Azerfon is the Mobile Operator of the Year
Azerfon LLC received International Caspian Energy Integration Award and was announced the Mobile Operator of 2009. The award is given based on the results of the poll organized by the Caspian-European Integration Business Club (CEIBC) and conducted among top managers of 1500 companies (7500 respondents) from 32 countries. These companies work in the Caspian-Black Sea and Baltic regions. It should be noted that President of Azerbaijan, Mr.Ilham Aliyev is an Honorary Chairman of CEIBC.
The award was presented to the Executive Board Member of Azerfon Mr. Cuneyt Turktan by the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan, Mr.Ali Abbasov. When receiving the award, Mr. Turktan stated that Azerfon established a new era of communications in Azerbaijan by introducing 3G technology in the mobile communications market of the country together with Vodafone, the leader among world mobile operators. “Azerfon is the fastest growing mobile operator of Azerbaijan. We offer best prices and quality services to our customers whose number is growing on daily basis. We see this award as an appreciation of our success in the mobile market of the country.”
Caspian Energy Integration Award also announced Azerfon-Vodafone brand as Technology Leader among mobile operators. The Award was presented to Ms. Leyla Nasrullayeva, the Director of Azerfon-Vodafone, also by the Minister Ali Abbasov. Ms. Nasrullayeva said that Azerfon-Vodafone customers are the first to benefit from the 3G technology based services in Azerbaijan such as video calling, high-speed data transfer, improved voice quality as well as enhanced network coverage and capacity.
Unlike the basic standard of 2G technology with a data transfer speed of up to 384 kbps, the network deployed allows Azerfon-Vodafone customers to use high-speed data access of up to 3,6 Mbps.
The partnership with Vodafone allows Azerfon to bring a range of most innovative products and services from Vodafone to customers in Azerbaijan. Only Azerfon-Vodafone customers are able to benefit from Vodafone’s global roaming network, which makes the roaming tariffs of Azerfon-Vodafone most affordable in Azerbaijan.