MegaFon, a major Russian mobile phone operator, is investing in a project that will provide data access to on-the-ground users from low-Earth orbit satellites. The operator plans to invest 6 billion rubles (some $75 million at the current exchange rate ) over the next two years into research of the new technology. A dedicated R&D …
In its efforts to manage and monitor the flow of human beings through the city, Moscow officials have experimented with mobile apps, QR codes, and telephone hotlines. Many of these systems have confused the elderly, overwhelmed operators, and frustrated virtually everyone. According to a new public contract reported in the Russian news media, the capital …
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While often cited as a leading source of global disinformation, Russia has proven fertile ground for this Western-born conspiracy theory. Against a backdrop of uncertainty and fear over the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s social media has over the past 12 months experienced a boom in anti-5G content. Russia’s anti-5G movement is “first …
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The corporate venture fund of MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, is investing 125 million rubles (around $1.7 million at the current exchange rate) in personal finance app Coinkeeper. Coinkeeper claims 350,000 users all over the world whom it helps “make the right financial decisions” from expense forecasting, to advanced analytics, to the management of …
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[Updated March 25] On Monday, March 23, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the communications ministry to “organize the creation of a system that can track people who have come into contact with patients infected by the new coronavirus.” Based on individual geolocation data from telecom operators, the system should also notify users about their …
Subsidiaries of Russian state technology agency Rostec will start jointly developing equipment for 5G networks, Vedomosti daily reported on February 3 citing representatives of the agency and unnamed industry sources. As reported by bne IntelliNews, the Kremlin chose unpopular frequencies for 5G rollout to drive home-made infrastructure development and could enforce the use of domestically produced servers only. Reportedly GlobalInformService (GIS) …
Russia will soon force tech companies to pre-install Russian-made government-approved applications and software onto new smartphones, tablets, PCs and other devices. The measures — dubbed the “law against Apple” due to the U.S. iPhone maker’s refusal to sell products loaded with third-party apps — sailed through the Russian parliament and was rubber-stamped by President Vladimir Putin Monday. …
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Russia’s biggest mobile phone operator MTS said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Ukrainian business to Azerbaijan’s Bakcell for $734 million. The company also said its board had approved a special dividend of 13.25 rubles ($0.21) per ordinary share, or 26.5 billion rubles ($420 million) in total. “Given the small share of our …
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Russia will lead the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the commercialisation of 5G services, with the region’s other markets all launching 5G networks by 2025, according to the GSMA’s Mobile Economy: Russia & CIS 2019 report, which was published on Oct. 10 at the Mobile 360 Series – Eurasia event in Moscow. The CIS region will have around 54 million …
China’s Huawei has begun talks with Russia about installing Russian operating system (OS) Aurora on 360,000 of its tablets to conduct Russia’s population census next year, two sources told Reuters. Huawei has been seeking alternative operating systems to Google’s Android OS after Washington put the world’s second-largest smartphone maker on a so-called Entity List that …
Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec and Russian Railways have pledged to create a joint R&D center for LPWAN XNB wireless network devices as well as Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies to be used on transport. To support such activities, the parties are going to launch a $100 million venture fund, Russian industry resource CNews.ru reported. Last month as part of …
Last week the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, approved a bill banning military personnel from using smartphones on duty. As reported by AP, the new law formalizes restrictions earlier ordered by the Defense Ministry. Servicemen will no longer be allowed to post photos, videos and information about themselves, other soldiers and their …
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