800*/1800/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A, LTE-A Pro | 1.787 | Vodafone | 27602 |
| 2 | Telekom Albania | GSM-900/1800 MHz 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 1800/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A | 1.261 | Albania Telecom Invest | 27601 |
| 3 | ALBtelecom Mobile | GSM-900/1800 MHz 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA, HSPA+, DC-HSPA+ 1800/2600 MHz LTE, LTE-A | 0.613 | ALBtelecom | 27603 |