Tango (telecom)
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Tango Services SA, a luxembourgian subsidiary of the belgian telco Belgacom
Group, provides fixed and mobile voice services and DSL
services in Luxembourg
and Liechtenstein
. As the second mobile operator in Luxembourg, the company markets its mobile offers under the "Tango" brand.
Launched in 1998, Tango was the first company to offer UMTS in 2002. In 2005, Tango offered its customers ADSL and HSDPA services for the first time.
Originally operated by Tele2
, Belgacom
finalized the acquisition of this company in August 2008. Belgacom also acquired the fixed and mobile activities of Tele2
in Liechtenstein. At the end of March 2009 Tango had 245,000 customers.
Tango Liechtenstein was sold by Belgacom to Swiss telco Unify Nederland BV in december 2009.
's three mobile telecommunications operator
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Belgacom
The Belgacom Group is the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, headquartered in Brussels. Belgacom Group is primarily state owned, with the Belgian state holding 53.3% + 1 share...
Group, provides fixed and mobile voice services and DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
Digital subscriber line is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop. In telecommunications marketing, the term DSL is widely understood to mean Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ,...
services in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...
. As the second mobile operator in Luxembourg, the company markets its mobile offers under the "Tango" brand.
Launched in 1998, Tango was the first company to offer UMTS in 2002. In 2005, Tango offered its customers ADSL and HSDPA services for the first time.
Originally operated by Tele2
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
, Belgacom
Belgacom
The Belgacom Group is the largest telecommunications company in Belgium, headquartered in Brussels. Belgacom Group is primarily state owned, with the Belgian state holding 53.3% + 1 share...
finalized the acquisition of this company in August 2008. Belgacom also acquired the fixed and mobile activities of Tele2
Tele2
Tele2 AB is a major European telecommunications operator, with about 34 million customers in 11 countries. It serves as a fixed-line telephone operator, cable television provider, mobile phone operator and Internet service provider.- Overview :...
in Liechtenstein. At the end of March 2009 Tango had 245,000 customers.
Tango Liechtenstein was sold by Belgacom to Swiss telco Unify Nederland BV in december 2009.
Luxembourg
Tango is the second largest of LuxembourgLuxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
's three mobile telecommunications operator
Telephone company
A telephone company is a service provider of telecommunications services such as telephony and data communications access. Many were at one time nationalized or state-regulated monopolies...
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