Bulgarian Telecommunications Company EAD (“VIVACOM”) is fully integrated operator that provides mobile, fixed telephony, fixed broadband and pay-TV (both DTH and IPTV) services nationwide to residential and business customers. VIVACOM provides fixed line services through own fixed line network and mobile services through own mobile network based on GSM/EDGE (2G technologies), UMTS/HSPA+ (3G technologies), LTE/LTE-Advanced (4G/4.5G technologies) and 5G technologies. In September 2020 VIVACOM was the first to launch 5G mobile network in Bulgaria, initially in all 27 district cities. In 2021 VIVACOM continues its investments in 5G deployment with network coverage extended to over 200 settlements throughout the country. VIVACOM owns and operates one of the biggest and most modern facilities for satellite communications in the region – Plana teleport, which is able to deliver transmission and connectivity even to very remote points, including orbital positions in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia.