In what has been presented as a world first, Scartel, the Russian WiMAX and LTE operator operating under the Yota brand, announced last week it has implemented LTE Advanced technology in eleven of its LTE base stations in Moscow. LTE Advanced is a major enhancement of the LTE standard. The Russian operator claims it will …
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Once a remote hinterland in terms of foreign investment, Russia is now emerging as a hot destination for investors looking for a slice of the action on the digital frontier. The recent Landing Page conference organised by Digital October Center for Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) participants, Russian VCs and entrepreneurs was a perfect example …
While visiting Russia for the first time earlier this week, Facebook’s founder paid a visit to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after meeting with local IT companies – including search giant Yandex – and technical teams. A high tech aficionado, Medvedev – who served as Russia’s President for four years before becoming Prime Minister last March – personifies …
Mark Zuckerberg visits Moscow, tries wooing Russian programmers to California Read More
As the Moscow startup ecosystem has grown ever more fertile and dynamic, the Skolkovo School of Management has launched Startup Academy, a two-month part-time program combining practical entrepreneurial education with an international acceleration program. Startup Academy is intended for entrepreneurs or corporate managers who feel they need more knowledge to launch or support their companies. …
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The Moscow Seed Fund, a fund set up by the Moscow government to promote venture investment in local startups, announced earlier this month its decision to provide loans to innovative companies co-invested in by venture funds and business angels. A list of 12 such co-investors, picked on a tender basis, was approved by the fund. …
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Alcatel-Lucent, a Paris-headquartered global leader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, announced last week an expansion of its partnership with Rostechnologii, a large, state-owned Russian high-tech corporation much involved in the defense industry. The two companies have signed a “research and development pact” intended to “accelerate the deployment of advanced LTE services, new network …
BIT Contest, the largest tech contest in Russia and neighboring countries, held its finale last Thursday at Digital October, a popular tech event venue in Moscow center. This year, more than 1,000 applications were received from all Russian regions as well as from neighboring Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. A special nomination, ‘Global Track,’ has been …
While Moscow streets and sidewalks are crippled by haphazardly and illegally parked automobiles, an online city magazine, The-Village.ru, has launched a sophisticated e-campaign to identify and shame the offenders. Using a free Android application named ‘Parking Douche,’ smartphone users can take a picture of the culprit. The app then uses the user’s IP address, taps …
Android app tracks down and embarrasses Moscow’s worst parking offenders Read More
Moscow-based investment consulting company Global TechInnovations and investment fund Prostor Capital have announced the launch of GTI Labs, a new acceleration program for IT start-ups. GTI Labs describes itself as a sort of “investment lift” in which representatives of venture funds are part of the project selection process. The fund will assess KPIs of selected …
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On June 25th, Moscow will start its own Plug and Play Moscow Tech Center and hold the Startup Fight which will shoot its winner to the Silicon Valley for astonishing three-months acceleration internship. Plug and Play is one of the most famous global accelerators from Silicon Valley, specializing in high-tech companies. In addition to cutting …
BIT Contest, the largest tech contest in Russia and neighboring countries, will hold its finale on June 28 at Digital October, Moscow’s leading tech event organizer and venue. This year, more than 1,000 applications were received from all Russian regions as well as from neighboring Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. Inspired by the MIT $100K competition, BIT contests …
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Two important international tech events took place on May 28 and 29 in Moscow, nearly simultaneously and almost in the same location, a former chocolate factory in center town. The first was the legendary DLD Conference, making its Moscow debut, and the second event was an international startup and investor conference named “42.” The events …
From ‘Kalinka’ to high tech startups, two conferences showed Russia’s changing face Read More
