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Simyo is a brand for various
The brand previously was active in France (owned by
History
The company was founded in May 2005 as a joint-venture with E-Plus. Its headquarters are in Düsseldorf led by Nicolas Biagosch, the current CEO. The success of the pioneer Tchibo late 2004[3] (in a 50-50 cooperation with O2[4]) and Simyo's entry into the German mobile telephony market in early 2005 were followed by several similar offers from other low-cost providers around mid-2005 resulting in a general price decline in the German mobile market.
The German provider Mobilcom first tried to stop Simyo with an injunction, as E-Plus hadn't granted the same conditions to other providers and hadn't given sufficient notice about the start of the mobile offering. The Federal Network Agency decided this case on 12 July 2005[5] in favor of Simyo, and justified this by saying that:
- "The simyo offer was not simply a new tariff, but a new product. In light of its commercial, technical and marketing philosophy which has renounced costly, hitherto widely found features, it differed in essential details from conventional prepaid products."
In Germany, it was marketed with the slogan "Weil Einfach einfach einfach ist.", notable for its word repetition. It roughly translates into "because simple is simply simple" or "because easy is simply easy".[6][7]
On 3 January 2007, E-Plus announced the complete takeover of Simyo. Simyo does not own a wireless network but, as an MVNO, uses the network infrastructure of its parent company. In May 2010, Nicolas Biagosch took over as CEO from Rolf Hansen. Simyo is part of the E-Plus Group which has 22.7 million subscribers (Dec 2011).[8]
Simyo belongs to the Dutch telecommunications group
Simyo bases its business strategy on "Self-management via the Internet", using a model similar to that originally made popular by online banks. This business structure permits considerable cost savings, which the operator passes on in its rates. Another aspect that helps to cut costs is that they do not subsidise handsets.
Simyo Nederland
Simyo Nederland acquired customers from Debitel (October 23, 2008)[13] and Tringg (May 14, 2011)[14] when KPN acquired these stakes in the Netherlands.
References
- ^ "O2 Germany transfers Simyo customers to Blau brand".
- ^ "Aldi Talk en Simyo stoppen in België wegens registratieplicht".
- ^ "Für eine Hand voll Cent – die Haken bei billigen Mobilfunkangeboten". Heise Newsticker. 29 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2005.
- ^ "Services - Products". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.bundesnetzagentur.de. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "simyo – seit 10 Jahren einfach einfach". www.dietestfamilie.de (in German). 31 July 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Weil einfach einfach einfach ist – Friedrich Jeschke". Friedrich Jeschke | Volt Europa (in German). 2012-07-04. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "A challenger in the German mobile telecoms market". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "KPN acquires full control over E-Plus".
- ^ "Bouygues Telecom to Buy KPN's Simyo as French Competition Grows". Bloomberg News. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Telefónica Deutschland to phase out Simyo brand, reposition Base". 8 July 2016.
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- ^ "KPN koopt Debitel | ZDNet.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "KPN koopt mobiele aanbieder Tringg". Emerce (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-01-21.