Tet (company)

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Tet
Company typePrivate
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters
Riga
,
Latvia
Area served
Latvia
Key people
Uldis Tatarcuks (board president and CEO)
ServicesVoice services, Internet, TV, Data services, IT products and services, Tet store
RevenueLVL 137.6 million (2011)
LVL 20.8 million (2011)
Total assets307,813,936 Euro (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
1,707(2018)
Websitetet.lv

Tet (formerly Lattelekom and Lattelecom) is a Latvian internet service provider, telecommunications, technology and entertainment company. It has also been an electricity service provider since 2017.

The Tet Group provides IT, telecommunication, and outsourced business process solutions that are provided by the five companies of the group:– SIA Tet, Lattelecom BPO, Citrus Solutions, and Lattelecom Technology, along with its subsidiary Baltic Computer Academy (Latvian: Baltijas Datoru akadēmija, BDA). Lattelecom Group is a provider of electronic communications services in Latvia and offers electronic communication solutions[clarification needed] for home, small and medium-sized businesses, state and municipal institutions, as well as corporate clients.

51% of Tet shares are owned by the

LMT
shares.

History

Origin

The Latvian state-owned State Company Tet (

TeliaSonera AB
.

Cable and Wireless later sold its shares to TeliaSonera, as a result of which 51% of the company's shares are presently owned by the Latvian government but 49% – by TeliaSonera.[1] Until January 1, 2003, the company held a monopoly on fixed voice communication services, thereby becoming the leading fixed telephony operator.

Monopoly

Until relatively recently, Lattelecom had monopoly rights on fixed-line voice communications in

cell phone
operator.

First rebrand (2006)

On May 18, 2006, Lattelecom implemented a rebranding, replacing the existing corporate brand name with a new brand name. The change aimed to improve the correlation between the Lattelecom brand name, products and services, and attain higher efficiency of communication and costs and position Lattelecom as a market leader, justifying it with sufficient proof. Prior to 2006, the company had already undergone reorganisation, procuring also a new company (SIA Lattelecom Technology), whereby the change of the brand name marked the termination of said conversion process – the new brand name combined into one great whole all Groups companies that were directly engaged in providing customer services, client business process outsourcing and IT&T and content services.

The official company name, SIA Lattelekom was changed to SIA Lattelecom.[2] The name of the IT service provider SIA Micro Link Latvia was changed to Lattelecom Technology, whereas SIA C1 that had been engaged in business process outsourcing business was renamed SIA Lattelecom BPO. Given the business specifics, the name of the network construction and maintenance company SIA Citrus Solutions remained as is. In addition, Citrus Solutions also attained its individual graphical identity that differs from that of the other Groups companies, as the company provides services to external IT&T companies that are believed to be Lattelecom Group competitors.

Second rebrand (2019)

In October 2018, Lattelecom announced that they will gradually change their name to Tet, their electricity service providers' name used since 2016, with the change officially starting from on April 1, 2019.[3][4] All divisions except entertainment which will use the recently introduced Helio and Shortcut brands.[5][6]

Lattelecom Group

Lattelecom Group consists of five companies: SIA Tet, SIA Lattelecom BPO, SIA Citrus Solutions, SIA Lattelecom Technology and the subsidiary owned by the latter – SIA Baltijas Datoru Akadēmija. Tet is specialised in providing Internet, voice and TV services. Lattelecom BPO offers client service solutions[clarification needed], business process outsourcing (BPO), and 1188 directory inquiry services. Lattelecom Technology provides integrated IT solutions[clarification needed] and services. Baltijas Datoru Akadēmija is a training and certification centre providing services to information and communication technology (ICT) professionals and users, whereas Citrus Solutions that is formed through separating the former Network Maintenance Division from the parent company Tet offers integrated network infrastructure construction[clarification needed] and security system solutions[clarification needed].

Products and services

Tet Internet

Tet is the country's largest internet service provider. Tet offers various Internet connection types – broadband

Optical Fiber Internet GPON Internet, wireless solutions[clarification needed] or Wi-Fi
and 4G internet.

