| 1989 |
Avenir Telecom is founded in Marseilles, France
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| 1993 |
The first ever SMS message was sent when a Sema Group employee texted a friend to say "Merry Christmas". |
| 1994 |
Avenir signs a distribution agreement with Iternis, the company that goes on to become Orange
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| 1995 |
Avenir launches its first ever accessories range (Top Suxess)
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| 1997 |
Across Europe, the Avenir group becomes heavily involved in business-to-business sales. In France, Avenir launches its first network of high street stores, under the Phone Shop brand name |
| 1998 |
Avenir is listed on the French stock exchange
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| 1999 |
Avenir launches the Internity brand
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| 2000 |
Avenir Telecom UK is launched - Mobile phone usage mushrooms: 5.1 million handsets are bought in the UK alone during Christmas 2000 |
| 2005 |
There are now more handsets in the UK than people!
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| 2006 |
In the UK, Avenir Telecom wins Mobile Business magazine's Best Distributor award |
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RIM brings the first BlackBerry 'email phone' to the market, the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 |
| 2007 |
Avenir Telecom UK wins two UK awards: Mobile magazine's Airtime Distributor of the Year and Mobile News' Best Distributor - Networks |
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Major relaunch of Avenir's UK website plus FOCUS is launched |
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Exclusive deal to distribute the latest Celluon laser keyboard, the CL8507 |
| 2008 |
Decision taken to focus on B2B and so develop the mobile dealer market and aslo enter the IT reseller market |
| 2009 |
Decision taken to enter the comms dealer market
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