Mobile & Telecom

MegaFon becomes partner of International FreeMove Alliance

February 15, 2011 February 15, 2011

MegaFon OJSC, the Russian universal telecom operator, signed an agreement with FreeMove, a mobile telecommunications alliance between four major European operators Deutsche Telekom Group, France Telecom Orange Group, TeliaSonera and Telecom Italia. Being part of the alliance, MegaFon will become more attractive for major multinational companies operating in the Russian market. At the first phase …

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MTS launches online payment system

February 15, 2011 February 15, 2011

MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, has launched an online payment system allowing MasterCard and Visa cardholders to pay for hundreds of services both related and unrelated to their MTS mobile accounts.

Hughes, ViaSat and Newtec to compete for Russian satellite project

February 14, 2011 February 14, 2011

Three of the largest international satellite equipment manufacturers – Hughes, ViaSat and Newtec are competing for the right to participate in a Russian state project to provide high-speed access to information networks via satellite to remote regions of Russia.

Rostelecom increases network capacity between Kaliningrad and Lithuania 16-fold

February 14, 2011 February 14, 2011

Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecommunication operator, has expanded 16-fold the capacity of its backbone network in the international section between Kaliningrad and Lithuania – from 2.5 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s with the possibility of further expansion. Source: CNews.ru

MTS to invest $41 million in Krasnoyarsk region in 2011-2013

February 10, 2011 February 10, 2011

MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, has announced plans to invest $41 million in its projects in the Krasnoyarsk region in 2011-2013. Under plans, the funds are to be spent on construction of 3G network, satellite channels and other projects.

Fast-growing Tele2 Russia increases revenues and investments

February 9, 2011 February 9, 2011

Tele2 Russia, a subsidiary of a European telecommunications holding based in Sweden, announced yesterday its 2010 financial results. The Russian subsidiary generated 10.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.6 billion) in revenue, and its EBITDA reached 3.6 bn crowns ($555 million). This is a significant increase from 2009, with revenue up by 35.5 percent and EBITDA up …

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New Broadcom solutions double the number of satellites available for navigation with the addition of GLONASS satellite constellation support

February 9, 2011 February 9, 2011

Broadcom announces two new system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions with support for GLONASS (the Russian Navigation Satellite System), in addition to GPS, marking the first cost-effective, commercially-available, single die SoC solutions that support both GLONASS and GPS simultaneously.

Telenor seeks injunction to derail VimpelCom acquisition

February 8, 2011 February 8, 2011

Telenor, seeking an order that would require VimpelCom to issue extra shares in its favor at the same time that it issues shares for Wind, announced yesterday it had petitioned the Commercial Court in London for an injunction that would see those shares placed in escrow until the conclusion of the arbitration proceeding that it …

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CSTB 2011: Russia’s great digital TV and telecoms show

February 5, 2011 February 5, 2011

The 13th annual International Exhibition and Conference CSTB-2011 was held in Moscow from February 1 to 3. The exhibition is dedicated to modern TV and telecommunication technologies formats and trends, including broadband technologies, pay-TV, cable TV, satellite TV, mobile TV, IPTV, HDTV, content, satellite communications, operators’ services in broadband networks and wireless technologies.

Russian iPhone sales improve, but numbers still far from western records

February 4, 2011 February 4, 2011

Russian retailers sold 120,000 iPhone 4 units over the last three months, according to Kommersant, a Russian business daily. This comes in addition to significant unofficial sales via “grey import” channels. Although modest in comparison to the iPhone’s triumphant worldwide sales performance, 16.2 million in Q4 2010, these results mark significant progress for Apple on …

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ANN and VimpelCom finally purchase Euroset

February 4, 2011 February 4, 2011

The ANN investment company and VimpelCom announced their purchase of the Euroset group, one of the largest commercial cell phone networks in Russia.

MTS $27 million Transbaikalia expansion posted

February 4, 2011 February 4, 2011

Mobile provider MTS has plans to put up $27 million between now and 2013 to expand its Transbaikalia networks, RIA Novosti reports. Under plans, the firm will bring 3G networks to more than 50 localities and 2G networks to 30,000 people in 28 more towns of Transbaikalia

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