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| Company type | Joint venture |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | February 12, 1996; 29 years ago (1996-02-12) |
| Founder | Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze |
| Headquarters | , Georgia |
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Area served | 99% of the populated territory of Georgia |
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| Website | MagtiCom official website |
MagtiCom, LLC. (Georgian:მაგთიკომი) is a Georgian telecoms company founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze. On September 22, 1997, the Company made the first commercial call from itsmobile network. The services offered by MagtiCom involve as follows:mobile telephony;mobile internet - embracing different technologies ofmobile network development, such as:2G,2.5G,3G,3.5G,4G,4.5G and5G; Cable fixed telephony (VoIP); internet television (IPTV) and fiber-optic internet. Since 2016 MagtiCom started to provideIPTV,VoIP and fiber-optic internet.
Currently, the MagtiCommobile network provides: GSM (2G and 2.5G), UMTS (3G and 3.5G HSPA+), LTE (4G, 4.5G LTE-Advanced) and 5G. These technologies are implemented on 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 and 3500 MHz frequency bands.
The coverage area of "MagtiCom" network is 99% of the populated controlled territory ofGeorgia (with 13 012 base stations). The Company leads the mobile market (with the 41.5% of market share; December 2024). MagtiCom provides various services to nearly 3 million customers by means of 50 customer care offices and 88 Outlets in Public Service halls. MagtiCom contributes 2,867,878,334lari to the development of Georgian economy as of March 2025.[1] Since 2016, MagtiCom has been anISP and, as a result, a provider of a total range of communications services.[2]
Since November 2017, Magticom has been the market leader ISP operator in Georgia.[3]
MagtiCom LLC was founded on February 12, 1996 by Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze, who owns 75% of the Company and exercises the full control thereover. See Chart 1 to learn about the owners and the ownership shares thereof.
Giorgi Gagnidze
MagtiCom made the first commercial call on September 22, 1997. Currently, themobile network of MagtiCom provides themobile technologies of the following generations: GSM (2G and 2.5G), UMTS (3G and 3.5G HSPA+), LTE (4G, 4.5G LTE-Advanced) and 5G. These technologies are implemented on 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 and 3500 MHz frequency bands.
According to the Georgian National Communications Commission statistics, as of December 2024, MagtiCom has2,341,775 subscribers.[5] making it the most popular provider in Georgia.
MagtiCom offers 2 types of internet service:mobile internet since 2001 and fiber-optic internet for the consumer market since 2016.
MagtiCom started to provideWAP-based Internet in 2001, then in 2002 the Company began to offerGPRS-based internet followed by theHSDPA,HSPA andHSPA+ technologies. Since 2015, MagtiCom has been offering4G LTE internet, while since May 2016 –LTE Advanced network and implemented5G network on October 24th 2024.
According to the data of the Georgian National Communications Commission, MagtiCom has the highest amount of internet usage.[6]
According to the official data, MagtiCom is the leading ISP operator, with526,315 internet subscribers as of December 2024.[6]
MagtiCom has offeredIPTV since 2016.
According to the official data, MagtiCom has the leading position in the television (broadcast transit) market in Georgian. MagtiCom has 358,475
subscribers in December 2024.[6]
IPTV is a new generation TV standard based onInternet Protocol (IP) offering such functions as the air management, rewinding and pausing.IPTV allows for rewinding, and to stop it and to proceed with watching it from the place where it had been stopped.
In December 2013, MagtiCom started to offer 3 movie channels of its own production dubbed inGeorgia: Magti Hit, Magti Kino and Chveni Magti. Since 2016 the channels have been available for the customers of Magti IPTV.
VoIP technology offers cable fixed telephone communication via IP. Unlike traditional telephony, the voice signal is transferred digitally. MagtiCom started to offer cable fixed telephony to the retail market in 2016.
The development of internet technologies in MagtiCom in chronological order:
The development of internet technologies in MagtiCom in chronological order:
As of 2024, MagtiCom covers the 99% of the inhabited and controlled territory ofGeorgia.
The company owns13 012 - 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G base stations inGeorgia.
MagtiCom offers customer service in person and by phone.
MagtiCom has 50 offices (13 inTbilisi and 37 in the rest ofGeorgia) providing services on weekdays, while some offices provide services on the weekends as well.
MagtiCom customer care offices are available at 88 outlets in Public Service halls inGeorgia.[7]
MagtiCom offers a 24-hour hotline service 7 days a week. Calling the service is toll-free for MagtiCom customers.
Web-chat is also available to provide customers with online help/information.
MagtiCom offers roaming services in 242 countries with 436 operators.[8] Since 2024, 5G technology is also available during roaming.
“We do it for Georgia" is the motto under which MagtiCom has implemented projects in areas such as Georgian culture, sport, health, arts and education. A noteworthy project is the publication of books/albums of the works by Georgian cultural figures. The books/albums were distributed free of charge on the presentation day. The works – books, sets of volumes and albums – by dozens of writers, poets, artists, sculptors or architects are kept at the MagtiCom archive.
“Constant", is a quarterly magazine from MagtiCom, started to be issued in 1999. The magazine offers MagtiCom news as well as the world examples of technological progress and other interesting information.
The full e-version of "Constant" is available on the MagtiCom web-site. The circulation of the printed version makes 25,000 copies. The magazine is free-of-charge.[9]
“Constant" is distributed both in Tbilisi and the regions of Georgia.
Since 2014, MagtiCom has provided themobile application MyMagti so that customers can perform various tasks electronically.
