Micro-sized antenna maker funded by Russian Venture Company

August 18, 2011

The Russian Venture Company (RVC) announced today an investment by S-Group Ventures, a fund it owns jointly with Sever Venture Management, in Bisant, a Moscow-based antenna manufacturer. Bisant describes its micro antenna devices as “a powerful means for the reception and transfer of radio waves in various wireless communication systems,” including mobile phones, tablets, netbooks …

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Svyaznoy to launch IPTV offer by the end of the year

August 17, 2011

Mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy is preparing to launch an IPTV offer by the end of the year, ComNews.ru, a Russian business news site covering telecom and IT issues, reported earlier this month. Svyaznoy intends to buy console decoders from a leading vendor and operate its over-the-top broadcasting project independently from any existing IPTV operators. Other …

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IBM to create academic competence center for intelligent transportation systems

March 2, 2017

The Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI) and the Scientific Center for Complex Transportation Problems of the Ministry of Transport have reached an agreement with IBM for the creation of an academic competence center dedicated to IBM solutions in the area of intelligent transportation systems.

Russian smartphone market to exceed $2 billion in 2011, Samsung on the rise

August 15, 2011

According to Svyaznoy, a major mobile retailer, the Russian smartphone market expanded by a whopping 78% in the first six months of 2011, reaching an estimated value of 30.7 billion rubles, or $1.1 billion. Sales for the period reached 2.8 million devices – a figure confirmed by MTS, a leading mobile operator and retailer – up …

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Walt Disney introduces international social games in Russia

August 12, 2011

Walt Disney CIS, the subsidiary of the US entertainment giant operating in Russia and the former Soviet states, anounced yesterday it has started introducing international social games to local markets. The first game is ‘Gardens of Time,’ a widely popular game produced by social gaming startup Playdom.

Rostelecom connects Siberian cities to e-government

August 10, 2011

National telecom operator Rostelecom and Irkutsk city authorities signed an agreement last week for the deployment of Rostelecom’s e-government solutions in the city, TASS-Telecom reported citing company sources. Similar agreements have been signed earlier with municipal authorities in Siberian cities of Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk and Omsk.

Moscow government adopts multibillion dollar informatization program amid sharp criticism

August 9, 2011

Moscow’s city government formally adopted last week a $11 billion informatization program, following one month of public discussions. Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin underlined the “systemic” approach of the program. He pledged to provide Muscovites with electronic access to “practically all public services, from medical appointments to applications for pensions and subsidies.” In addition, “the regular publication …

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Twitter reaches 1 million Russian language accounts, but user activity decreases

August 8, 2011

The number of Russian language Twitter accounts exceeded 1 million in July, reveals a report by Yandex, the top Russian Internet search company whose offerings include a function that searches blogs and forums. Russian speaking users send 370,000 tweets daily. 8% are retweets and about one third are replies to other tweets. The average tweet …

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Vkontakte.ru shareholder structure unveiled

August 6, 2011

JP Morgan and Russian business daily Vedomosti revealed the detailed shareloder structure of Vkontakte.ru this week. According to JP Morgan, 12% is owned by Vkontakte founder’s Pavel Durov, 8% by his partner Lev Leviev, and 40% by Vyacheslav Mirilashvili and members of his family. Mail.ru Group owns a 39,99% stake, having acquired 7.44% from Pavel …

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