Our Company
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Orbitel ® is the international business unit of UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones®, leader in the provision of integrated communication services in Colombia; therefore, guaranteeing a solid and reliable service in this changing market. Orbitel ® has a presence in the United States, Canada and Spain through its multiple service offerings: prepaid cards, cellular plans, virtual numbers, phone plans and of telecommunications services with international operators.
Since its inception, Orbitel ® has increased its presence in more than 20 States of the United States, has presence in Spain and in several Canadian provinces.
In addition, through its presence in the Miami POP, Orbitel® has bilateral interconnection with operators around the world, supporting the operation of voice origin, transport and termination for international long distance products and services.
Our great strengths are our prestigious brand, the complete telecommunications portfolio that we offer and great sensitivity to the understanding of the Hispanic immigrant communications needs as this reside in the markets in which the company operates.
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UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones is a Colombian company that provides integrated communications, owned by Millicom International Cellular and the EPM group. Together with its subsidiaries, including Colombia Movil, Edatel and ETP, UNE covers more than 70% of the urban population and is present in 767 municipalities of the 32 departments of the country. Through its international subsidiaries, Cinco Telecom Corporation and Orbitel Comunicaciones Latinoamericanas it serves the United States, Canada and Spain markets. From August 2014, UNE began a process of operational integration with TIGO in Colombia to provide the whole range of ICT, fixed and mobile services with the purpose of becoming the preferred choice of Colombians in the provision of digital lifestyle solutions, innovation and high quality services to companies and households across the country.
Merge
In the year 2013, EPM started a negotiation process with Millicom in order to integrate complementary UNE and TIGO operations in Colombia. In August 2014, upon receipt of all necessary approvals, including those of the Medellin Council, the Millicon General Assembly of Partners, the UNE General Assembly of Shareholders, the Superintendency of Industry and Commerce, National Television Authority, and the Superintendency of Finance, the fusion between UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones and Millicom Spain Cable (holding company which owned 50% plus one share of Colombia Movil) takes place, , and begins the process of integrating the UNE and TIGO operations. From this partnership a new alternative of integrated fixed and mobile communications services is born, with great prospects for growth, which seeks to become the preferred choice for Colombians in the provision of digital lifestyle solutions in Colombia.
Orbitel Servicios Internacionales S.A. (OSI) is a subsidiary of UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones, which through data processing manages the group's International Wholesale business, enjoying the best traffic across Latin America with daily trades of over 10 million minutes of international long distance calls to and from the world.
This branch is a subsidiary based in the Foreign Trade Free zone of Rio Negro, Antioquia, and has more than 180 customers worldwide.