Optical fiber Internet

In 2009 Lattelecom started offering residential

Plavnieki, Ziepniekkalns and other locations. Jelgava was the first city where fiber optic Internet was made available from areas other than Riga, but late in 2009 the Lattelecom fiber optic service was also made accessible in other cities, such as Daugavpils, Salaspils
, etc. Initially, fiber optic network expansion work was carried out in the newly built dwelling areas in Riga and other largest cities of the country the rational being that return on the investment in the development of the network is possible to attain only if the newly connected building has at least 30 apartments.

The service is provided using GPON technology that enables 100 megabits per second bandwidth accessible from any connection point (apartment). In the middle of 2012, Lattelecom fiber optic internet was available to 450,000 households throughout Latvia, which is half of all Latvian households.[11] The total infrastructure covers more than 45 towns and residential areas in Latvia.

Baltic Highway

A significant data transfer route, the Baltic Highway opened in 2012. It ensures the highest quality data transfer through the

Gbps data transfer rate (the initial capacity of the system is 40 x 10 Gbit/s), and it will be the geographically shortest route between Germany and Russia.[12]
The total infrastructure covers more than 45 towns and residential areas in Latvia. The Baltic Highway infrastructure will be an alternative transfer route for the earlier Nordic Route (Russia-Sweden-Germany) and South Route (Russia-Ukraine-Germany) networks.

Wi-Fi

Currently more than 4,500 Wi-Fi access points are available throughout Latvia.[13]

Lattelecom TV

In 2011 Lattelecom became the largest

Internet television.[14]

Since March 1, 2011, the company started to offer

Baltic States to enable people to watch television on four types of screens – not only traditional TV sets, but also computers, tablet computers and cell phones.[16]

Interactive TV/Tet TV

Lattelecom

Interactive TV
, now known as Tet TV, is a high-definition television service that provides diverse functionality, such as virtual rent a video, time shift, recording of programmes and films, etc. The Interactive TV signal is transmitted over a broadband Internet connection that enables access to both the Internet and TV using a single wire (telephone line).

Digital Terrestrial TV/Virszemes Tet TV

As of the early part of 2009 and after having won the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia tender, Lattelecom jointly with the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) made transition from analogue to digital TV broadcasting system.[17]

Lattelecom Terrestrial TV enabled digital over-the-air broadcasting of TV signals that can be received using an indoor or external aerial. Terrestrial TV provides free access to all national and other free channels of the country.

Tet TV+

Online television has been available in Latvia since 2010, when it was made public in test mode.[18] Currently Online television is available in Latvia
only.

Internet television on mobile devices has been available since March 2012.[19] It is the first television service in Latvia that enables watching television not only at a time and place convenient to the client, but on various devices – PC, tablet computer and smartphone.[20]

In 2016, Lattelecom launched an online streaming service and an entertainment platform Shortcut.[21]

Privatisation

Tet is a former state-owned telecommunications company. In 1994, 49% of the company's stock was sold to two foreign investors, Cable and Wireless and Telecom Finland, which is now part of

TeliaSonera
. Cable and Wireless later sold its stake to TeliaSonera, which now owns 49% of the company. The remaining 51% of the company still belongs to Latvian government.

Profits and performance

The revenue of Lattelecom in 2011 amounted to

LVL 135.8 million, which is a LVL 3.8 million drop year on year.[22] Television and Internet services accounted for the largest increase in revenue, as the number of subscribers grew rapidly. Turnover of data services has also increased, whilst the revenues from voice calls continue to decline.[23] The normalized EBITDA profit indicator of Lattelecom in 2011 was LVL 47.5 million. (LVL 45.6 million in 2010), EBITDA profit norm of 35%.[24] The profit of Lattelecom in 2011 amounted to LVL 20.8 million, which is an 8% increase from 2010 (LVL 19.3 million).[25]

Headcount

2,174 employees worked for Lattelecom group as of late 2011.[26]

Connect, Latvia!

