# Vivatel

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{{Infobox company
| name   = BTC Mobile
| logo   = Vivatel logo.gif
| logo_size = 120px
| type   = [limited liability company](/source/limited_liability_company)
| foundation     = 2005
| location       = [Sofia](/source/Sofia), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)
| key_people     = [Richard Shearer](/source/Richard_Shearer), CEO
| num_employees  =
| revenue        =
| industry       = [Wireless](/source/Wireless) Services; [Telecommunication](/source/Telecommunication)
| products       = [GSM](/source/Global_System_for_Mobile_Communications), [GPRS](/source/General_Packet_Radio_Service), [EDGE](/source/Enhanced_Data_Rates_for_GSM_Evolution), [UMTS (HSDPA)](/source/Universal_Mobile_Telecommunications_System)
| homepage       = http://www.vivatel.bg
}}

'''vivatel''' was a mobile operator in Bulgaria. It started operating in November 2005, receiving a GSM operator license in June 2004 and an [UMTS](/source/UMTS) license in May 2005. The [3G](/source/3G) network was launched in April 2007. The company is owned by BTC JSC.

vivatel started in November 2005 with extended portfolio of mobile services for private and business clients, with low prices.

In November 2007, two years after its launch, vivatel has reached one million clients, which is around 10% market share.<ref>[http://www.vivatel.bg/en/news_details.php?id=374 Vivatel – News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

vivatel is a sponsor of many music-related events: the concerts of [Rihanna](/source/Rihanna), [Pink](/source/Pink_(singer)), [INXS](/source/INXS) and [Vaya Con Dios](/source/Vaya_Con_Dios_(band)) in Bulgaria, music [award show](/source/award_show)s and more. It also sponsors [volleyball](/source/volleyball), [ice-skating](/source/ice-skating), [streetball](/source/streetball), [snowboarding](/source/snowboarding), [electronic sports](/source/electronic_sports) and sport events.

In May 2007 [American International Group](/source/American_International_Group) acquired 65% of the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company and vivatel for €1.08 billion.<ref>[http://www.btc.bg/en/news_details.php?id=273 BTC – News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On September 10, 2009 vivatel merged with the parent company BTC under the brand [vivacom](/source/vivacom).

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vivatel.bg/images/site_img/bg_sea_big.jpg Actual coverage]
* [http://vivatel.bg/bg/index.php Official website] (in Bulgarian)
* [http://vivatel.bg/en/index.php Official website] (in English)

{{Mobile network operators in Bulgaria}}

Category:Mobile phone companies of Bulgaria
Category:American International Group
Category:Bulgarian companies established in 2005

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