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Telefonica Romania was the first mobile telephony operator in Romania. In 1993 the company, a joint-venture between Telefonica España (60%), RomTelecom (20%), and Radiocomunicatii (20%), launched a nationwide NMT 450 service and had a monopoly until 1997 when Romania issued its first two GSM 900 licenses. Having lost its monopoly status, Telefonica Romania was unable to cope with the market pressure from the new digital operators who offered enhanced quality services in a competitive environment and Telefonica Spain, the main shareholder of the company, withdrew its participation from the Company. Towards the end of 1998, Telefonica Romania was acquired by R.D.T., a group of international investors, with a vision of working towards reviving the sagging N.M.T business with innovative communication solutions, and positioning the company for a digital future. The company, now called Telemobil, re-launched its commercial services with a new brand 'SunTel' in mid 1999 offering a new service based on a "Low Emission Mobile System" (LEMS). In early 2000, R.D.T., the main shareholder of the company, decided to integrate itself with Inquam, launching a new telecommunication service, Zapp, using CDMA2000 technology. In 2006 Telemobil S.A. is awarded a 3G licence In 2008 Saudi Oger Group buys the shares of Qualcomm in Telemobil Romania thus becoming the majority shareholder and Zapp launches 3G services in 19 major cities throughout Romania. Click on the logo for official Telemobil (www.telemobil.ro) site. 
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