Da, bilo bi interesantno videti kako su oni to izveli - posto mnoge stvari "don't add up". Bilo bi lepo kada bi neko sa Kosova ovde prokomentarisao kvalitet servisa.
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Kosovo Telecommunications: Linked with the Legal Status
Gani Lajqi
27 November 2006
Internet services – Providers
Although the survey conducted by the public opinion, media and market research private company Index Kosova, only 7 percent of Kosovans use internet on regular basis, companies offering these internet services seems to be satisfied with the market. Their satisfaction comes from the fact of their expansion in the field (within last 4 years this has been widely achieved) and belief that the level of internet usage has increased steadily with the coverage of rural areas as well, despite the fact that there are no accurate figures to confirm or deny that view.
Furthermore, they say that they are unable to meet the high demand for internet services. In any case, exact figures and percentages in regard to the internet market are not available still. An analysis prepared by the Economic Initiative for Kosova – ECIKS shows that TRA, which monitors telecommunication in Kosovo, until now has licensed three Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Apart from the public enterprise “DardaNet”, a unit of PTK, TRA has also licensed IPKO Net and Kujtesa private companies. These three companies share the internet market in Kosovo today. Monthly internet fee do not vary much from one to the other. Kujtesa offers services on these packages (without VAT). Family package: 128 kbps, 9.90 €; Entry: 256 kbps, 14.90 €, Basic: 512 kbps, 19.90 €, Advanced: 1 mbps, 24.90 €, Premium: 2 mbps, 29.90 € and Platinum: 3 mbps, 34.90 €. All these packages are accompanied with a 55 channel cable television given for free. While IPKO provides internet services with these prices: Package I: 1 mbps, 9.90 €, Package II: 2 mbps, 14.90 €, Package II: 3,5 mbps, 19,95 euro. Some packages, however, are available only in Prishtina where these two ISP’s have their own infrastructure.
Representatives of these companies estimate the size of internet market in Kosovo at about 10 million Euros per year. With additional investment and infrastructure improvement, this market could easily double. With the economic development of Kosovo these figures will surely get higher. There is existing potential, not only in the sense of the market but also in the companies ready and able for international cooperation.
DardaNet, being a public enterprise, had the advantage of using PTK infrastructure. Despite this advantage, poor management and failed investments just because of the first fact, including the failed investment in expanding internet infrastructure, where the implementer was an Austrian enterprise InfoNova, made that DardaNet today offers only the Dial Up connections and is the weakest bidder out of the three licensed companies. DardaNet plans to offer internet access through ADSL with “more convenient” monthly prices of 25 € per households and 50 € for enterprises. An average monthly payment for a full time job in Kosovo’s public sector 151 € while in the private sector its average is 208 €, which would be about 7% of the medium salary in Kosovo. With ADSL, DardaNet would use the existing network of PTK landline telephony and it is expected that it would take over a considerable part of the market. PTK is also interested to build the Kosovo-wide optic-fibre network and for this matter it has signed an agreement with Kosovo Railways which enables laying of optic-fibre cable alongside railways. Despite the fact that this enterprise is currently the poorest among Kosovo ISP’s, surely has the greatest potential for the future. DardaNet currently employs only 25 people.
IPKO Netis the first enterprise which brought internet in Kosovo. It offers internet services in entire Kosovo territory with fast connection through microwaves (microwave antennas). At the same manner, through microwave (wireless), this enterprise gets its link from Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, and it is also is in the process of building optic network within Kosovo. For this matter, IPKO Net has signed a contract with Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) which would enable them to use KEK cables. IPKO Net is a shareholding company, which employs 105 persons and it gives the impression to be organized and well managed. It has the potential to expand and presents a serious partner for cooperation with foreign companies. In this regard, Slovenian Telecom has invested this year in IPKO 19.5 million euros, respectively 75% of IPKO’s estimated value, out of which 10 million are direct investments, which in two upcoming years will ensure building and further modernization of the network.
Kujtesa is another private enterprise which according to the participation in the market seems to be at the same level with IPKO. It is the only enterprise which offers cable internet connection in Prishtina, in cooperation with a local cable television. This service has been limited only in Prishtina and only in the quarter which have been covered by the cable television, but this is expanding further. Apart of this, Kujtesa offers wireless services throughout Kosovo and pretends to take over the greatest part of the ISP market in the country.