J’son & Partners, a leading consultancy covering Russia’s telecom and IT markets, has released an insightful research about LTE perspectives in Russia and across the world. In the medium-term perspective (5-6 years), the largest Russian mobile operators will have not only build a 4G network in accordance with the licensing requirements and their own investment …
Russia’s vibrant mobile advertising scene has seen two major moves in the last few weeks with the launch of ad network AdCamp by Pult Group and IMHO Vi and the announcement of a $3 million investment in mobile RTB platform AdMoment by two venture funds. “As digital devices tend to converge, mobile increasingly dominates our …
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Intersoft-Eurasia, a Russian developer of hardware and software solutions for mobile devices, has unveiled its plans to market a next-gen SIM card. Fully compatible with the standard SIM card slot, the new solution is designed to support numerous phone numbers from different mobile operators. The ultimate goal is to put an end to what the …
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VimpelCom, an international NASDAQ-listed telecom group and a leading Russian mobile operator under the Beeline brand, is stepping up its Russian-wide LTE presence. Last Friday, the operator started an active regional 4G expansion by announcing the launch of a LTE network in Russia’s westernmost enclave of Kaliningrad. The FDD LTE standard network works in a …
In Russia, official sales of the new iPhone 5s and 5c were launched through leading Russian mobile operators MTS and Beeline and in stores such as Media Markt, M. Video, Svyaznoy, Euroset, ION and Eldorado. The IPhone 5c costs 24,990 rubles and the 16G version of the iPhone 5s costs 29,990 rubles (approximately $750 and …
MegaFon, a leading Russian telecom operator, announced late last week the launch of ‘DREAM,’ an ambitious Eurasian fiber optic communications landline project that connects Frankfurt-am-Main in Germany and Hong Kong in China. To undertake this endeavor, which has cost MegaFon 600 million rubles (about $18 million), the Russian company partnered with KazakhTelecom, a leading telecom …
MegaFon and partners launch DREAM FOCL to connect Europe and Asia Read More
VTB Bank, a leading, state-owned Russian bank, surprised the Russian telecom market last week by announcing the sale of a 50% stake in Tele2 Russia, Russia’s fourth largest mobile operator. The Bank had acquired 100% of shares in Tele2Russia for $3.55 billion just six months ago from the Swedish telecom group Tele2 AB. The buyer …
VTB sheds 50% of its Tele2 Russia asset in unexpected deal Read More
Yandex announces today its new mobile app analytics tool – Yandex.Metrica for Apps, tailored specifically to the needs of mobile app developers all over the world. The English-language version of Yandex.Metrica for Apps is available for free on demand at appmetrica.yandex.com. The main reason why we made an app stats tool from scratch, instead of using any of those currently …
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In partnership with comScore, Ernst and Young and The Next Web, East-West Digital News is releasing a 100-page study on the Russian online video market, a fast-growing segment that deserves renewed attention. A variety of factors is set to drive strong further growth, from the new anti-piracy legislation – which is likely to increase content …
International study sheds full light on Russia’s online video market Read More
Tele2 Russia, a former subsidiary of the Swedish telco Tele2 which was acquired earlier this year by Russian bank VTB, has issued a virtual international payment card for online shopping in partnership with MasterCard. Connected to a Tele2 subscriber’s mobile account, the new payment instrument, named “Tele2 MasterCard virtual card,” lets online shoppers spend up …
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London, UK & Moscow, Russia – IXcellerate, Moscow’s premier carrier neutral datacenter, today announces that Orange Business Services, a leading global integrator of communications solutions, has established a point of presence in IXcellerate Moscow One Datacentre. This move creates an access point that connects the datacenter to Orange’s high-speed multi-service network, offering both IXcellerate and Orange …
Cinarra Systems, a developer of mobile operator analytics and monetization technologies, announced yesterday a $4.5 million Series A round of “venture capital and strategic financing.” The round was led by Russia’s Almaz Capital, while Cisco and undisclosed individual investors also participated. Geoffrey Baehr, a general partner at Almaz Capital, will join the company’s board. Cinarra …
