A1 Bulgaria

Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Dimitar Nedyalkov heralded a new era of connectivity as he unveiled the ambitious 5G SEAGUL project, which aims to blanket the Struma highway with high-speed internet coverage.

Bulgaria is set for a significant tech upgrade along its borders with the implementation of two major 5G connectivity projects. The initiatives, part of the trans-European transport corridor Orient/East-Mediterranean, have received substantial funding from the Connecting Europe Facility.

The Bulgarian national commercial broadcaster Nova is to start selling advertising on the sports channels operated by A1 Bulgaria, formerly known as Mtel.

Capital reports that A1 Bulgaria has worked with Nova since last year, producing the telco's sports channels MAXSport 1, MAXSport 2 and EDGEsport.

A1 Bulgaria, previously known as Mtel, has added Viasat World's Epic Drama to its IPTV and cable offers.

Mtel announced today a change of its name, which was expected from several months - Mtel becomes A1.

A1 is the name of the group that belongs to the telecom - A1 Group, which operates in 7 countries in Europe and is part of America's fourth-largest telecom company America Movil.