eTel
The eTel Group , or eTel for short , was an Irish telecommunications company with subsidiaries in the Czech Republic , Hungary , Poland and Slovakia . The company, which was founded in Dublin in 1999 , offers, among other things, telephony and Internet access services , web hosting and server housing.
On December 20, 2006, Telekom Austria announced the takeover of the eTel Group for around 90 million euros . On April 12, 2007 it was announced that the competition authorities had approved the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the operating companies of eTel agreed in December 2006 after Telekom Austria had entered into some voluntary commitments. These voluntary commitments primarily concerned the infrastructure of eTel Austria, such as the sale of a fiber optic ring and the return of WLL frequency usage rights.
Telekom Austria also announced that no staff cuts were planned and that the eTel brand would be continued. In January 2008 the sale of the eTel subsidiaries in Poland and Hungary became known.
eTel in Austria
In 2006, eTel Austria AG was the fourth largest telecommunications provider in Austria with around 225 employees and 225,000 customers. eTel Austria AG ceased to exist in mid-2008, but is part of Telekom Austria under company law . Only a few product names for existing products will be continued under the name eTel.
By taking over numerous companies, most recently EUnet and yc: net works, the company was able to expand its customer base and influence on the Austrian market. eTel Austria was 100% bought by Telekom Austria in 2007 . The final legal merger of eTel into Telekom Austria took place in May 2008, which also changed the company address to Telekom Austria. The eTel brand still exists, but eTel only offers products and services from Telekom Austria. Numerous eTel fixed line products that were still available for existing customers were discontinued on August 15, 2008.
Former products and services in detail
- Fixed line and mobile telephony (in the one network ) as well as Voice over IP
- ADSL , SDSL , leased lines , dial-up
- Individual data solutions for business customers and industry solutions
- VPN (corporate networking for several locations and integration of branches)
- Solutions for cashless payment transactions (Cash Solutions)
- Web hosting and server housing
- Storage and security solutions
Board members
Achim Kaspar: Since the takeover by the new owner Telekom Austria , Achim Kaspar has been appointed as a member of the board of the former eTel Austria AG and exercises the spokesperson function.
Anton Schwarz: Was appointed on April 26, 2007 by the owner, Telekom Austria AG, as a member of the board of the former eTel Austria AG.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. eTel company imprint
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. eTel announcement on product discontinuation
Web links
- In the media: