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Slovak Telecom
Slovak Telecom is the leader in telecommunications services provisioning in the Slovak Republic. It is a modern and dynamically developing company with a long tradition in the Slovak telecom market. It provides national and international telephone services, a wide portfolio of data and Internet services, arranges for distribution and transmission of radio and television signals, and offers a wide range of value added services. Besides a broad portfolio of
telecommunications services, Slovak Telecom owns and operates the
telecommunications network covering the whole territory of the Slovak
Republic. The year 2000 proved to be a significant milestone in the
company’s history, when a 51 % share was sold to a strategic foreign
investor, Deutsche Telekom AG. The shareholders of Slovak Telecom are
Deutsche Telekom AG The company has undergone major changes since 2000 including ongoing restructuring. Its efforts aim at being a modern, customer-friendly company coming as close to the customers as possible. The most important projects helping to attain this vision include in particular call centre implementation and introduction of a special toll-free number 0800 123 500 for businesses and organisations, available round-the-clock for obtaining information on the company’s products and services. Slovak Telecom is the actual leader in innovation and modern technology implementation. It is the first company in the Deutsche Telekom Group that has started to introduce a unique technology of the Next Generation Network. Slovak Telecom shareholders decided to start the year 2004 with a new business name and changed logo. The change of corporate identity was necessitated by a dynamic change of the company and its new strategy. Slovak Telecom’s aim is to be perceived not only as a telecommunications carrier providing voice services to residential customers, but as a universal telecommunications operator – provider of comprehensive communications services to residential and business customers. With a wide array of products and services, including a new broadband access, comprehensive communications solution based on an MPLS functionality, the company focused on innovative technologies. In order to build up a modern telecommunications service and product portfolio, Slovak Telecom introduced time based billing after the first minute of a call as one of the first fixed line carriers in Europe.
The company plays an active part in informationalisation of the society as a whole, namely by the governmental project e-Slovakia and through co-operation with the Infovek project; by which hundreds of Slovak schools were connected to the Internet. Via the PCs for Schools project, Slovak Telecom will also equip all elementary and secondary schools in Slovakia with PC technology, which will greatly contribute to informationalisation of schools in all regions of Slovakia. Joining the European Union in May 2004 was a milestone in the country’s history that will influence also the development on the telecommunications market. With the new Act on Electronic Communications in effect we expect the competitors will be more active than to date. Our focus is on network interconnection and increasing competition from the side of other operators. All of the above mentioned will influence the IT architecture. We have implemented a number of challenging projects, mainly in the areas of interconnect billing, service provisioning and sales. Slovak Telecom will further advance with deployment of the ADSL technology in order to cover the whole territory of the Slovak Republic. In the course of 2003 we introduced three DSL access products. In June we launched the ST DSL 768 product with an access speed of 768 kbps downstream and 128 kbps upstream. As of 1 October the ST DSL 1500 service extended the portfolio, and finally on 1 November the ST DSL 384 service was launched targeting the residential market. One of the most demanding challenges is to achieve 100 per cent network digitalisation. Social responsibility It is a privilege of the big and powerful to render help to those who need it. In the previous year Slovak Telecom focused mainly on projects providing comprehensive help to those in need. The physically handicapped fellow-citizens, former political detainees, anti-fascist fighters and those who were dragged off to the USSR during the communist dictatorship have been offered advantageous calling plans for many years. Slovak Telecom supports and pays great attention to unique cultural projects and preserving the cultural heritage of Slovakia. It is – by tradition – a partner in the projects which create space for the young generation’s self-realisation.
Write your thesis with Slovak Telecom The programme “Write your thesis with Slovak Telecom” offers gifted students in their 4th and 5th years of study thesis internships and consultations directly in the company. It is a select programme designed for ambitious students who want to link their theoretical knowledge with practical experience particularly from the areas of telecommunications, information technologies, marketing, sales, finance or human resources. The programme gives the students an opportunity to consult experts having real-life practice, or find a thesis topic in Slovak Telecom. Those joining this programme can get a part-time job and potentially also a future employment. Last year we employed 19 students, mainly in information technologies, telecom infrastructure, HR, and marketing and sales. Global Internships Programme The International Global Internship Programme offers selected students three-month stays in Deutsche Telekom Group. This select programme is designed for students who already have experience with part-time employment in Slovak Telecom, or who took part in the “Write your thesis with Slovak Telecom” programme. The Global Internship Programme offers the students an opportunity to gain international working experience in a multinational company. Co-operation Given the ongoing transformation, Slovak Telecom offers the new employees a chance to take part in constant changes, to enter the world of innovative technologies and dynamic processes that are steered by our professionals. The company offers jobs to those who want to contribute to its success and are in search of extraordinary experience in a specialised area. In relation to the aforementioned, Slovak Telecom’s collaboration with Slovak universities and research institutes in fields such as education and science and co-operation in international projects proved very beneficial. Slovak Telecom co-operates with the Research Institute of Communications located in Banská Bystrica in the development of technical guidelines and regulations. Slovak Telecom is a member of various Slovak and international associations by profession and industry. The company is represented in the standardisation, radio-communications, and development sectors of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). It is a shareholder in EUTELSAT and a member of ETNO, ETIS, ETP, and ETSI. Slovak Telecom and Eurescom Slovak Telecom, a.s. is a shareholder of Eurescom since 1993. During this period our company has actively participated in several projects, for instance:
This participation helps ST experts share know-how and experience with other operators. Results achieved by Eurescom projects, which covered various technical areas, are used in our company with the aim to increase the value of ST through innovation. ST makes use of common research and field trial results thanks to the dissemination of Eurescom project results in our company. Contacts: Radoslav Bielka Postal address: Corporate website: www.telecom.sk Please send us your comments on this article. |
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