Internet access

Russia to provide advanced telecom and Internet solutions to Bangladesh

January 16, 2013

4G, Internet access, and online services were among the topics discussed by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her meetings yesterday with top Russian officials. “Russia is ready to share its knowledge, experience, and technologies with Bangladesh,” said Nikolai Nikiforov, Russia’s Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications. “In particular, we have gained a huge and …

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Rostelecom strengthens presence in Armenia

December 25, 2012

GNC-ALFA, a leading Armenian telco owned by the Russian national telecom operator Rostelecom, will enlarge its service offer and operate under its mother company’s brand. Earlier this month the Armenian operator launched Rostelecom-branded landline telephony and broadband Internet sales, and is gearing up for retailing interactive TV services to private customers at a later date.

Megafon and Scartel form holding for LTE leadership

July 11, 2012

Having received the green light from the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) last month, Megafon, a leading Russian mobile operator, and Scartel, the WiMAX provider switching to LTE and operating under the Yota brand, are to become part of the same holding. The news, which Russian business daily Vedomosti reported yesterday from a source close to both …

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EBRD to invest $30.5 million in Russian Internet broadband provider

July 5, 2012

The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development announced yesterday its intention to invest up to $30.5 million in Trivon AG, an internet broadband provider operating in Russia under the Virgin Connect brand. The financing will allow the company to expand the coverage of Trivon’s internet broadband services in the Russian regions through the acquisition of …

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Yota stops activities in Bielorussia

June 11, 2012

Scartel, the leading Russian WiMAX and LTE operator operating under the Yota brand, stopped operations in Bielorussia yesterday, just six months after it launch in this country of almost 10 million inhabitants. Scartel had deployed 38 LTE base stations deployed in Minsk, the capital, and Grodno, a major city.

Megafon and Yota consider merger

May 3, 2012

Last week, the Russian business daily Vedomosti reported that the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) received a joint request from mobile operator Megafon and WiMAx operator Scartel, which operates under the Yota brand, to authorize a merger. Head of FAS Igor Artemyev stated that the merger could be authorized under the condition that Scartel makes its LTE …

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Scartel to focus on Russia, attempts to sell Belorussian subsidiary

April 20, 2012

RBC Daily reported earlier this week that Scartel, the leading Russian WiMAX operator operating under the Yota brand, is considering selling its Belorussian subsidiary, Yota Bel, just a few months after starting operations in this country of almost 10 million inhabitants. Such a move would confirm Scartel’s intention to focus more on Russia  rather than …

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Rusnano and Bright Capital invest in US next gen Wi-Fi chipset provider

April 17, 2012

Quantenna Communications, a leading player in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi video networking for whole-home entertainment, announced today that it has closed a $79 million funding round led by new lead investor Rusnano, the Russian nanotechnology giant, with participation by a second new investor, Bright Capital, a major Russian fund. All existing major investors, Sequoia Capital, DAG Ventures, …

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Transtelecom acquires regional Internet provider Electro-Com

February 23, 2012

Transtelecom, or TTK, has purchased 100% of the shares of Electro-Com, an Internet provider working under the Spark brand, Telecom Daily reported earlier this week. The deal will reinforce TTK’s positions in the broadband Internet access markets of Rostov-on-Don, Ryazan, Taganrog, Volgodonsk, and Kaluga. It will also introduce TTK to the Tula, Krasnodar, Bryansk and …

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Rostelecom acquires majority stake in Armenian Internet and data provider GNC-ALFA

February 3, 2012

Russia’s national telecom operator Rostelecom yesterday announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Teleset Networks, has invested 682 million rubles ($22.5 million) to take a 75% minus one share stake in GNC-ALFA, the largest independent Internet and data provider in Armenia. “This is the first acquisition outside of Russia that we have concluded as part of our …

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