Sochi

MegaFon announces over $200 million investment for 2014 Sochi Olympics

July 24, 2013 November 19, 2014

MegaFon, a leading Russian mobile operator, has announced a $130 million commitment to building and upgrading the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics’ telecommunications infrastructure. In an exchange last week with the Russian news agency 1Prime, Tigran Pogosyan, MegaFon’s deputy CEO for strategic ventures and director of the firm’s Sochi-2014 project, said that in addition to the …

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LTE tenders to take place in one month, Sochi to get LTE for 2014 Winter Olympics

March 28, 2012 March 28, 2012

Since Scartel, a leading Russian WiMax provider operating under the Yota brand, launched Russia’s first LTE network in Novosibirsk in January, new initiatives have confirmed that 4G is on its way towards covering large portions of the Russian Federation. Roskomnadzor, the state telecom regulator, announced yesterday that the tenders to allocate the remaining LTE frequencies …

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Russia goes for DVB-T2

September 29, 2011 September 29, 2011

Russia has decided to opt for the DVB-T2 standard for its digital terrestrial services and will now set up pilots in eight cities. Several local reports say the decision was made last week by a government commission chaired by Igor Shuvalov, the deputy PM.

Microsoft to supply Sochi Olympics in 2014

June 23, 2011 June 23, 2011

Moscow – The Russian office of Microsoft Corporation has signed a supply agreement with the organizing committee of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Microsoft reported in a recently published news release. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will provide the organizers of the Olympics with software and services particularly for the technical infrastructure of …

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Rostelecom to invest 1 billion rubles in Sochi’s telecommunications

May 26, 2011 May 26, 2011

Rostelecom Yug, the regional subsidiary of national telecommunications operator Rostelecom, will invest one billion rubles (approx. $35 million) to develop Sochi’s telecommunication infrastructure, the company announced. The funds will be used, in particular, to build an undersea fiber-optic cable in the Dzhubga-Sochi-Vesely area, to modernize power unit equipment, and to reinforce and digitalize the telecommunications …

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MegaFon and Nokia Siemens Networks launch world’s first commercial HD voice GSM network

April 27, 2011 April 27, 2011

Moscow, Russian Federation – Subscribers of MegaFon can now enjoy crystal clear voice call quality and an enhanced overall communications experience. The operator now provides High Definition voice services on its Moscow and Sochi GSM and UMTS networks.

STC to build $34 million fiber-optic line in the Black Sea

February 17, 2011 February 17, 2011

The South Telecommunications Company (STC) has announced plans to build a $34-million fiber-optic communication line along the Black Sea shore in Russia.

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