Regulator announces last-minute changes in GSM tender conditions
Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor announced last Friday changes in the conditions of four tenders to allocate GSM frequencies, to be held in April.
Operators & Networks
Sberbank and VTB to loan $528 million to North-Western Telecom
Sberbank and VTB bank have been announced the winners of an open tender, held by the interregional telecom operator North-Western Telecom, for loan contracts worth a total of $528 million, the company reports.
Tele2 to invest $43 million in mobile coverage in Krasnodar region
Tele2 Russia, a subsidiary of a European telecommunications holding based in Sweden, intends to invest over 1.25 billion rubles ($43 million) building cellular base stations in Krasnodar region, report regional officials and Tele2.
Leading Russian operators could join to create LTE infrastructure
A handful of mobile and telecom operators in Russia signed a memorandum last week, in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, to establish a joint venture for developing an LTE network. The companies involved are VimpelCom, MTS, and MegaFon, the leading Russian mobile operators; Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecom operator; and Scartel, operator of the …
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New MVNO launched in Moscow region
CountryCom, a Russian telecommunications operator offering a variety of services, announced its launch of an MVNO covering the Moscow regions using the network of Skylink, a leading Russian 3G operator.
Android’s smartphone share increased 10-fold; Mobile phone retailer to open dedicated departments
Mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy announced the imminent opening of a department dedicated to Android-supported devices in one of its Moscow outlets. Such departments may appear in other Svyaznoy stores in Moscow and Russian regions as well.
Telenor denied request for pre-emptive VimpelCom share issuance
VimpelCom, a leading Russian mobile operator with headquarters in Amsterdam, welcomed yesterday the decision of the English Commercial Court allowing its March 17, 2011 shareholder meeting to go forward as planned.
Leading operators to participate in the first of four contests for GSM-licenses
Ten licenses for GSM in 1800 MHz standard are to be offered in Kamchatka, the Koryak District, the Chukotka Autonomous District and the Sakhalin Region. Applications for participation have been filled out by seven companies, including leading mobile operators VimpelCom and MegaFon, as well as New Telephone Company (NTC), Tele2 (from Siberia and Chelyabinsk, Ural) …
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Foursquare allies with leading Russian mobile operator
MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator and retailer, announced yesterday it will offer Foursquare check-in points at its 3,200 outlets throughout Russia, beginning in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Revenue for Russian mobile operators to increase up to 10% yearly
Revenues for the leading Russian mobile service providers are expected to grow an average of 10% over the next 3-4 years, according to a JPMorgan report cited by Russian business daily Vedomosti. Operators spent the previous year recovering from the crisis, but from Q3 2009 the average growth rate for revenues increased from 1.5 to …
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Regional operator Norilsk Telecom for sale
Norilsk Telecom (NT), one of the largest fixed-line and broadband operators in the Krasnoyarsk region, is up for sale again. The company’s only shareholder, investment bank KIT Finance, hopes to sell the asset before the year’s end. A few potential buyers have emerged.
Debate with state commission delays launch of LTE frequency conversion
Representatives of the mobile operators involved in the discussions with the State Radio Frequency Commission (SRFC), speaking under conditions of anonymity to Vedomosti, reported that the creation of the consortium is being delayed and the July 1 deadline for completing the investigations on frequency conversion is unlikely to be met.