Connect, Latvia! (Pieslēdzies, Latvija!) is a unique project in Latvia, which provides people aged over 50 with the opportunity to acquire basic PC literacy skills, thus reducing the number of people incapable of working with a PC or the Internet.

computer sciences teachers were attracted for the training of senior clients, thus raising the number of trainees to 6,000.[29]
Training for
seniors is organized in small groups – approximately 14 participants per group. Training in each group lasts three days, spending four academic hours (45 minutes each) on training daily.[30]

References

  1. ^ Lattelecom property structure - http://www.lattelecom.lv/Lattelecom_grupa/par_Lattelecom_grupu/ipasuma_struktura/ Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Bušmanis, Ivars (2006-05-22). "Kāpēc "Lattelekom" "k" aizstāj ar "c"". TVNET (in Latvian). Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  3. ^ Dziadzul, Chris (2018-10-09). "Rebrand for Lattelecom". Broadband TV News. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  4. ^ "Lattelecom to rebrand as Tet on 1 April". The Baltic Times. 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ "Tet answers". atbildes.tet.lv. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  6. ^ Kaža, Juris (2018-10-09). "Latvia's Lattelecom starts a tet offensive, millennials miss the reference". Medium. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  7. ^ "Profesionālais internets mājas lietotājiem" [Professional Internet for home users]. www.sakaru-pasaule.lv. 2006. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  8. ^ "Internets: modemu apraksts - Technicolor TG 788vn v2". Tet palīdzība (in Latvian). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  9. ^ Apollo.lv article "«Lattelecom» datu parraides atrumu palielinas lidz 500 megabitiem sekunde" (30.09.2009.) - http://www.apollo.lv/portal/news/articles/180887 Archived 2009-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Lattelecom press release (15.01.2009.) - "Paziņojumi presei | preses telpa | Lattelecom grupa | Lattelecom". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  11. ^ "Saulkalnē pieejams Lattelecom optiskais internets (Lattelecom's fibre internet is available in Saulkalne)" (in Latvian). 16 January 2013.
  12. ^ MegaFon, Lattelecom and Deutsche Telekom opened shortest route linking Russia and Europe Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, www.Megafon.ru, 26.09.2012.
  13. ^ Lattelecom palielinājis WiFi piekļuves punktu skaitu līdz 2600, www.tvnet.lv, 24.08.2012.
  14. ^ Lattelekom ir Baltijas lielākais TV operators, www.diena.lv, 03.01.2012.
  15. ^ Turpmāk «Lattelecom» televīzija būs skatāma arī mobilajās ierīcēs Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, www.apollo.lv, 01.03.2012.
  16. ^ TV saturs «četros ekrānos par vienu cenu», www.tvnet.lv, 04.04.2012.
  17. ^ DB.lv: "Latvija ciparu TV ieviesis Lattelecom"- "Latvijā ciparu TV ieviesīs Lattelecom :: Db.lv". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  18. ^ lattelecom.tv – Lattelecom sāk testēt Interneta TV (ielūgumi) Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, www.krizdabz.lv, 02.12.2010.
  19. ^ Turpmāk «Lattelecom» televīzija būs skatāma arī mobilajās ierīcēs Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, www.apollo.lv, 01.03.2012.
  20. ^ Turpmāk «Lattelecom» televīzija būs skatāma arī mobilajās ierīcēs Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, www.apollo.lv, 01.03.2012.
  21. ^ "Lattelecom presents a new entertainment platform - Shortcut | lattelecom.lv". www.lattelecom.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  22. ^ Lattelecom koncerna 2011. gada konsolidētais gada pārskats[permanent dead link], www.lattelecom.lv, 01.02.2012.
  23. ^ Lattelecom koncerna 2011. gada konsolidētais gada pārskats[permanent dead link], www.lattelecom.lv, 01.02.2012.
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  26. ^ Lattelecom koncerna 2011. gada konsolidētais gada pārskats[permanent dead link], www.lattelecom.lv, 01.02.2012.
  27. ^ Vairāki simti senioru projekta "Pieslēdzies, Latvija" noslēgumā pārbauda zināšanas datoru lietošanā, www.nra.lv, 17.11.2011.
  28. ^ Vairāki simti senioru projekta "Pieslēdzies, Latvija" noslēgumā pārbauda zināšanas datoru lietošanā, www.nra.lv, 17.11.2011.
  29. ^ „Pieslēdzies, Latvija!” aicina seniorus pieteikties bezmaksas datorapmācības kursiem , www.ventspils.lv, 17.05.2012.
  30. ^ „Pieslēdzies, Latvija!” aicina seniorus pieteikties bezmaksas datorapmācības kursiem , www.ventspils.lv, 17.05.2012.
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