Private company

A1 Telekom Austria

Austrian telecommunications company

A1 Telekom Austria (A1, A eins) is the leading fixed and mobile network operator in Austria, with 5.4 million mobile and 2.3 million fixed-line customers. A1 Telekom Austria traces its origins to Austria's first GSM mobile phone network which began testing in 1992 and commercial operations in 1994, under the name Mobilkom Austria, then part of the Austrian state-owned PTT agency Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung (PTV, ÖPT) until it was split off into its own company in 1996.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

2006Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications company1
  • HeadquartersVienna1
  • Websitewww.a1.net
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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A1 Telekom Austria (A1, A eins) is the leading fixed and mobile network operator in Austria, with 5.4 million mobile and 2.3 million fixed-line customers. A1 Telekom Austria traces its origins to Austria's first GSM mobile phone network which began testing in 1992 and commercial operations in 1994, under the name Mobilkom Austria, then part of the Austrian state-owned PTT agency Post- und Telegraphenverwaltung (PTV, ÖPT) until it was split off into its own company in 1996. After Mobilkom's merger with A1 Telekom Austria Group in July 2010 it operates under the new name of A1 Telekom Austria.2

The story

Founded by A1 Telekom Austria Group in 2006.1

The company launched GPRS in 2000. Three years later A1 introduced 3G UMTS which was upgraded first to HSDPA in 2007 and afterwards to HSPA+ in March 2009; followed by 4G LTE in September 2010, DC-HSPA+ in December 2010, LTE-A in 2014, LTE-A Pro in December 2018 and 5G NR in January 2020.

In October 2013 A1 Telekom Austria AG acquired 2 x 70 MHz in mobile frequencies in the Austrian multiband auction. The total expenses amounted to EUR 1.03 billion.

As a consequence of the acquisition of Orange Austria by Hutchison Drei, A1 acquired the discount flanker brand Yesss! from Orange for €390 million.

In December 2021, A1 had a market share of 49.2% in broadband and 38.6% in voice mobile. The company had around 5 million mobile and 3 million fixed line subscribers at year end 2021.

A1 Austria debuted its newly refreshed logo on 24 May 2018 after Telekom Austria's Bulgarian subsidiary was rebranded A1 Bulgaria.

From Wikipedia’s article on A1 Telekom Austria, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • landline telephone
  • mobile telephony

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2006Founded Founded1

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