Medvedev wins award at Russian blogger contest
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s Twitter and LiveJournal accounts have been named the best blogs of the Russian-language Internet at the 2011 Runet Blog award ceremony.
Northern Ossetia to get $4.3 million federal government aid on digital TV development
Authorities in the Republic of Northern Ossetia are to receive about $4.3 million from the federal budget on digital TV development in 2011, Interfax reports. Under plans, the digital TV coverage in the region is to reach 98.8% in 2011.
MTS to invest $41 million in Krasnoyarsk region in 2011-2013
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.
Technopark Idea places $52 million new shares
The Federal Service of Financial Markets (FSFM) has registered $52 million follow-on shares placement report by Kazan-based innovation Technopark Idea, FSFM reports. The shares were reportedly placed privately.
Online advertising spending up 40% in 2010
Spending for advertisements on the Russian-language Internet grew to 21.86 billion rubles ($729 million) in 2010, an increase of 40% from 2009, estimates MindShare Interaction. The global media network said further that Russian retailers were the biggest spenders last year: their total outlay alone increased by 67%.
Sibirtelecom promotes GPON in Novosibirsk
Using GPON technology, Sibirtelecom connected 10 thousand subscribers to the internet in the Novosibirsk region. This passive optical networks project provides network access speeds of up to 1 Gb/s. Sibirtelecom announced that the number of connected subscribers will be increased three-fold by the end of 2011.
Fast-growing Tele2 Russia increases revenues and investments
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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Russian oligarch invests in Russian crowdsourcing platform
Witology, a company specializing in the development and practical application of crowdsourcing technologies (methods of collective problem solving), reached an agreement with ONEXIM Group and Sputnik Group for investment in further crowdsourcing research. ONEXIM Group is owned by Mikhail Prokhorov, a prominent Russian billionaire and owner of the New Jersey Nets, an American basketball team.
New Broadcom solutions double the number of satellites available for navigation with the addition of GLONASS satellite constellation support
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.
Natalya Kasperskaya invests in Chinese Internet market
Natalya Kasperskaya, founder and minority shareholder of Kaspersky Lab, has launched the international expansion of her new project “Nanosemantika.” The startup is focused on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) for virtual interface technologies.
Telenor seeks injunction to derail VimpelCom acquisition
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
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.
