Tamir Fishman-CIG, a leading Israeli financial group, and the Russian Venture Company (RVC), the state-owned fund dedicated to fostering innovation in Russia, have invested over $6 million in a new joint venture to design a new ASIC semiconductor chip in Russia.
Russia’s national telecommunications operator, Rostelecom, and IBM-East Europe/Asia signed an agreement last week according to which IBM will provide Rostelecom some of its advanced cloud technology solutions. Rostelecom plans to use the IBM technology to advance the development of e-Government infrastructure.
East-West Digital News, Russia’s up and coming news and information site covering IT industries in English, has signed a partnership agreement with NetMediaEurope, publisher of more than 40 sites across Europe targeting IT professionals. The partnership includes content exchanges and editorial cooperation. In addition, NetMediaEurope may develop advertising activities in Russia with the help of …
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The Russian government is considering major new changes to regulations governing ownership of radio frequencies, reports Vedomosti, a Russian business daily. If adopted, the changes would fundamentally alter the existing Law on Telecommunications, passed in 2003. Under the proposed new changes, mobile and telecommunications operators will have the right to share, buy, and sell telecommunications …
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Construction of the long-planned industrial park in Krasnoyarsk is now scheduled to begin in 2012, according to Deputy Minister of the Economy and Regional Development Vladimir Osipenko. The project has already received private investment. The government expects that the park should be fully operational by 2015.
Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecommunications operator, announced an agreement this week to form a consortium with three other national telecommunications companies — the UK’s Cable & Wireless, Iran’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Company (TIC), and Oman’s Omantel. The consortium’s goal is to create a vast Internet superhighway, the Europe Persia Express Gateway (EPEG), connecting Europe and the Middle …
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Isis Enterprise, the business consulting arm of Oxford University’s technology research group, Isis Innovation Ltd, will assist Triaxes Vision and Tomanalyt, two innovative companies from Tomsk, in their efforts to market their products internationally. Isis has entered into a three-year agreement with the two companies.
VimpelCom, a leading Russian mobile operator, announced yesterday that they will soon offer Internet Protocol TV on Microsoft’s popular Xbox 360 gaming device in the 23 Russian cities where VimpelCom currently offers IPTV, reports Russian business daily Vedomosti. VimpelCom’s standard set-top box for IPTV costs roughly 7,990 rubles ($292), only about 2,000 rubles ($73) less than an …
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Every Spring since 1996, for three days, the Russian Internet incarnates into a sprawling mass of living high tech energy — the Russian Internet Forum at Lesnye Dali (Far Woods), a hotel complex located in a picturesque pine forest 38 km northeast from Moscow. From Moscow and far beyond, RIF attracts virtually all those who count …
Some 500 speakers at the annual three-day Russian Internet Forum (RIF) participated in dozens of conferences and forums on virtually everything from SEO, online PR and non-standard advertising to usability, group buying, payment systems, and online monetization issues. Those concerned with legal issues and regulation were served with conferences on author’s rights, children’s Internet safety …
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Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecommunications operator, intends to invest more than ten billion rubles (approximately $357 million) into the development of a national cloud computing platform through 2015. Rostelecom was appointed by the Russian government to develop the platform in March.
Internet access fees in Russia’s regions have fallen by 30-60% in one year, according to a study by Yandex, the leading Russian search engine. The lowest prices are in the Urals Federal District, while the most expensive network access remains in the Far East. Despite falling prices, Internet penetration rates in the regions are still …
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