Post and Telecom of Kosovo
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Post and Telecom of Kosovo ' onMouseout='HidePop("3044")' href="/topics/Serbian_language">Serbian
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: ) is the post
al and telecommunications authority of Kosovo
.
Post and Telecom of Kosovo was created on December 21, 1965 and has three business units: Post of Kosovo, Telecom of Kosovo
, Vala – the Mobile Operator (previously known as Vala900). The three business units of PTK are licensed by Telecommunication Regulation Authority of Kosovo.
On June 29, 2005, Post and Telecom of Kosovo was transformed into a Joint Stock Company, with new name PTK J.S.C.
Vala is the first licensed mobile operator in Kosovo
. It has operated since 2000, and is the largest mobile operator in Kosovo
with approximately 1,150,000 customers. Monaco Telecom
is responsible for the delegated management of the network, and the network is thus using a Monaco mobile network code
.
CEO of PTK Mr. Shyqyri Haxha, received his MSc and PhD degrees from City University in London in 2000 and 2004, respectively. His PhD degree was directly funded by industry (QinetiQ, Malvern, UK). In 2003, Dr Haxha was awarded the SIM Postgraduate Award from The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers in Cambridge, UK for his highly successful contribution in research. From February 2004 he was a member of the Broadband and Wireless Communications group in the School of Engineering and Digital Arts, Kent University, Canterbury, UK as a lecturer. Dr Haxha has published research papers in major international and national media such as IEEE, Optics Express, Applied Optics (OSA), IET and Optics Communications. Dr Haxha's research expertise is focused on designing and optimizing optical and microwave devices for applications in telecommunications and sensing systems. His research interests are in the areas of photonic crystal devices, metamaterials, photonic crystal fibres, surface plasmon polaritons (biosensors), ultra-high-speed electro-optic modulators and Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDMA) systems. Since December 2008, Dr Haxha is a CEO of the largest telecommunication company in Kosova, PTK consisting of mobile operator and fixed line business units. Dr Haxha obtains several world class EMBA and MBA diplomas, and trainings in Telecommunication, Finances and Management. He has obtained over 20 diplomas and trainings in IT sector. Dr Haxha is also undertaking MSc in Finance & Mergers and Acquisitions in UK. He was a key note speaker of numerous world class conferences related to telecommunication and management. He is listed in Who's Who in the World. BEng, MSc, PhD (City University, London), SMIEEE, MIET, Member of OSA
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al and telecommunications authority of Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
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Post and Telecom of Kosovo was created on December 21, 1965 and has three business units: Post of Kosovo, Telecom of Kosovo
Telecom of Kosovo
Telecom of Kosovo is a business unit of Post and Telecom of Kosovo. Telecom of Kosovo is a licensed public operator and the first choice provider of fixed network services and internet in the territory of Kosovo. At the end of 2010 Telecom of Kosovo began to provide triple-play services for its...
, Vala – the Mobile Operator (previously known as Vala900). The three business units of PTK are licensed by Telecommunication Regulation Authority of Kosovo.
On June 29, 2005, Post and Telecom of Kosovo was transformed into a Joint Stock Company, with new name PTK J.S.C.
Vala is the first licensed mobile operator in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. It has operated since 2000, and is the largest mobile operator in Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
with approximately 1,150,000 customers. Monaco Telecom
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
is responsible for the delegated management of the network, and the network is thus using a Monaco mobile network code
Mobile Network Code
A Mobile Network Code is used in combination with a Mobile Country Code to uniquely identify a mobile phone operator/carrier using the GSM/LTE, CDMA, iDEN, TETRA and UMTS public land mobile networks and some satellite mobile networks...
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CEO of PTK Mr. Shyqyri Haxha, received his MSc and PhD degrees from City University in London in 2000 and 2004, respectively. His PhD degree was directly funded by industry (QinetiQ, Malvern, UK). In 2003, Dr Haxha was awarded the SIM Postgraduate Award from The Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers in Cambridge, UK for his highly successful contribution in research. From February 2004 he was a member of the Broadband and Wireless Communications group in the School of Engineering and Digital Arts, Kent University, Canterbury, UK as a lecturer. Dr Haxha has published research papers in major international and national media such as IEEE, Optics Express, Applied Optics (OSA), IET and Optics Communications. Dr Haxha's research expertise is focused on designing and optimizing optical and microwave devices for applications in telecommunications and sensing systems. His research interests are in the areas of photonic crystal devices, metamaterials, photonic crystal fibres, surface plasmon polaritons (biosensors), ultra-high-speed electro-optic modulators and Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDMA) systems. Since December 2008, Dr Haxha is a CEO of the largest telecommunication company in Kosova, PTK consisting of mobile operator and fixed line business units. Dr Haxha obtains several world class EMBA and MBA diplomas, and trainings in Telecommunication, Finances and Management. He has obtained over 20 diplomas and trainings in IT sector. Dr Haxha is also undertaking MSc in Finance & Mergers and Acquisitions in UK. He was a key note speaker of numerous world class conferences related to telecommunication and management. He is listed in Who's Who in the World. BEng, MSc, PhD (City University, London), SMIEEE, MIET, Member of OSA