• Michael Tsamaz assumes the position of OTE Chairman and CEO. The OTE Board of Directors appoint Mr. Tsamaz Chairman and CEO of OTE, on 3rd November
• Conn-x TV, OTE’s IPTV service, is available at almost 400 points of presence nationwide and expanding to all prefecture capitals, major cities, islands and areas with small populations. Conn-x TV subscribers enjoy over 48 thematic television channels with digital clarity, including three exclusive sports channels, as well as Video on Demand services with regularly updated content
• OTE, together with COSMOTE, become sponsors of the Special Olympics World Games ATHENS 2011
• OTE is included in the global list of the top 1000 sustainable performance leaders, according to an international survey based on the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
• OTE moves forward towards the broadband of the future with the deployment, for the first time, of a new Generation Access Network (NGA network) of FTTC/ VDSL2 technology, in various municipalities around Greece. The aim is to provide end-users with very high-speed broadband services with improved quality characteristics. OTE has installed over 1.5 million ADSL ports in more than 1,500 different points of presence nationwide
• OTE delists from the New York Stock Exchange
• OTE once again qualifies in the semi-annual review, for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Global Index Series for social responsible companies
• The OTE 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report is externally assured under the international AA1000 AccountAbility Principles Standard. It is also upgraded to GRI G3 Β+ rating
• For the fifth time during recent years, OTE upgrades ADSL speeds throughout Greece, without any additional cost for customers. The ADSL access speeds offered include : 2Mbps / 512 Kbps and up to 24Mbps / 1 Mbps
• OTE wins the award for Best Corporate Governance in Greece, in the 2010 Corporate Governance Awards
2009
• OTE presents Conn-x TV, changing the way we watch television. It is based on IPTV technology, making it possible to transmit television signal via telecom cables, in particular through an ADSL broadband connection. Conn-x TV includes over 40 channels with digital signal, allowing a viewer to watch the content they desire, whenever they wish
• Development of broadband continues nationwide, with active ADSL connections exceeding 1,1 million. OTE provides broadband connections to more than 1500 points of presence throughout the country, corresponding to about 95% of the country’s telephone connections
• An additional 5% of Greek State shares, including voting rights, are sold, thus bringing Deutsche Telekom stake in OTE to 30% and 20% for the Greek State
• COSMOTE completes Telemobil SA (Zapp) acquisition in Rumania
• COSMOFON-owned by COSMOTE- sale in FYROM completed
• COSMOTE owns 100% of GERMANOS, the top telecom retail chain in the broader Southeast region, with 1075 shops.
2008 • OTE holds 100% of COSMOTE shares and thus the company is delisted
• Deutsche Telekom signed shareholder agreement with the Greek government, via which, as of 5th November, each has a 25% stake plus one share in OTE share capital
• OTE completed merger of OTENET, through absorption
• Annual 2007 Corporate Responsibility Report was certified according to the "G3" GRI international guidelines
• OTE first joined the international «FTSE4Good» Index Series, which measure company performance, meeting globally recognised corporate responsibility standards
• OTE ADSL connections in Greece exceeded 970,000 while OTE network points of presence reached 1.390 countrywide
• New ‘Hellas SAT net! Home’ service, offered by HELLAS SAT subsidiary, allows for permanent, free internet access to areas where there is no land interconnection infrastructure or any other telecom means
• OTE soft launch of conn-x TV (IPTV) to a limited number of existing clients for a trial period
2007
• OTE broadband connections came to 825,000, while available ports surpassed 1,200,000
• New speeds available reaching 24Mbps
• Successful completion of the 2-year national program "OTE on the Broadband" aiming to inform people regarding broadband and new technologies. The program visited in total 33 cities-stations and had over 28.000 visitors
• Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report of 2006 was certified according to the "G3" international guidelines of the GRI
• The Greek State sales 10.7% of OTE share capital to institutional investors.
2006 - 2005
Broadband technology development and expansion
• Broadband connections surpassed 500.000 in the end of 2006 – 10 times more than 2005
• Broadband speed was doubled in 2006
• “OTE on the Broadband” 2-year programme started in 2006 having as its main objective to inform people on broadband technology.
2004 - 2000
2003:
- OTE raises its stake in RomTelecom to 54%
- OTE launches ADSL services in the Greek market - 14 MAY 2003: Laucnching of Satellite Hellas Sat2 from Cape Canaveral
2001-2003: OTE ranks, stock wise, among the 500 largest organizations globally and among the 10 largest telecommunications organizations in Europe
2001: ΟΤΕ operates within the deregulated telecommunications market
2000: OTE acquires a GSM License in Bulgaria and establishes Globul to exploit this license
1998 - 1990
1998:
- Third public stock offering
- OTE is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - OTE acquires an initial 35% stake in RomTelecom, the incumbent telephony company in Romania
1997: Second successful public stock offering
1996:
- ΟΤΕ is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (IPO)
- ΟΤΕ is expanding its market in the Balkans, SE Europe and in the Midlle East
- The idea of ISDN and satellite television is formed
1994: The Network Management System is operational originally in Athens (N.M.S)
1992:
-The Hellenic Telecommunications and Post Commission is established (www.eett.gr), it's the regulatory authority of the telecommunication market - The first 350 cardphones
1991: Videoconference Service.
1990:
- Widespread use of fiber optics
- The HELLASPAC public network commences commercial operations
20 November 1989: The first fully digitized switching center of the AXE-10/ERICSSON system in Patras is operational.
1989: The first fully digitized switching centers (long-distance and hub) of the EWSD/SIEMENS system
1988: Partial operation of the first fully digitized international switching center according to the international communication standards (C.C.I.T.T)
1987: Paging service
1986 :The Thermopylae Inmarsat Land Earth Station in CSC commences commercial operations
1981 : The New MT-20 International Electronic Switching Centre in Athens is operational
1979 : The International Electronic Teletype Centre in Athens is operational
1974 - 1965
1974: Construction of international networks (submarine cables and radio-links)
September 1972: Construction of the second antenna of the Center of Satellite Communication in Thermopylae
1971: Yellow Pages
April 1970: Construction of the first antenna of the Center of Satellite Communication in Thermopylae (the 6th in Europe)
1969: The automatic-semiautomatic Teletype Centre in Athens is operational
1968: Laying of the submarine cable Greece-Italy, MED 3
1965: Automation of the Greek long-distance telephone network
1962 - 1949 1962: Automation of the TELEX service begins
1957: The TELEX service is operational
1953: The first Greek telephone directory is published
10 November 1949: OTE S.A commences commercial operations
23 October 1949: ΟΤΕ S.A is founded (act.1049/49)
