The United Group said on Tuesday that its Vivacom has been proved to be the fastest mobile network in Europe following tests by the Ookla company.

“Vivacom is the fastest mobile network in Europe according to tests done by the Ookla company based on the rigorous standards of the Speedtest® app. It achieved the best Speed ScoreTM result,” a press release said and added that the study was based on 127,000 tests conducted in the first half of 2020 covering 44,000 individual users in Bulgaria.

Vivacom is part of the United Group, the leading telecommunications and media operator in southeastern European. In Serbia, United Group includes the SBB cable services provider and its services EON and Total TV, the Sport Klub, Nova S and N1 TV stations and portals as well as the biggest regional online shopping platfom Shoppster. The BC Partners investment fund has been the majority owner of United Group since March 2019.

United Group operates in the telecommunications and media industries, bringing together leading operators and the best media content producers in seven countries and offering latest generation telecommunications services and the best foreign and local TV content on the market of 27 million people in southeastern Europe and the diaspora across the world.