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Implementation of Russia’s ‘Big Brother law’ could be postponed

March 16, 2017

Russia’s new “anti-terrorist” legislation could come into force in 2019 only (instead of 2018 as initially planned), allowing operators to implement it in better conditions. Examining this controversial legislation adopted last year, an official expert group led by Mikhail Abyzov, Russia’s Minister for Open Government affairs, has recommended that significant changes be brought to make its implementation less costly and more rational. …

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Rostelecom invests $2 million in network solutions developer RDP.RU

November 24, 2016

CommIT Capital, the venture arm of national telecom operator Rostelecom, has invested some 130 million rubles (a little more than $2 million at the current exchange rate) in the RDP.RU group in exchange for a 15% stake. RDP.RU is a major Russian developer of network solutions for telecoms operators and corporate clients. Rostelecom, among other clients, uses RDP’s products, including …

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Ted Kim of London Trust Media: “Russians will be forced, by their own government, to learn about privacy-protecting technology”

July 16, 2016

Last week Private Internet Access (PIA), a VPN provider based in California, announced that it was suspending all operations in Russia following server seizure by the Russian authorities and due to an ever-more restrictive legal environment. Under a controversial “anti-terrorist” legislation signed by President Putin in early July, Internet and telecom players will soon be required to store the content and the …

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American VPN provider leaves Russia after server seizure and adoption of anti-privacy legislation

February 20, 2017

Private Internet Access (PIA), a US-based VPN provider whose users may anonymously visit webpages and bypass site blockings, has announced that has discontinued its Russian gateways and will no longer be doing business in the region. PIA seems to be the first international player to stop activities in the country after the adoption of Russia’s latest “anti-terrorist” legislation. Under this …

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US “app accelerator” launches in Russia

February 27, 2016

Earlier this week Neumob, a California-based company developing app acceleration solutions, announced that it has launched in Russia to continue building out its global network. The company is already present in 50+ metropolitan areas across Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. “We came to Russia to support the exploding local mobile ecosystem. We can speed up load times and …

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ComfortWay raises €6 million to “disrupt the telecom market” globally

February 15, 2016

Last week ComfortWay, a Russian startup developing a “Virtual SIM Card” project, announced that it has agreed a €6 million investment in several tranches with a pool of European telecom companies and individual investors. Neither the identity of the investors nor the terms of the transaction can be disclosed, the startup’s CEO Oleg Pravdin told East-West …

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Moscow metro Wi-Fi provider requests investigation into alleged terror threats

February 9, 2016

The company that provides free wireless Internet on the Moscow metro has asked law-enforcement agencies to look into users’ complaints that they were being redirected to a page with threats of terror attacks in the Russian capital when trying to use the Wi-Fi service, the TASS news agency reported Tuesday. Some subway passengers trying to …

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Russian Orthodox church to launch own Wi-Fi network

February 10, 2016

Orthodox believers in the capital could soon get access to a special Wi-Fi network which will block inappropriate content, Moscow Patriarchate deputy speaker Roman Bogdasarov told Izvestia on Friday. The religious network will block access to online content deemed extremist, sectarian or pornographic, the report said. “Distorted historical facts,” would also be unavailable, the report said. …

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Moscow subway’s wireless network honored as “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area”

February 12, 2016

Earlier this month in San Jose, California, Maxima Telecom’s WiFi network in the Moscow subway was honored at the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards as the “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area.” Task complexity and scale, the approach to monetization, service quality, and market impact were among the jury’s key criteria. Open to the whole industry, …

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