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Christopher Mattheisen of Magyar has been CEO 2006. Before Telekom since Officer that, he was Chief in of TâCom, starting of Officer 2005 and Chief Residential the companyâs Services in 2002â2005. in Mattheisenâs career 1993, telecoms started and when he was Sales of Marketing director TOM POPPER Budapest, in 900 Westel for and he also worked the telecoms Czech How have the general telecoms in Poland, UK. market and in Hungary Republic and the business climate days, when studied the old changed since Westel on Budafoki Born in 1961, he at that you worked economics at Indiana think back then are? Ăşt? Did you you up where of a University of Bloomington you would end were the beginning ons, University. A: Those days and at Columbia in telecommunicati we but real revolution
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since then, which has lastedkeep pace with market to have managed changes and retained today, especially and technology position amidst the technologies available will also meet the our leadership g market competition. 4G network. They next development everâintensifyin are things that have the of the which Telekom Of course, there example, that I have requirements LTE Advanced, for very phase, already as a first not changed, runner since a tested successfullyis nothing to stand been a passionate not miss this yearâs has So there I did As of today, spring. in Hungary. early age and City Run in the mine in the way of 4G expansion. first 4G of Telekom VivicittĂĄ the countryâs favourite hobby we have made for 54% of Hungarians, And another available This year I performed by increase to 80% remained: music. Telekom Volt Festival. network we would like to the with my band at 20 years which Putting to use the new frequencies, inconceivable running 2015. build the countryâs 4G network However it was able to track my we will offering the ago that Iâm now a mobile application the largest coverage, Due performance with also the revolution of with speed of this technology. 800 And called FutĂłtĂĄrs. mobile broadband has maximumfavorable features of the and country to some smartphones and broadband, remote anywhere in the MHz mobile can be covered enabled people performance through sparsely populated areas dynamic to follow our bandâs continuing the be able efficiently too. By live streaming. coverage, we will age in 4G of expansion a new on winning services that bring Congratulations customers. Users in late to offer internet for our world the new frequencies those be mobile able connect to the digital will be September! Will and it may enhance services? speed, higher internet used for mobile have ultimately been with equal opportunities too. we A: I am glad blocks we digital the frequency calls seem to the able to acquire Mobile telephone source of we can use them need the most and The successful to be MTâs leading in other, newer benefit of our customers. revenue, but a major milestone to â for like tender is also growing faster where Hungary. Weâd services are TV, achieving a Digital of our broadband instance mobile internet and recently. accelerate the expansion as possible, increasing you have made acquisitions growth? coverage as soon and bandwidth, Where do you expect the most number high our network capacity ever become to rollout the Will 4G services primarily in order which is the key one or two in revenues? seeking further digital speed mobile internet, and the upcoming A: We are constantly targets and driver of growth we have won are valueâgenerating investment world. The frequencies the best broadband suitable to carry
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A tough market Christopher Mattheisen, CEO of marketâleader Magyar Telekom, says the telecoms business in Hungary âstill shows signs of reduced growthâ, but that doesnât mean there arenât big opportunities. Read our exclusive interview. 10
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